ABIT SA6R Socket-370 i815E + RAID ATX

Name: ABIT SA6R Socket-370 i815E + RAID ATX
Item: ABIT SA6R Socket-370 i815E + RAID ATX
Author: Henry Kuo

by Henry Kuo on November 13, 2000 2:09 PM EST

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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.

Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.

Test Configuration
Processor(s):	Intel Pentium III 733 Retail
RAM:	1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM
Hard Drive(s):	Western Digital 153BA Ultra ATA 66 7200 RPM
Bus Master Drivers:	Intel Ultra ATA 6.00
Video Card(s):	NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS 32MB DDR
Video Drivers:	NVIDIA Detonator 5.22
Operation System(s):	Windows 98 SE
Motherboard Revision:	ABIT SA6R Revision 0.3

Windows 98 Performance
Pentium III 733 (i815E)	Sysmark 2000	Content Creation Winstone 2000	Quake III Arena 640 x 480 x 16
ABIT SA6R	164	31.9	132.2
Iwill WOR-2	161	31.8	131.7
ABIT SE6	161	31.8	132.5
Transcend TS-ASL3	161	31.8	131.3
Chaintech CT-60JV2	162	31.1	131.2

Final Words

After a disappointing experience with the SE6, we were pleasantly surprised to see ABIT turn things around with the SA6R. It brings us not only the long waited SoftMenu III with all the ultimate BIOS tweaks, but also the Highpoint HPT370 Ultra ATA 100 RAID controller. ABIT has also worked very hard to improve the performance and stability of the board, and it definitely shows in our tests. Although the price of the board is a little bit high, with the performance and stability, the ABIT SA6R is still a very good contender.

Like we said in our Iwill WO2-R review, i815E motherboards equipped with RAID controller are starting to hit the streets. As RAID gets more and more popular, thanks to cheaper and cheaper hard drives, don't be surprised to see them more often in upcoming reviews.

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