Epox 4PEA+ (845PE): A well rounded 845PE

Final Words

There are a lot of good things to say about Epox's latest offering. By looking at our performance, overclocking, and stress test results it's clear Epox has really put together one heck of a board.

There are bound to be a good deal of hardware enthusiasts out there that will rejoice over the great overclockability of this motherboard, based off of Intel's latest cutting-edge DDR chipset the 845PE. The chipset itself is really what gives this board its overclocking power, while still being able to perform as well as the rest at stock clock speeds. Those enthusiasts looking to tweak every aspect of their motherboard won't be disappointed at all with the Epox 4PEA+; you're allowed to adjust just about everything imaginable, including Vcore, VDIMM, VAGP, and FSB all up to very high values (e.g. VDIMM is adjustable as high as 3.2V).

If you're not an overclocker or tweaker, don't worry; this motherboard still offers a tremendous feature set in addition to top-notch application performance. Features like RAID, Serial ATA, sound, LAN, FireWire, and USB 2.0 are pretty much the best onboard features you can find on any Socket 478 motherboard available at the moment. It's also very hard to argue the incredible price/performance ratio the Epox 4PEA+ commands; we've been told that the 4PEA+ is supposed to debut for just $140.

All in all, it's clear that Epox has done it again; they have brought a motherboard to market that satisfies the needs of just about everyone except perhaps those looking for a low-end "value" motherboard. Epox has pulled off quite a feat with the 4PEA+, and we commend them on a job well done.