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MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R i865PE motherboard Review
MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R i865PE motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Today we're going to be weighing the pros and cons of MSI's first entry into the mainstream Springdale (i865PE) desktop mainboard market.
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External Mfg. Website: MSI Jun 11 2003   C. Sun  
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Benchmarks: Quake III Arena, UT2003

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)
Processor FPS Ranking
1. AthlonXP 3000+/nForce2 IGP (166/333) 375.3
2. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i875P (200/400) 478.2
3. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i865PE (200/400) 459.7
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Albatron i865PE (200/400) 457
5. Pentium 4 3.0C/Magic-Pro i865PE (200/400) 458.3
6. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (200/400) 456.4
7. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (235/470) 536.7

Quake III Arena Fastest nv15demo (CPU STRESS)
Processor FPS Ranking
1. AthlonXP 3000+/nForce2 IGP (166/333) 107.6
2. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i875P (200/400) 129
3. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i865PE (200/400) 113.6
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Albatron i865PE (200/400) 121.1
5. Pentium 4 3.0C/Magic-Pro i865PE (200/400) 120.4
6. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (200/400) 122.6
7. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (235/470) 143.5

With Quake III Arena we see that higher 3DMark scores do not translate into higher overall Q3 framerates.

Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo

Source: Epic

Unreal Tournament 2003 is the sequel to 1999's multiple 'Game of the Year' award winner. It uses the very latest Unreal Engine technology - where graphics, sound and game play are taken beyond the bleeding edge. Unreal Tournament 2003 employs the use of Vertex as well as Pixel Shaders and it's recommended that you use a DirectX 8 videocard to get the most out of the game.

UT2003 Demo 640x480 Flyby
Video Card FPS Ranking
1.

AthlonXP 3000+/nForce2 IGP (166/333)

235.31
2. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i875P (200/400) 239.67
3. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i865PE (200/400) 232.28
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Albatron i865PE (200/400) 230.8
5. Pentium 4 3.0C/Magic-Pro i865PE (200/400) 230.79
6. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (200/400)

231.1

7. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (235/470) 270.82

UT2003 Demo 640x460 Botmatch
Video Card FPS Ranking
1.

AthlonXP 3000+/nForce2 IGP (166/333)

76.32
2. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i875P (200/400) 80.05
3. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i865PE (200/400) 77.41
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Albatron i865PE (200/400) 77.08
5. Pentium 4 3.0C/Magic-Pro i865PE (200/400) 77
6. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (200/400) 77.44
7. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (235/470) 93.54

As most of the other benchmarks have shown, the MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R performs just as fast as the other i865PE motherboards which is very good.

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Contents of Article: MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R
 Pg 1.  MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R i865PE motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  What the heck is CoreCell?
 Pg 3.  Overclocking and BIOS
 Pg 4.  System Spec's and Benchmarks
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: Winbench 99, SiSoft Sandra 2003
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: PCMark2002, 3DMark2001SE
 Pg 7.  — Benchmarks: Quake III Arena, UT2003
 Pg 8.  The MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R can deliver

 
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