ASUS P4T533 i850E + RIMM4200 Review (11)
Overclocker 20 June 2002

Conclusion

ASUS P4T533 is the only board that uses RIMM4200. With the introduction of this new RIMM format, it marks a new trend in the market. From the tests, we see that RIMM4200 is pretty good in results in most of the benchmarks. Although the results reveal the difference is just a mere 5% improvement over the DDR266 platforms, the extra bandwidth doesn't seem to be fully utilised. 

This board has conventional features like RAID, 6 channel audio, AGP Pro, 1Mhz stepping etc. The only pity is the lack of LAN on board. Although there is no diagnostic LED on board, it comes with POST Reporter. There is also the EZ-plug to use it with old PSU. Installation is also straightforward. If there are any problems, the documentation is always there to help to get it up and running.  We are able to o/c to 150Mhz fsb at default voltage.

Overclocking wise, this board has 1Mhz stepping and also an independent PCI/AGP setting if you wish to keep your FSB at 133(533) and just overclock your PCI and AGP bus. Voltage adjustments are also available for Vcore.

Overall, this board is a stable and interesting new board. We look forward to more interesting boards in the near future.

Watch out for our special segment on this board with Xabre 400 card in a couple of days.

Discuss

Pros 好处:

• 1Mhz stepping
• 6 Channel audio
• USB 2.0 

Cons 坏处:

• No On board LAN
• No Diagnostic LEDs

Ratings

Here are my ratings out of 5 stars.

Highly Recommended

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