FIRST LOOK: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Performance
by Wesley Fink on September 22, 2005 1:29 PM EST- Posted in
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Basic Features: Biostar TForce 6100-939
It is worth mentioning that Biostar is shipping TForce 6100 micro ATX boards in both Socket 754 and Socket 939 versions. The Socket 754 version, called the TForce 6100, is the same chipset combination and features 2 DIMM slots. The board that we are testing is the TForce 6100-939, obviously supporting Socket 939, and featuring four DIMMs in dual-channel mode. Older A64's, Revision E, and x2 are all supported on this Socket 939 board.
It is worth mentioning that Biostar is shipping TForce 6100 micro ATX boards in both Socket 754 and Socket 939 versions. The Socket 754 version, called the TForce 6100, is the same chipset combination and features 2 DIMM slots. The board that we are testing is the TForce 6100-939, obviously supporting Socket 939, and featuring four DIMMs in dual-channel mode. Older A64's, Revision E, and x2 are all supported on this Socket 939 board.
| Biostar TForce 6100-939 | |
| CPU Interface | Socket 939 Athlon 64 |
| Chipset | NVIDIA GeForce6100 Northbridge - NVIDIA nForce 4100 Southbridge |
| Bus Speeds | 200 to 300MHz in 1MHz Increments |
| PCIe Speeds | 100 to 125MHz in 1MHz Increments |
| PCI | Fixed at 33 |
| OnBoard GPU | Auto, Always Enable |
| Frame Buffer (UMA) | 16M, 32M, 64M, 128M, Disabled (64M Default) |
| Core Voltage | Startup, 0.80V to 1.70V in 0.025V increments |
| CPU Clock Multiplier | Startup, 4x-25x in 1X increments |
| HyperTransport Frequency | 1000MHz (1GHz) Supports AMD Cool'n'Quiet |
| HyperTransport Multiplier | Auto, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X |
| DRAM Voltage | 2.66V, 2.72V, 2.82V, 2.93V |
| Memory Slots | Four 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots Dual-Channel Configuration Regular Unbuffered Memory to 4GB Total |
| Expansion Slots | 1 PCIe x16 1 PCIe x1 2 PCI Slots |
| Onboard SATA/RAID | 2 SATA II Drives by nForce 410 (RAID 0, 1, JBOD) |
| Onboard IDE/IDE RAID | Two Standard ATA133/100/66 (4 drives) |
| Onboard USB 2.0/IEEE-1394 | 8 USB 2.0 ports supported by nF410 No Firewire (Optional) |
| Onboard LAN | 10/100 Ethernet by Realtek 8201 PNY |
| Onboard Audio | AC '97 2.3 6-Channel by Realtek ALC655 |
| BIOS | Phoenix Award |
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sprockkets - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - link
It has already been shown that the local FB has no effect on performacne here. But it does allow for not taking away from the main memory.Vol2005 - Monday, September 26, 2005 - link
ATi Xpress 200G @ 450MHz ---- 3DMark 2001SE = 6,396, 3DMark 03 = 1724, 3DMark 05 = 815. (687 05's @300MHz-default)http://www.hkepc.com/hwdb/c51-firstlook-test.htm">http://www.hkepc.com/hwdb/c51-firstlook-test.htm
sprockkets - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - link
$80 at newegg.comBtw, can you use the VGA out for HDTV output? Because they do not show any way of hooking up this model to a tv.
JarredWalton - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - link
No - not unless your HDTV has a VGA input. (Some do, but they tend to cost $3000+.)HarryAsse - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - link
Would the 6100 be faster than a 9700pro?Brunnis - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - link
Most certainly not. It is very far from the 9700 Pro.linkgoron - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - link
Budget PCs don't have AMD 4000+, but 3000+, and won't have 2 x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2 RAM... They'll get 30% lower fps (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) in most games...Wesley Fink - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - link
The comparison was between the nVidia GeForce 6100 and the current best ATI RS480. As long as we used the same CPU and memory for testing both boards it really didn't matter what CPU we used. The 4000+ is now $368 at New Egg, a little less than the 3800+ x2, and more mid-range than value. The 3000+ costs around $150. We have used the 4000+ in all recent motherboard reviews, so we thought the 4000+ would be easier to compare to other boards we've tested.jediknight - Saturday, September 24, 2005 - link
It would still be nice to see reviews where budget components (like mobos with integrated graphics) are paired with other budget components (CPU, RAM, etc.) such that the performance numbers more accurately resemble real-world performance.Using top-end processors and memory present an unrealistically optimistic picture of real-world performance.. because these combinations are really not likely to be seen.
Furen - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - link
Framerate shouldnt bee much lower since these systems are insanely graphics-bound. They could be a bit lower but I wouldnt expect more than a frame or two (per seccond) lower.