Supermicro PIIISED ATX Slot-1 i810E

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.

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The Final Decision

Since Supermicro's PIIISED was the first i810E to run the gauntlet of AnandTech's benchmarks, no formal review of the chipset has yet been done. The i810 review describes the older chipset while the i810E adds a 133MHz bus speed. The GMCH can run at this higher speed, as well as video. Although the 133 MHz FSB speed is implemented on the 810E, the memory bus continues to run at 100MHz.

Supermicro boards are usually stable and the PIIISED is no exception -- there were only a couple of crashes in the 24 hour test period. While overclocking options are more plentiful than other i810 boards, they do not offer the plethora that a die-hard overclocker would want. However, this board is not meant to be marketed to such a consumer.

If you are looking to construct a stable and low priced system with performance not the top priority, Supermicro's PIIISED is a board to look into.

How it Rates

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