Asus A8N-VM CSM: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Finally Arrives
by Wesley Fink on December 1, 2005 12:04 AM EST- Posted in
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General Performance, 3D Graphics & Encoding
The same cannot be said for the 3DMark benchmarks. We retested several times because we didn't believe our results at first, and even did a complete fresh install, and went so far as to run benchmarks with the earler 81.26/81.33 drivers and optimized profiles for each benchmark. No matter what we did, 3DMark05 and 3DMark03 were lower on the Asus A8N-VM than on either the Biostar 6100 or the ATI RS482. Perhaps the Biostar BIOS is better optimized for the 3DMark benchmarks. Whatever the reason, the 3DMarks do not correlate well with our other real-world tests.
The same cannot be said for the 3DMark benchmarks. We retested several times because we didn't believe our results at first, and even did a complete fresh install, and went so far as to run benchmarks with the earler 81.26/81.33 drivers and optimized profiles for each benchmark. No matter what we did, 3DMark05 and 3DMark03 were lower on the Asus A8N-VM than on either the Biostar 6100 or the ATI RS482. Perhaps the Biostar BIOS is better optimized for the 3DMark benchmarks. Whatever the reason, the 3DMarks do not correlate well with our other real-world tests.
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Anton74 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
It appears this type of board is mostly touted for HTPC use, but I think it's quite excellent for a capable office system as well because of the DVI connector, dual-head capability and gigabit LAN - and of course all the other connectivity goodness that's largely standard these days. And passive cooling, which I appreciate.I'm not aware of the existence of any other board with integrated graphics that has a DVI connector and can drive 2 monitors without additional expense. This is absolutely great for a very productive office setup without really breaking the bank (although using a cheaper Sempron CPU is out, since it's Socket 939).
Of course, competing boards should follow based on this chipset, which is only going to be a good thing. (Are all GeForce 6150 boards expected to have DVI connectors?)
By the way, are there some availability issues with this board? Newegg.com has had it listed out of stock for a good while now, periodically pushing back the ETA (which now isn't even mentioned anymore). Not many retailers seem to carry it yet, judging from the RTPE.
bob661 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
The only issue with this is that you can't use one of those DVI to VGA converters on this board. There are several warnings on the website and in the manual not to do that.Calin - Friday, December 2, 2005 - link
There are many (cheaper, it's true) LCD panels that support VGA in, so this won't be such a big problem. Sad is that - if you want dual out, you need a panel with DVI input.Anton74 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
Indeed, but for office applications - especially for those that care enough to invest in a dual head setup - LCD panels are generally more desirable I would think. I know it's what I want for my work system.
Degrador - Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - link
The article has been removed?? Product Disclosure Statement?ksherman - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
called an NDA (non-Disclosure Agreement) ;)Degrador - Friday, December 2, 2005 - link
lol, it is too, right term wasn't coming to mind :)Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
The article got pushed back by a day to accommodate the Yonah exclusive yesterday. That's why it was temporarily removed.Take care,
Anand
Degrador - Friday, December 2, 2005 - link
Thanks for the reply Anand, it's nice to have a site where we can still get reasons for things :)bob661 - Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - link
It would have been nice if Asus included High Definition Audio on this board.