The Test
In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you shouldn't base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.
AnandTech Motherboard Testing Methodology
Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): | Intel Celeron 433 |
| RAM: | 1 x 64MB Mushkin
PC100 SDRAM 1 x 64MB Memory-Man PC100 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive(s): | Western Digital Caviar AC35100 - UltraATA |
| Video Card(s): | 810-DC100 w/ 4MB DC |
| Bus Master Drivers: | Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers |
| Operation System(s): | Windows 98 |
| Motherboard Revision: | DFI PW65-D Revision A |
Windows 98 Performance |
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| Winstone | Quake 2 | |
| Business 99 | Quake 2 demo1.dm2 | |
| Intel Celeron 433 | 19.3 | 23.6 |
Is there anything wrong with the PW65-D? Not really, but then again, there's no reason to go crazy over this motherboard. I can say for sure that something more exciting will come along, MSI has an excellent 810 board close to shipping and ABIT should be showing off their 810 board at this year's Computex in Taipei. For those of you that are desperate for an 810 board now, the PW65-D isn't a bad board, it's just not a great one.
AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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| Business | |
| Performance | 75% |
| Price | 68% |
| Ease of Use | 94% |
| Overclocked Stability | 78% |
| General Stability | 78% |
| Quality | 70% |
| Documentation | 65% |
| Reliability | 70% |
| Overall Rating | 75% |
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.
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