Quake 4 is the latest shooter from ID and is based on
the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher
on videocards and systems than its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a
60 fps limiter like Doom 3, with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass
the 500MB mark! Each test is run three times and with the third run being
recorded.
 ID Software Quake 4 1.3 |
| LQ 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) |
154.4 |
   |
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) |
152.9 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
150.5 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
146.4 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) |
127.3 |
   |
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4
SLI 200/800 PD 840) |
150.5 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) |
113.8 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
202.5 |
|
| Asus P5B (P965 200/800
Core 2 Duo) |
191.4 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
202.8 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
(P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
202.6 |
|
| Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H
(P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
202.4 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
(945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) |
34.1 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
(945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX) |
192.7 |
|
| Epox 5P945 Pro (945P
200/667 Core 2 Duo) |
190 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH
(945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) |
30.5 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH
(945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo 7800GTX) |
128.7 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3
(200/533 Core 2 Duo) |
132.6 |
|
 MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)
|
202.8 |
   |
In the
final test of the day, the MSI 975X Platinum performs very well and is tied for
top spot among all the Intel Core 2 Duo motherboards PCSTATS has tested so
far.
Conclusions: 975X and Core
2 Duo Mix Fast
This fall has been a wild ride for technology, and 2006
is going out with a bang just in time for Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating
system. If you plan on upgrading to the Microsoft's latest and most intensive OS
you'll probably have to upgrade your computer too. Depending on how old your
current PC is, that "upgrade" could range from a couple sticks of memory to a
totally new.... everything.
If you are going to upgrade
or buy a new computer system soon, it will probably be something based on
Intel's Core 2 Duo, or perhaps the AMD Athlon64 X2. The Core 2 Duo is clearly
the most well rounded alternative at this moment, and presumably so until the
summer of 2007. There are plenty of motherboards on the market which support the
socket 775 Intel Core 2 Duo processors - yet as we've seen here MSI's 975X
Platinum is has top of the line performance and great features for a decent
price tag.
Retailing for $192 CDN ($170 US, £89 GBP), the MSI
975X Platinum is an aggressively priced Intel 975X motherboard. Onboard goodies
include an Intel Gigabit NIC, a 7.1 channel Intel Azalia High Definition audio
controller, IEEE 1394 and an additional Serial ATA II/IDE RAID controller. Even
with the relatively high level of integration, there is lots of expansion
space.
In terms of performance.... well you saw that yourself.
The MSI 975X Platinum was quick in virtually every benchmark; from SYSMark 2004
to PCMark05, Super Pi and of course gaming (3DMark05/06, FarCry and Doom 3). In
every test the MSI 975X Platinum competed for top spot. The MSI 975X Platinum
motherboard was pretty good at overclocking, hitting a maximum speed of 360 MHz
FSB in our tests. MSI has put together a competitive package here with the 975X
Platinum motherboard, it's not just a full featured, it's fast and has a flair
for the wild side. At a price that doesn't break the bank, the MSI 975X Platinum
should definitely be one of the boards you consider for your
wow-this-is-what-Windows-Vista-does-to-my-PC-youch!! system upgrade!
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