ASUS A7S333 SIS745 REVIEW

DDR 333 MEMORY READY - The ASUS A7S333 has 3 DIMM slots to support up to 2GB PC2700 and up to 3GB PC2100/1600 non-ECC DDR SDRAM. The ultra-fast 333 MHz memory bus provides enhanced system performance for intense gaming and multimedia applications.

6 CHANNEL ONBOARD AUDIO - Experience high-quality 6-channel 3D surround audio with the optional C-Media CMI8738 audio controller. This unique chip eliminates the cost of an additional soundcard and adds dynamic realism to your favorite MP3s or DVDs.

MAXIMUM CPU PROTECTION - ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) accurately monitors your CPU temperature in real-time directly from the on-die thermal diode. If any malfunction occurs such as Heatsink/fan failure, ASUS C.O.P. immediately safely shuts down your system, preventing permanent damage to your CPU.

PERSONALIZED BOOT UP LOGOS - Get rid of boring boot up screens. ASUS MyLogo personalizes and adds style to your system with customizable boot logos.

EXTREME OVERCLOCKING - ASUS A7S333 offers the most overclocking options available to maximize your system performance. Easy DIP Switch or Jumperfree overclocking from BIOS Accurate 1MHz adjustments of system-bus-frequency Adjustable FSB/PCI/MEM ratio Rock-solid stability.

ASUS RELIABILITY - All ASUS motherboards are designed and tested to meet the highest quality standards. Responsive customer support and frequent BIOS and driver updates ensure the fastest, most reliable performance. All ASUS motherboards are backed by a 3-year limited warranty.

COMPREHENSIVE SOFTWARE BUNDLE - All ASUS motherboards include a valuable software bundle of popular third party programs that will enable you to enjoy the full capabilities of your ASUS product:- Trend Micro PC-cillin 2000 Retail anti-virus program ASUS PC Health Monitoring and ASUS PC Probe Cyberlink® PowerPlayer SE, Video Live Mail Retail.

3DMARK 2001 SE 1024x768 5499 5823 ASUS A7S333 SIS745 ASUS A7V266-C KT266A COMMENT - "The Asus A7V266-C uses the powerful KT266A chipset and it beats the Asus A7S333 by 6%." BENCHMARK SETTINGS 1024x768 Resolution 32Bit color D3D Hardware T&L Antialiasing Disabled Double Frame Buffer Compressed Texture Format 24Bit Z-Buffer Depth

3DMARK 2001 SE CAR CHASE (LOW DETAIL) 102 104 DRAGOTHIC (LOW DETAIL) 99 100 LOBBY (LOW DETAIL) 93 102 CAR CHASE (HIGH DETAIL) 39 42 DRAGOTHIC (HIGH DETAIL) 45 46 LOBBY (HIGH DETAIL) 44 49 ASUS A7S333 SIS745 ASUS A7V266-C KT266A BENCHMARK SETTINGS 1024x768 Resolution 32Bit color D3D Hardware T&L Antialiasing Disabled Double Frame Buffer Compressed Texture Format 24Bit Z-Buffer Depth COMMENT - "The video card used in this review was the Gainward GeForce4 MX 440 which is unable to run the Mother Nature test because it's doesn't have pixel shaders. Once again the budget Asus A7S333 is trailing the more expensive Asus A7V266-C motherboard. This time the Asus A7V266-C motherboard is only between 3% to 9% faster."

QUAKE III ARENA 800x600 174 198 1024x768 141 159 1280x1024 120 134 ASUS A7S333 SIS745 ASUS A7V266-C KT266A BENCHMARK SETTINGS Four.dm68 Benchmark 32Bit Colour Depth Texture Compress Disabled Lightmap Lighting High Geometric Detail Full Texture Detail Trilinear Texture Filtering COMMENT - "With Quake 3 Arena the Asus A7V266-C is showing why it's more expensive than the budget Asus A7S333 SIS745 when it outperforms the Asus A7S333 by between 11% to 13%."

RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN 800x600 101 104 1024x768 85 101 1280x1024 72 85 ASUS A7S333 SIS745 ASUS A7V266-C KT266A BENCHMARK SETTINGS Checkpoint Benchmark High Quality Setting Geometric Detail High Texture Detail High Texture Quality 32Bit Trilinear Filtering Simple Shaders Disabled Compressed Textures Disabled Light Flares Enabled Wall Marks Enabled Dynamic Lights Enabled Identify Target Enabled Sync Every Frame Disabled Simple Items Disabled COMMENT - "The Asus A7S333 is still trailing the Asus A7V266-C in the last of the tests used in this review. The Asus A7V266-C wins this Return to Castle Wolfenstein test by between 3% to an impressive 16% performance increase."

FINAL RESULT 693 781 ASUS A7S333 SIS745 ASUS A7V266-C KT266A COMMENT - "We have added up all of the game benchmark results to give a clear picture of the performance of the Asus A7S333 and Asus A7V266-C motherboards."