FIRST LOOK: Abit Fatal1ty AA8XE
by Wesley Fink on November 9, 2004 8:30 AM EST- Posted in
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Performance Tests (Continued)
DirectX 8 & OpenGL Gaming
Abit and Fatal1ty have some interesting optimizations going on in older Direct X8 and Open GL games. The increase in Quake 3 performance compared to the Intel 925X is astonishing. Comanche 4 sees a similar huge boost compared to 925X. Once again, however, FX55 is a huge winner compared to Fatal1ty/3.46EE.
General Performance
Measuring General Performance with PCMark 2004, we see that the huge cache in the 3.46EE doesn't make much difference. In this benchmark, the faster 3.6 tops the chart. We also see the familiar pattern with PCMark 2004 where Intel processors perform best with this benchmark. The difference is smaller with the FX55, but in most every other benchmark, the FX55 has a huge lead.
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topcat903 - Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - link
I agreed with post#4 totally.GnomeCop - Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - link
I think I threw up in my mouth a little...johnsonx - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - link
@10, Linkcat:at 1600x1200, all the platforms would most likely be GPU bound. 1024x768 is a better resolution to see which platform is faster.
phaxmohdem - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - link
What a tool. Who else wants to join me in kicking this dude in the ballz. I don't even know why I want to, but my foot feels compelled to inflict pain on this poor kid. Perhaps I should seek professional help.Decoder - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - link
Its clear, AMD FX-55 performs a fatal1ty on Abit AA8XE + P4 3.46EE.Linkcat - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - link
1024x768? is that the resolution harcore gamers run these days? It would be more useful if the comparison showed the performance differences at 1600x1200.Gioron - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - link
I think the words "What in hell were they thinking?" sums up this board best. Great implementation, poor platform choice. Now is not the time to claim that an Intel board is the "best of the best" for gaming performance.Adul - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - link
Guys adjust your reading glasses. This is a first look and not an in depth review.drifter106 - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - link
Glad to see you make the effort to show the other side of the coin....ariafrost - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - link
w00t! Go ABIT! :PBut... wait... I have an NF7-S Rev. 2 right now... where's the nForce 4 SLI based NF8-S ABIT!? :(