AOpen AX4SG Max
Review by Michael
Tran on 05.21.03
Managing Editor: Harry Lam
Motherboard provided by AOpen
MSRP $229, ESP $209
Performance:
Setup:
Hardware:
Intel P4 3.0 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 512kB L2 Cache,
HyperThreading Enabled CPU (Provided by Intel)
AOpen AX4SG Max Motherboard (Provided by AOpen)
ATi Radeon 8500DV All-in-Wonder Video Card
2x 256 MB Corsair XMS PC3200 CAS2 DDR RAM
Western Digital Special Edition 120GB Hard Drive
Lite-On 52x24x52 CD-RW
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1
Even though I used Corsair XMS PC3200 CAS 2 RAM, my maximum CPU speed was limited by the my memory. I have listed below the maximum overclocks that I could get on this board (both with the RAM multiplier set to it's minimum level and with the RAM running at a stable speed). The CPU temperature remained under 105ºF the entire overclocking process.
Note: The Watchdog functionality did not seem to work on my board. I have seen it work properly with other AOpen boards, so it must be a problem with the engineering sample or BIOS related. When I was nearing my overclocking limit, the POST screen would flash random symbols and glitch out (but still complete the POST). Again, given the pre-production status of my board, these problems should be fixed with the final revision.Intel P4 3.0 GHz
Max POST achieved - 243 FSB x 15 = 3.65GHz at 1.85V CPU Voltage
Max Windows stability achieved - 237 FSB x 15 = 3.56GHz at 1.85V CPU
Voltage
Max Stability point achieved - 229 FSB x 15 = 3.44GHz (RAM at 3,5,3,2)
(Voltages at 1.85V CPU, 1.55V AGP, 2.60V RAM)
Benchmark Numbers:
SiSoft Sandra 2003 (9.44) CPU Arithmetic:
SiSoft Sandra 2003 (9.44) CPU Multimedia:
SiSoft Sandra 2003 (9.44) Memory Bandwidth:
Futuremark 3DMark 2001 SE (Build 330):
Futuremark PCMark 2002:
Comanche 4 Demo:
Unreal Tournament 2003 Flyby:
Unreal Tournament 2003 Botmatch:
DroneZMark Rolling Demo:
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