Epox BXB-S BX Dual Processor Slot-1

The Final Decision

As a server motherboard, the BXB-S provides quite a bit of attraction to any hardware enthusiast, and even for a high-end personal workstation the BXB-S provides its own level of "uniquity" with its outstanding layout, incredible stability, and down-to-earth Epox "feeling" you get from the motherboard.  It's an experience very few motherboard manufacturers have been able to capture, not even those that have been manufacturing these boards for years now.   Creating a non-intimidating, yet powerful dual processor motherboard, Epox is here to make a statement with the BXB-S; No longer just a dominant force in the Super7 motherboard market, Epox is broadening their horizons, and speaking for future owners of the BXB-S, thank you Epox.

How it Rates

The New Rating System
Each motherboard is rated in 8 areas, Performance, Price, Ease of Use, Overclocked Stability, Stability, Quality, Documentation, and Reliability.

Do not compare newer scores to older ones, the newer scores are much more aggressive

• Performance - How well the motherboard compares to others in its class

• Price - How competitive the price of the motherboard is when compared to others in its class

• Ease of Use - How easy it is to setup the motherboard, jumper settings, jumperless configuration etc...

• Overclocked Stability - How stable the motherboard is at overclocked CPU/Bus speeds

• Stability - How stable the motherboard is at normal CPU/Bus speeds

• Quality - How much effort went into producing the motherboard

• Documentation - How helpful is the manual and bundled support manuals

• Reliability - How long will this motherboard last, will it fail? Deals with quantity/size of capacitors, known bugs, etc...

• Overall Rating - an average of the eight above areas