Shuttle HOT-675 BX Micro ATX Slot-1
by Anand Lal Shimpi on January 18, 1999 2:48 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): | Intel Pentium II 333 OEM Intel Pentium II 400 OEM |
| RAM: | 1 - 64MB LGS PC100 SDRAM DIMM 1 x 64MB Mushkin PC100 SDRAM 1 x 64MB Memory-Man PC100 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive(s): | Western Digital Caviar AC35100 - UltraATA |
| Video Card(s): | Matrox Millennium G200 (8MB SGRAM - AGP) |
| Bus Master Drivers: | Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers |
| Video Drivers: | MGA Millennium G200 Release 1677-411 |
| Operation System(s): | Windows 98 |
| Motherboard Revision: | Shuttle HOT-675 Revision 1.1 |
Windows 98 Performance |
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| Winstone | Quake 2 | |||
| Business 98 | Business 99 | Quake 2 demo1.dm2 | crusher.dm2 | |
| Intel Pentium II 350 (100MHz x 3.5) | 26.1 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 11.2 |
| Intel Pentium II 400 (100MHz x 4.0) | 27.7 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 12.7 |
| Intel Pentium II 460 (115MHz x 4.0) | 29.2 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 14.4 |
| Intel Pentium II 480 (115MHz x 4.0) | 31.3 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 14.6 |
Since the Pentium II and even the Celeron processors aren't priced low enough to be considered dirt-cheap solutions for a secondary system, the term "low-cost mainboard" should be used loosely when referring to any BX based Slot-1 motherboard. In the case of the Shuttle HOT-675, the board is well designed, and priced low enough to be considered a good basis for a starter system with future upgrade opportunities (Pentium III, newer Celeron processors) and it does provide a good threat to the low cost argument from the Super7 market. Shuttle's style and finesse is made clear with the HOT-675, unfortunately the motherboard is lacking the passion that would set it apart from the hundreds of other "low-cost" Micro ATX motherboards out there. It's a good buy if the price is right.
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