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Epox 8K5A2+ Bluetooth Motherboard Review
Epox 8K5A2+ Bluetooth Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
The small module to the left contains the CSR Bluetooth chip and related circuitry, all in a space of less than 24mm x 14mm.
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External Mfg. Website: Epox Sep 06 2002   C. Sun  
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Benchmarks: 3DMark 2001, QIII Arena

3DMark2001 SE Source: MadOnion

3DMark2001 SE is the latest installment in the 3DMark series by MadOnion. By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001 SE has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time physics. Higher 3DMark scores denote better performance.

3DMark2001SE Benchmark Results
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) 3DMarks Ranking
1. 8K3A+ 133/333 MHz 11075
2. KT4 Ultra 133/400 MHz 11087
3. 8K5A2+ 133/333 MHz 11069
4. 8K5A2+ 219/439 MHz 12004

Ahh, the benefits of a higher FSB is pretty clear here.

Quake III Arena

Source: ID Software

Quake III Arena is a First Person Shooter (FPS) that revolutionized gaming as we know it. Using multiple light sources and having graphics textures that can fill videocards, even after 3 years it's still able to bring a cutting edge system to its knees.

Quake III Arena Fastest demo001 (SYSTEM)
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) 3DMarks Ranking
1. 8K3A+ 133/333 MHz 286.5
2. KT4 Ultra 133/400 MHz 273.6
3. 8K5A2+ 133/333 MHz 286.9
4. 8K5A2+ 219/439 MHz 312.2

Quake III Arena Fastest nv15demo (CPU STRESS)
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) 3DMarks Ranking
1. 8K3A+ 133/333 MHz 83
2. KT4 Ultra 133/400 MHz 85.4
3. 8K5A2+ 133/333 MHz 83.1
4. 8K5A2+ 219/439 MHz 89.2

Like we saw in 3DMark, overclocking brings a substantial performance boost! Even in the nv15demo which is all CPU limited, seems to benefit from the added bandwidth!

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Contents of Article: Epox 8K5A2+
 Pg 1.  Epox 8K5A2+ Bluetooth Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Around the Socket: Heatsink Clearances
 Pg 3.  EPOX Bluetooth Gear
 Pg 4.  The Epox 8K5A2+ BIOS
 Pg 5.  Overclocking, you know it you love it!
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: Sysmark2002
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: Winstone, Winbench
 Pg 8.  Benchmarks: Sandra 2002, PCMark 2002
 Pg 9.  — Benchmarks: 3DMark 2001, QIII Arena
 Pg 10.  Final Words

 
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