Round Up - Integrated 3D Graphics Motherboard Shootout

Review by Edward Chang, call sign: Big_E

September 22, 2002

Conclusion:

	FIC AT31	MSI K7N420	EPoX 4G4A+	EPoX 4SDM2+	Shuttle MV42N
Winstone 2002	4	1	2	3	5
PCMark2002 - CPU	2	1	3	4	5
PCMark2002 - MEM	5	3	1	2	4
PCMark2002 - HDD	3	5	1	2	4
Sandra CPU	2	1	5	4	3
Sandra Mem	4	3	1	2	5
3DMark2001SE	3	1	2	4	5
3DMark2000	4	1	2	3	5
UT	2	1	3	4	5
Q3A	2	1	4	3	5
RTCW	3	1	2	4	5
TOTAL	34	19	26	35	51
Features	Video, Video-out header, Ethernet, sound, and AGP slot.	Video, Video-out header, Ethernet, sound, AGP slot, dual-channel DDR.	Video, Ethernet, sound, AGP slot, RAID, USB 2.0, CNR, debug-LED.	Video, Ethernet, AGP slot, sound.	Video, Ethernet, sound, AGP slot, SDRAM support.
Price ($)	95	130	110	90	63
Award and Comments				Decent Intel board	No Comment

1 = first place. 5 = last place. (Lower is better)

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Edward Chang, call sign: Big_E