Intel D975XBX: Intel brings their Bad-Axe to Market
by Gary Key on January 26, 2006 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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Test Setup
The Intel 975X chipset fully supports all dual core Pentium D processors in both stock and overclocked conditions. This chipset also supports the upcoming Cedar Mill processor range. Dual core really makes a difference in certain multi-tasking scenarios, as was demonstrated in the dual core performance preview. If you are interested in how the various chipsets perform in a real world multitasking setup, please take another look at that review.
The Intel 975X chipset fully supports all dual core Pentium D processors in both stock and overclocked conditions. This chipset also supports the upcoming Cedar Mill processor range. Dual core really makes a difference in certain multi-tasking scenarios, as was demonstrated in the dual core performance preview. If you are interested in how the various chipsets perform in a real world multitasking setup, please take another look at that review.
| Performance Test Configuration | |
| Processor(s): | Intel Pentium 840EE (3.2GHz, 800FSB, Dual-Core, 2x1MB L2, HT) utilized for all tests |
| RAM: | 2 x 512MB Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL revision 1.3 Settings- DDR2-667 as noted at (CL3-2-2-8) |
| Hard Drive(s): | 2 x Maxtor MaXLine III 7L300S0 300GB 7200 RPM SATA (16MB Buffer), 1 x Maxtor MaXLine III 7L300R0 300GB 7200 RPM IDE (16MB Buffer) |
| System Platform Drivers: | Intel Chipset Software - 7.2.2.1006 NVIDIA Platform Driver - 6.82 |
| Video Cards: | 1 x XFX 7800GTX OC (PCI Express) for all tests |
| Video Drivers: | NVIDIA nForce 81.98 WHQL |
| Cooling: | Thermaltake Big Typhoon |
| Power Supply: | OCZ Power Stream 520 |
| Operating System(s): | Windows XP Professional SP2 |
| Motherboards: | Intel D975XBX Asus P5WD2-E Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe Gigabyte GA-G1 975X Asus P5WDG2-WS |
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ruprecht - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
What the hell is wrong with Americans? Just say bad ass, it's hardly a hard-core expletive!yacoub - Friday, January 27, 2006 - link
Professional image versus immaturity. Anandtech has a professional image and likely wants to maintain it.Griswold - Friday, January 27, 2006 - link
...land of the free. Whatever.DigitalFreak - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
We're prudes! Well, not me, but...Avalon - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
This board is pretty pitiful, IMO, when several other solutions out there can outpace it. Unless the board is offered cheaper than the competition, I see no reason to buy it.JarredWalton - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
Intel's proven reliability and support. Some people will happily give up 10% or more performance just for a major name like Intel. I'm not one of them, but they do exist.... :)yacoub - Friday, January 27, 2006 - link
But you pay a lot more for it...Zebo - Friday, January 27, 2006 - link
No knowledgeable computer hardware expert seriously believes that there is enough of a stability difference between the platforms to warrant a scientific comparison or research study by an objective outsider. Most "issues" stem from OE or bloated buggy SW and drivers, simple as that - not the hardware itself.Toms tries such a comparison but as you know a sample size of one is'nt very scientific so we'll discount intels 11 reboots two Asus boards, two intel boards, one gigabit board to AMD's 0 reboots in the stress test.:D:)
Zebo - Friday, January 27, 2006 - link
Or should I say where's the proof over anything else? Sounds like urban legend to me. Something the intel boys claim with almost programed resposivness then stop replying in that thread once asked for proof.Sunbird - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link
Excuse my ignorance, is Bad Axe a new american slang word?