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Quake 3 and the Winstones... |
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Quake 3:
The first test we ran was Quake 3's timedemo
"DEMO001" to determine the CPU limit of this particular
motherboard. We ran the test at both "default" and
"over clocked" speeds to demonstrate the gains achieved by the over
clock attempt. The test was run at 640x480x16 with the
"fastest" setting selected.
When it comes to gaming, the
7KT266A should have no problem tearing through today's more
popular games. Couple the 7KT266A with a good video
card and CPU and gaming should be a good experience.
Next we'll get back to work and
see how the system performed when we ran some real world
tests.
Content Creation and
Business Winstone 2001:
First up in our Winstone line of
tests is Content Creation 2001. The benchmark focuses
on stressing a systems ability to handle CPU intensive
multimedia applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Sound
Forge. As a comparison, we've offered a sneak-peak at
the scores we received with a Shuttle AK35GTR motherboard
which we will be reviewing in the near future.
As far as its ability to handle
heavy doses of multimedia applications, the Acorp 7KT266A
had no problem at all, keeping pace with the Shuttle board.
Now we'll run Business Winstone 2001, a benchmark that
measures a systems ability to handle some of today's more
popular office type applications. Once again we
compared the performance to the Shuttle AK35GTR.
The 7KT266A also shows that it
has no trouble running popular business application as well.
In this test the Acorp 7KT266A was bested by the Shuttle
AK35GTR by a margin of 5 points.
After giving the Acorp 7KT266A
motherboard a good workout, we've been able to truly assess
its capabilities, potential and place in the hardware world.
We have already determined that the 7KT266A is not a
high-powered over clocking motherboard. With no
multiplier settings and a simple BIOS, the 7KT266A has
proven that it is not up to the task of over clocking and
offers the hard-core tweaker little. What this board
has shown us is that it is more suited to the workstation
market or the computer user looking to build a simple yet
stable system with decent performance.
As a workstation or small server
motherboard, the 7KT266A has a lot to offer with good
performance and excellent stability. Add on the
ability to accommodate ACR components as well as expand the
BIOS monitor with the "Smart Led" feature and the 7KT266A
shines a bit brighter. Our only wish is that Acorp
abandon the gimmicks and offer their users useful hardware
that will allow them to take full advantage of the boards
features. Throw in an "extras" CD that is complete and
they would have themselves a nice package to offer.
With excellent design,
construction and stability, but
limited over clocking ability and mediocre performance, we give the Acorp 7KT266A
motherboard a Hot Hardware Heat Meter Rating of a...
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