Intel 850 Motherboard Roundup: September 2001
by Mike Andrawes on September 12, 2001 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
How and What to Compare
The biggest difference among the boards in this roundup comes in terms of overclocking features. As such, the first thing we did was separate them into two groups - one for overclockers and one for non-overclockers.
Recent testing indicates that our current stability tests are not completely
capable of reflecting the differences between boards anymore, simply because
stability has improved so much across the board compared to the “old days.”
Unfortunately, we’ve had to omit the stability test results from this roundup
since they would essentially be meaningless in its current form. Rest assured
that we are working very hard behind the scenes to find another, even more
stressful test for stability.
The Performance Test
In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you should not base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.
Test Configuration |
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Processor(s): |
Intel
Pentium 4 1.4GHz (OEM)
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RAM: |
2 x 128MB Mushkin PC800 RDRAM
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Hard Drive(s): |
Western
Digital 153BA Ultra ATA 66 7200 RPM
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Bus Master Drivers: |
Intel
Bus Master Ultra ATA 6.10
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Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce2 GTS 32MB DDR
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Video Drivers: |
NVIDIA
Detonator 6.50
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Operation System(s): |
Windows
2000 Professional
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Motherboard Revision: |
ABIT
TH7 Revision 0.2 |
Software Used: |
Quake
III Arena Demo 001 |
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sabboo - Thursday, February 11, 2021 - link
This was the board in my first pc. As a student it was a very basic setup but got me through uni. I spent money on it and pushed the processor as far as it could go. I had upgraded the memory but it was beyond my financial means to do anything great at the time. Tomorrow I pull it out of the loft and see what I can buy to make this the ultimate gaming machine of its time. Any suggestions on pci cards to amke this an amazing addtion to my home network would be appreciated.infinitebritt - Thursday, March 25, 2021 - link
Amazing to see a comment about the D850GB in 2021. I use this motherboard TODAY for work. My work machine has not been plugged into the net since 2006. I have not installed or changed anything. It should run FOREVER. I made some money with crypto this year so I'm looking to spend $100-$200 to replace the ATX case with something smaller and quieter. The case I've been using for 15+ years is HUGE and LOUD