Iwill WO2-R Socket 370 i815E + RAID ATX
by Henry Kuo on November 7, 2000 1:04 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
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 should not 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.
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): |
Intel
Pentium III 733 Retail
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| RAM: |
1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM
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| Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA Ultra
ATA 66 7200 RPM
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| Bus Master Drivers: |
Intel Ultra ATA 6.00
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| Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce 2 GTS 32MB DDR
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| Video Drivers: |
NVIDIA
Detonator 5.22
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| Operation System(s): |
Windows
98 SE
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| Motherboard Revision: |
Iwill
WO2-R Revision 1.1
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Pentium
III 733 (i815E)
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Sysmark
2000
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Content
Creation
Winstone 2000 |
Quake
III Arena - 640 x 480 x 16
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| Iwill WOR-2 |
161
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31.8
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131.7
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| ABIT SE6 |
161
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31.8
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132.5
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| Transcend TS-ASL3 |
161
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31.8
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131.3
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| Chaintech CT-60JV2 |
162
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31.1
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131.2
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Final Words
Iwill nicely integrates an ATA100 IDE RAID controller and the i815E chipset with the WO2-R. There are a total of 4 Ultra ATA 100 channels supporting up to 8 IDE devices. Whether you need the speed of IDE RAID or have more than 4 IDE devices, you will like the board. The board has decent performance and stability.
As of the publication of this review, this is the only i815E board with IDE RAID support, but more are just over the horizon. It will be interesting to see how different companies integrate the RAID controller with the motherboard, as well as how they perform. Stay tune for more coverage of i815E boards with IDE RAID support.
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