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Mainstream users really can't hope for much more, but if you're looking to build a low cost entry level computer I'll bet you want something a little cheaper than P35 can afford. Well just your luck, Intel has released a stripped down iteration of the P35 called the P31 Express chipset.
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Motherboard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3., Quake 4
Real-time
editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system,
shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state
of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality
and the Ubisoft's Regulator demo was run.
 CryTek FarCry 1.33 |
| Regulator LQ 640x480 |
FPS |
Ranking |
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) |
185.2 |
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| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) |
170.27 |
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| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
171.25 |
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| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
175.26 |
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| ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i
SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
262.14 |
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| ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i
SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) |
248.63 |
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| Asus P5N32-SLI Premium
(NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
258.65 |
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| Asus P5N32-SLI Premium
(NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) |
245.21 |
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| Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H
(975X 266/800 C2D E6600) |
243.21 |
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| MSI 975X Platinum (975X
266/800 C2D E6600) |
242.41 |
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| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
241.05 |
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| Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
(P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
242.58 |
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| Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H
(P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
242.31 |
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| MSI P965 Platinum (P965
266/800 C2D E6600) |
238.41 |
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| Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965
266/800 C2D E6600) |
242.47 |
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| Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6
(P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) |
245.81 |
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| MSI P35 Platinum (P35
266/1066 C2D E6600) |
252.04 |
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| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) |
245.68 |
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| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
253.01 |
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| MSI P35 Platinum (P35
333/1066 C2D E6750) |
262.41 |
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| Biostar TP35D3-A7
Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) |
258.13 |
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 Gigabyte
GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
255.18 |
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The Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L motherboard is slightly slower
than the Intel X38 Express motherboard and that's mainly due to the memory
operating frequency.
Doom 3
takes advantage of the latest videocard technology and pushes the processing
power of the CPU to its absolute limit. At its highest setting, Ultra quality,
texture sizes pass the 500MB mark which means even tomorrow's videocards will
have a hard time running everything. The frame rates in the game itself are
locked at 60 fps so anything above that point is wasted. Each test is run three
times with the third run being recorded.
| ID Software Doom 3 1.3 |
| LQ 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) |
148.4 |
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| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) |
144.5 |
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| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
144.3 |
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| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
141.1 |
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| ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i
SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
206.8 |
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| ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i
SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) |
204.3 |
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| Asus P5N32-SLI Premium
(NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
206.7 |
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| Asus P5N32-SLI Premium
(NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) |
203.5 |
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| Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H
(975X 266/800 C2D E6600) |
206.3 |
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| MSI 975X Platinum (975X
266/800 C2D E6600) |
205.9 |
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| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
205.7 |
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| Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
(P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
206.7 |
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| Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H
(P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
205.8 |
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| MSI P965 Platinum (P965
266/800 C2D E6600) |
205.3 |
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| Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965
266/800 C2D E6600) |
203.5 |
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| Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6
(P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) |
210.6 |
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| MSI P35 Platinum (P35
266/1066 C2D E6600) |
212.5 |
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| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) |
245.3 |
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| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
244.6 |
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| MSI P35 Platinum (P35
333/1066 C2D E6750) |
233.4 |
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| Biostar TP35D3-A7
Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) |
223 |
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| Gigabyte
GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
238.1 |
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Doom 3 results are very good from a budget motherboard,
if you need to build a system that doesn't cost much the Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L is
worth considering
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 |
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| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) |
152.9 |
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| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
150.5 |
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| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
146.4 |
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| ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i
SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
203.7 |
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| ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i
SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) |
200.6 |
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| Asus P5N32-SLI Premium
(NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) |
203.5 |
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| Asus P5N32-SLI Premium
(NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) |
198.7 |
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| Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H
(975X 266/800 C2D E6600) |
202.5 |
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| MSI 975X Platinum (975X
266/800 C2D E6600) |
202.8 |
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| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
202.8 |
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| Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
(P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
202.6 |
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| Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H
(P965 266/800 C2D E6600) |
202.4 |
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| MSI P965 Platinum (P965
266/800 C2D E6600) |
202.1 |
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| Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965
266/800 C2D E6600) |
201.2 |
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| Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6
(P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) |
205.8 |
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| MSI P35 Platinum (P35
266/1066 C2D E6600) |
207.5 |
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| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) |
233.6 |
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| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
246.5 |
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| MSI P35 Platinum (P35
333/1066 C2D E6750) |
227.9 |
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| Biostar TP35D3-A7
Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) |
223.6 |
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| Gigabyte
GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
242.7 |
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I'm starting to sound like a broken record, the Gigabyte
GA-P31-DS3L motherboard rocks when it comes to gaming.
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CryTek FarCry 1.33
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