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Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 16:02

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Second is AT7-MAX 2 with VIA KT400: The benchmark started at 12.05.2023 17:09:47 System Information Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP System memory: 2,0 GB CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2800+ CPU speed: 2080 MHz Sound system: : Realtek AC97 Audio VGA Information Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS …

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 15:44

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

The differences are minor, within 5%! Now it is the turn of the first "real"application: Farcry 1! One of the best game of 2004, highly CPU bound; it is also one of my favorites games. All settings to the MAX, geforce 7800gs is more than capable of handling AA and AF. I used HardwareOC Far cry …

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 15:32

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

The final synthetic test is CINE BENCH 2003. I choose this version specically because it is the oldest I could find and is perfectly suited for old systems with single core CPU. Again AT7 is first, followed by AT7-MAX2 and last one is the system with KD7A:

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 15:28

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

There is no mistake here!! KD7A despite being the newest board and using what should be theoretically the best chipset is the slowest of the bunch! This is the effect of what I said in the beginning: MAX is not just a moniker, a publicity stunt done by Abit. AT7/AT7-MAX2 have 3 options in the BIOS …

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 15:23

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Super PI 1M is next; usual order: first AT7, next AT7-MAX 2 and last KD7A:

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 15:19

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

There is no mistake! I have run all the tests 4 times on each system and, yes, geforce 7800gs performs best on AT7 with KT333 chipset at AGP 4X! I think by now is obvious that AGP 4x is not limiting any video card to show its true potential!

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 15:17

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in Marvin \ System Specs

And finally KD7A with VIA KT400A

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 15:14

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Second is AT7-MAX 2 with KT400

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 08:10

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

3d mark benchmarks are over , now is the turn of PC MARK: 2002, 2004 and 2005. As usual, AT7 with KT333

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 08:03

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

And lastly KD7A with KT400A:

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 08:02

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Followed by AT7-MAX 2 - KT400

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 08:01

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

At7-MAX 2 comes up first but the differences are small! Less than 5%! Next is the last 3d mark: 2005. Based on DirectX 9, this a very demanding test that requires a strong video card! AT7 - KT333

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 07:47

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in Marvin \ System Specs

And finally KD7a with KT400A:

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 07:46

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Now is the turn of AT7-MAX 2 with KT400:

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 07:45

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

We now go to the next benchmark: 3d mark 2003 - DirectX 9! As usual the first is AT7 with KT333 at 1024, 1280, 1600:

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-28, 07:41

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I come back with a correction! I could not understand why KD7A has such a large advantage when testing with sound against the other 2 boards so I went down in storage and looked up the boards when I saw right next to KD7A the next one: KV7 which represents KT600 chipset and it suddenly hit me! They …

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-27, 06:17

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

This time there is no winner; all 3 chipsets produced results that are really close! 3d mark 2001 is considered one of the best system benchmarks because every setting/component influence the result such as loose memory timings, incorrect settings in the BIOS and so on. You would expect that a …

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-27, 06:01

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

And finally the system with the KD7A board:

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-27, 06:00

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Next is the At7-MAX 2 bases system; again 3 resolutions tested!

Re: Socket A: Nvidia vs Via - battle of the platforms!

Posted on 2023-05-27, 05:57

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

First in 3d mark 2001 is the AT7 based system. Again tested at 1024*768/1280*1024/1600*1200

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