Comanche 4	Source: Novalogic

The Comanche 4 benchmark demo is a unique test as it represents a real-world gaming experience. It contains the single player "Eagle's Talon" mission from the game as well as a detailed cinematic. This DirectX 8.1 benchmark demo will measure your system's performance in the standard frames per second format. The benchmark was run with audio disabled.

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Motherboards	FPS	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	79.6
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	78.96
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	79.51
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	80.54

Comanche 4 is a good full system benchmark, and it comes as no surprise that the results are virtually identical across all test systems.

X2: The Threat	Source: Egosoft

A completely rewritten 3D engine based on DirectX8 encompasses many visual effects such as volumetric Nebulae (gas clouds) that have a real impact in the game (you can hide in them) and many new engine, shield, weapon and explosion effects. Objects cast real dynamic 3D shadows! Dynamic DP3 bump mapping allows a previously unseen level of detail.

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Motherboards	FPS	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	192.69
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	203.556
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	198.56
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	197.482

The Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 comes in just behind the NF3-based Epox 9NDA3+ and MSI K8N Neo2 boards in X2: The Threat. The difference is very slight, but probably due to the slightly slower videocard it was using.

Unreal Tournament 2003	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.

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Flyby:	FPS	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	352.42
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	343.52
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	346.19
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	357.077
Botmatch:	FPS	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	111.71
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	108.12
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	109.58
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	112.15

We can see the raw power of the Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 here as it blasts through the UT2003 benchmarks just ahead of the K8T800 pro based MSI K8T Neo2-FIR motherboard.