Asus A8R-MVP: Mainstream Rocket
by Wesley Fink on November 23, 2005 1:15 AM EST- Posted in
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Test Setup
Tests used OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2, which uses Samsung TCCD chips. All memory ran at 2-2-2-7 timing in all benchmarks.
We tested with the NVIDIA 7800GTX using nVidia 81.85 drivers to provide the most up-to-date performance results. We also ran graphics and games benchmarks with the MSI RX1800 (X1800XT) using Catalyst 5.11 drivers. Resolution in all benchmarks is 1280x1024x32 unless otherwise noted. 3DMark and Aquamark3 benchmarks use "Standard Score" setup, which is 1024x768 video resolution.
Results for the Asus A8R-MVP are in red. Test results for other motherboards are in blue.
| Performance Test Configuration | |
| Processor(s): | AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2.4GHz) Socket 939 |
| RAM: | 2 x 512MB OCZ PC3200* Platinum Rev. 2 *The current equivalent OCZ memory is OCZ PC4800 |
| Hard Drive(s): | Seagate 120GB 7200 RPM SATA (8MB Buffer) |
| Video Cards: | MSI NVIDIA 7800GTX MSI RX1800 |
| Video Drivers: | NVIDIA Forceware 81.85 Release ATI Catalyst 5.11 Release |
| Operating System(s): | Windows XP Professional SP2 Direct X 9.0c |
| Motherboards: | Asus A8R-MVP (ATI RD480/ULi1575) Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe DFI LANParty UT RDX200 (ATI RD480) ATI Crossfire AMD Reference Board SiS 756 Reference Board ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 (ULi M1695/1567) Sapphire A9RX480 (ATI) Jetway 939GT4-SLI-G (nForce4) ULi AP9567A (M1695/M1567) DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR (nForce4) DFI LANParty UT nF4 Ultra-D (nForce4) MSI K8N Neo4/SLI Platinum (nForce4) |
Tests used OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2, which uses Samsung TCCD chips. All memory ran at 2-2-2-7 timing in all benchmarks.
We tested with the NVIDIA 7800GTX using nVidia 81.85 drivers to provide the most up-to-date performance results. We also ran graphics and games benchmarks with the MSI RX1800 (X1800XT) using Catalyst 5.11 drivers. Resolution in all benchmarks is 1280x1024x32 unless otherwise noted. 3DMark and Aquamark3 benchmarks use "Standard Score" setup, which is 1024x768 video resolution.
Results for the Asus A8R-MVP are in red. Test results for other motherboards are in blue.
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Wesley Fink - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - link
There have been several boards and video cards over the last few years that overclocked best when the clock frequency was increased in smaller steps, instead of in one large adjustment. It is not just limited to Asus, and is common enough that most overclockers are aware of this overclocking method. Even on boards that respond well to high clock direct sets, the last pushing up is always a matter od nudging the frequency up in small amounts.imaheadcase - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - link
I like it so much im buying one next week. tyvm for article.One question though, the preset overclock options in bios, is that under warrenty from asus or does that carry the "try at own risk" factor? Did you full around with them and see how effective they are?
Thanks!
lifeguard1999 - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - link
Nice article!bob661 - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - link
Ver nice article. Loving the competition!