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Abit VP6 vs. Epox EP-D3VA
Author: Dennis Garcia
Published: Saturday, December 09, 2000
Conclusion
The VP6 has so far lived up to my expectations. We had originally planned on doing a shootout between
the Freeway and the Epox. But after installing and running the first couple of benchmarks, it was decided
that comparing a Ferrari to a Honda Civic was just not practical. To its credit the Epox board was
very stable and reliable (hence the Civic reference), and probably a good platform for a low-end server but
certainly not a gaming rig, not like the Abit or Freeway board (at least not for this gamer).
And for those of you out there saying, "If you want a gaming rig why are you running duallies?" My answer:
Because two is better than one!
Now I would like to have included a section in this review dedicated to overclocking with the VP6, however since my memory is not reliable at the higher clock speed, it was not possible. Though the little I did with o/c'ing showed a lot of potential with this board.
The new memory should be showing up this week, so stay tuned for an update.
Now I would like to have included a section in this review dedicated to overclocking with the VP6, however since my memory is not reliable at the higher clock speed, it was not possible. Though the little I did with o/c'ing showed a lot of potential with this board.
The new memory should be showing up this week, so stay tuned for an update.
