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Performance
Test system:
FIC AU13
Asus A7N8X (Comparison board)
Athlon XP 1700+ (Can be clocked to 2500 Mhz)
2x OCZ Rev 3.2 PC2700 (Runs comfortably at 400 MHz CL 2-3-3-6)
MSI Ti4800SE
Maxtor 40GB ATA133 HDD
Windows XP w/SP1
NForce2 2.03
Detonator 44.03
Test Software
CPUZ/CPUID by H Oda
SiSoft Sandra 2003
3D Mark 2001SE
Prime 95
Memtest 86
While I do have two Athlon XP 2500+ processors I purchased from Newegg, neither one is as flexible or reliable as my recently acquired DLT3C 1700+ from Xoxide. Unfortunately Xoxide no longer has the processor in stock, although I am being told by owner Chris Francy that they will possibly be back in stock soon. All testing was done using a clean install of Windows XP w/SP1 and the NVidia NForce 2.03 drivers.
The AU13 turned out to be quite the overclocker, and I think these screenshots will show this. At the point of 220 MHz I was being held back by the memory, which isn't bad considering it is PC2700 doing over PC3500 speeds.
I am attempting to get some faster memory from work, at which point we can see how far this board can truly be pushed. Stay tuned for an update.
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FIC AU13 nForce 2: The AU11, FIC's first nForce2 mainboard was a resounding success, as it earned the reputation of being a very solid board that overclocked quite well. Let's see how this one does.
