DFI X48 UT-T3RS Motherboard
Encoding & Compression Benchmarks
Published: 27th August 2008 | Source: DFI | Price: £200.00 |
ViMark is the latest addition to the OC3D motherboard testing process and a relatively new benchmarking application in general. Designed to take the inaccuracies and guesswork out of measuring the time taken to encode video files, ViMark produces easily comparable and consistent results for encoding raw video into Windows Media, Quicktime, AVI and Gif formats. As always, a total of 5 benchmark runs were performed with the highest and lowest scores removed and an average calculated from the remaining 3 scores.
7-Zip is an open source Winzip-style file compression utility that has the ability to compress and decompress many file formats including its own .7z compression scheme. 7-Zip also comes complete with its own benchmarking utility for gauging the compression and decompression speed of the system that it is installed on.
Results Conclusions
The DFI X48 board started to show signs of pulling away in some of the benchmarks with the 7-Zip compression test really impressing. The mainboard throughout the testing came out top or a close second, testiment to the improvements on the X48 based chipset.
Most Recent Comments
nice review mate as always.you sounded a bit unhappy with the fact that you dont get quick and dirty clocks with the DFI,I treat that as one of their trademarks if anything(the bios on a DFI can be a pretty scary place compared to others).Nice to see that it broke the record anyway
Nearly bought this board ...
Today I received an Abit IX48 GT3, and have to modify a scythe ninja (trim 4 fins) in order to get past the skycraper of a nb cooler!
What is the deal with all these cokey coolers ? Why we want a wad of heatsink sticking out the back of the case ? Why we want big arse tower things ?
Just give us an oustanding board with decent cooling... most of the hardcored guys take them off anyways.
Today I received an Abit IX48 GT3, and have to modify a scythe ninja (trim 4 fins) in order to get past the skycraper of a nb cooler!
What is the deal with all these cokey coolers ? Why we want a wad of heatsink sticking out the back of the case ? Why we want big arse tower things ?
Just give us an oustanding board with decent cooling... most of the hardcored guys take them off anyways.
I'm sorry Rast, that boards cooling is simply gorgeous. Unless you're watercooling you won't need to replace it.
Great review. As always, DFI's are nail-biting, scream-inducing overclocking nightmares but if you fiddle long enough they hit the spot big time
Stretching the mediocre points a little I feel, I've not met an EZ Clear CMOS switch that works every time yet to be honest
Great review. As always, DFI's are nail-biting, scream-inducing overclocking nightmares but if you fiddle long enough they hit the spot big time
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Originally Posted by name='nepas'
nice review mate as always.you sounded a bit unhappy with the fact that you dont get quick and dirty clocks with the DFI,I treat that as one of their trademarks if anything(the bios on a DFI can be a pretty scary place compared to others).Nice to see that it broke the record anyway
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Nearly bought this board ...
Today I received an Abit IX48 GT3, and have to modify a scythe ninja (trim 4 fins) in order to get past the skycraper of a nb cooler! What is the deal with all these cokey coolers ? Why we want a wad of heatsink sticking out the back of the case ? Why we want big arse tower things ? Just give us an oustanding board with decent cooling... most of the hardcored guys take them off anyways. |
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Originally Posted by name='Kempez'
Great review. As always, DFI's are nail-biting, scream-inducing overclocking nightmares but if you fiddle long enough they hit the spot big time
Stretching the mediocre points a little I feel, I've not met an EZ Clear CMOS switch that works every time yet to be honest |
Point taken over the switches, I was just peeved while writing the conclusion as I was stupidly running the chip at 3.9ghz( I'm always one to push things as far as possible lol) and had a BSOD when the conclusion was almost complete. The board then wouldn't reboot (again) without a jumper switch. Grrrrr
That said there's simply no doubting it's one hell of a clocker and providing you have the patience, as the review showed, the overclocking results can be astounding.
I wish more companies would adopt the digi PWM. the socket area is just so much cleaner.
Just cries out 'insulate me!'
Fantastic job as ever webbo!
Just cries out 'insulate me!'
Fantastic job as ever webbo!
Wow... It's so flat and clean it reflects logos that aren't actually there 
http://www.overclock3d.net/gfx/artic...131911733l.jpg
http://www.overclock3d.net/gfx/artic...131911733l.jpg
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Wow... It's so flat and clean it reflects logos that aren't actually there
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haha 
Either that or DFI engraved it specially
Either that or DFI engraved it specially
Ha that would be quite funny actually...
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Ahh damnit, looks like webbo forgot to remove the oc3d logo stuck to the lens of his camera for that shot.
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Ha that would be quite funny actually...
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Stops the scumbags from stealling my 1337 photography skills
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