Intel 945P Motherboards: Going from Hopeless to Enthusiastic
by Gary Key on November 15, 2005 12:02 AM EST- Posted in
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High Resolution Gaming Performance
Overclocking Performance
The overclocking performance graphs have been added to the standard benchmark test suite and should allow for a better comparison on the overclocking capabilities of tested boards. For more details on the specific overclocking abilities of these boards, please refer to the Overclocking and Memory Stress Test section in the Basic Features section.
We benchmarked F.E.A.R. and Battlefield 2 at higher resolutions to show that performance with budget to mid-range systems is very acceptable with the latest GPU offerings. The superior memory controller and video subsystem of the nForce4 Intel Edition chipset is actually negated in these tests due to CPU constraints.
Overclocking Performance
The overclocking performance graphs have been added to the standard benchmark test suite and should allow for a better comparison on the overclocking capabilities of tested boards. For more details on the specific overclocking abilities of these boards, please refer to the Overclocking and Memory Stress Test section in the Basic Features section.
The front side bus overclocking results were very impressive for the Asus P5LD2 Deluxe and exceeded those of the Asus P5N32-SLI. The Epox 5LDA+GLI was extremely competitive with the Asus P5DL2 Deluxe. If a wider array of voltage settings had been available on the Epox board, it might have equaled the Asus results with our Pentium 820D. The Foxconn board offered good results, but was severely hampered by the lack of voltage settings for the vCore, memory, and MCH to be competitive with the other boards.
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Houdani - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - link
The other reviewers here at Anandtech offer their own style, thereby providing the "mix it up" factor. I personally don't think you need to adjust your style, as I happen to like the cultural infusion supplied by your literary quotes.Furen - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - link
Fair enough, I was just giving my personal opinion on the matter.bersl2 - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - link
What's wrong with being exposed to what the author believes to be wisdom? Surely you don't read these articles simply for the technical specifications; otherwise, you would read the spec sheet. Why, then, do you object to the author trying to relate an idea to you?Furen - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - link
I read the articles for their technical merits. Spec sheets do not show how the different components interact with one another nor can they show performance, stability, etc; and, most importantly of all, they're made by the manufacturer, who is hardly to be considered an unbiased source. The problem with throwing a strong idea in front of the reader before giving him article is that this idea becomes the filter through which the rest of the article is viewed. This is, of course, very effective if you are trying to persuade the user to reach the same conclusions as you, but it skews the reader's ability to analize the purely technical merits of the products.mbhame - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - link
What makes you so sure Conroe is the last P4? ;)JarredWalton - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - link
Conroe isn't a P4. It's the next generation architecture that Intel has not yet named - also referred to as the NGATIHNYN. :p