ASUS Striker II NSE nVidia nForce 790i SLI Motherboard Review For enthusiasts seeking the highest performance, most fully featured motherboards that any Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer is able to produce, one need look no further than ASUS' Republic of Gamers brand. The ASUS Striker II NSE motherboard continues in this tradition.  82% Rating:    Table of Contents Filed under: Motherboards Published:  Author:  External Mfg. Website: ASUS Mar 02 2009   J. Apong   Home > Reviews > Motherboards > ASUS Striker II NSE

While the overall score of the ASUS Striker II NSE motherboard was one of the worst for overall performance, the CPU score was actually one of the highest.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0	Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today. Again, some fairly low scores for the ASUS P5E3 Premium, which can indicate some kind of bottleneck or inefficency as the motherboard receives information with the videocard.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0 Overall: Points Ranking ASUS Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9059 ASUS P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9612 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9838 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9566 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9365 ASUS P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 9051 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 9819 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 9775 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 9744 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 9805 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 9786 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9781 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9771 ASUS Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 9360 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 9415 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 9409 ASUS BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 9385 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 9230 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 9753 CPU: Points Ranking ASUS Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2392 ASUS P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2377 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2396 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2345 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2341 ASUS P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 2391 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 2395 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 2367 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 2363 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 2389 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 2378 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2373 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2382 ASUS Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 2373 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 2413 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 2399 ASUS BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 2384 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 2344 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 2378

Again, the overall performance numbers let the Striker II NSE motherboard down - it's 8% slower in 3DMark Vantage 1.10 than the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 motherboard.

Sierra FEAR 1.08	Source: Sierra

FEAR is Sierra's latest first person shooter which relies heavily on DirectX 9 features. With its "Soft Shadows" feature enabled, even the fastest videocards run at a crawl, FEAR is definitely the new benchmark for future FPS games to follow. Real-world testing reflects the same problems seen in 3Dmark Vantage - the P5E3 Premium isn't quite as fast as the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 or MSI X48 Platinum in applications that rely heavily on videocards.

Sierra FEAR 1.08 Minimum 640x480: Points Ranking ASUS Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 553 ASUS P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 568 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 565 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 545 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 558 ASUS P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 568 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 562 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 567 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 567 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 559 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 553 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 542 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 559 ASUS Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 563 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 575 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 554 ASUS BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 572 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 551 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 545 Maximum 1024x768: Points Ranking ASUS Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 123 ASUS P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 137 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 137 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 134 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 122 ASUS P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 123 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 135 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 134 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 134 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 137 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 134 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 133 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 133 ASUS Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 124 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 130 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 124 ASUS BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 125 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 126 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 135

The Striker II NSE also has problems with FEAR at 1024 x 768 - it's one of the slower motherboards we've benchmarked, although by only a few percentage points.

We'll see how these scores all add up in the thrilling conclusion to this review of the ASUS Striker II NSE motherboard.

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