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Epox 8RDA+ nForce2 Motherboard Review
Epox 8RDA+ nForce2 Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Today we're going to be checking out Epox's take on the nForce2 SPP; the 8RDA+ motherboard. Based on the same nForce2 SPP (System Platform Processor).
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External Mfg. Website: Epox Jan 28 2003   C. Sun  
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System Spec's and Benchmarks

pcstats test system specs:

Computer Hardware:

Processor: AthlonXP 2700+
Clock Speed:

13 x 166 = 2.16 GHz

Motherboards: MSI K7N2-L
FIC AU11
Epox 8RDA+
Chipsets: nVIDIA nForce2
Videocard:

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

Memory:

2x 256MB Corsair XMS3500 CAS2

Hard Drive: 20GB Maxtor DiamondMAX+
CDROM: NEC 52x CD-ROM
Floppy:

Panasonic 1.44MB Floppy Drive

Heatsink: Thermalright SK6 w/37 CFM YS Tech
PowerSupply: Vantec 470W Stealth PSU
Software Setup WindowsXP Build 2600
VIA Hyperion 4.45
nVIDIA nForce 2.00
Catalyst 2.5
Benchmarks

SysMark 2002
Business Winstone 2002
Content Creation 2002
Winbench 99
SiSoft Sandra 2002
PCMark2002
3DMark2001SE
Quake III Arena

During testing, 8x AGP was enabled and functioning properly on all motherboards.

BAPCO Sysmark 2002 Source:MadOnion / BAPco

SysMark2002 is more of an extension of SysMark2001 rather then a whole new benchmark. The applications used during testing have been updated and most importantly for AMD users, the new SysMark2002 uses the Windows Media Encoder 7.1 which supports the AthlonXP's SSE instructions.

BapCo SysMark 2002 Benchmark Results
Internet Content (FSB/Memory) Sysmarks Ranking
1. MSI K7N2-L - 166/400 274
2. FIC AU11 - 166/333 276
3. Epox 8RDA+ - 166/333 276
4. Epox 8RDA+ - 184/368 316

Office Productivity (FSB/Memory)

1. MSI K7N2-L - 166/400 176
2. FIC AU11 - 166/333 189
3. Epox 8RDA+ - 166/333 189
4. Epox 8RDA+ - 184/368 204

Here we see that the FIC AU11 and the Epox 8RDA+ perform the same and the MSI K7N2-L lags behind just a tad (because the memory is not running in sync with the FSB).

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Contents of Article: Epox 8RDA+
 Pg 1.  Epox 8RDA+ nForce2 Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Heatsink Clearances and Overclocking
 Pg 3.  The Epox 8RDA+ BIOS
 Pg 4.  — System Spec's and Benchmarks
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: Winstone 2002, Winbench 99
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: Sandra 2003, PCMark2002
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001SE, Q III Arena
 Pg 8.  Another Awesome Board from Epox!

 
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