Asus A8N-VM CSM: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Finally Arrives
by Wesley Fink on December 1, 2005 12:04 AM EST- Posted in
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Test Setup
Tests used OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2, which uses Samsung TCCD chips. All memory ran at 2-2-2-7 timing in all benchmarks.
Resolution in all benchmarks is 800x600x32 unless otherwise noted. 3DMark03 and 3Dmark05 default to a standardized 1024x768 resolution. In all games, detail was set to minimum where possible to try to provide frame rates that might be playable at 800x600. Game options were set exactly the same for tests on the Asus A8N-VM, the Biostar NVIDIA 6100 and ATI RS482 platforms. ATI has announced an RS485 chipset that is clocked higher than the current RS482. It is designed to compete with the new NVIDIA GeForce 6150.
| Performance Test Configuration | |
| Processor(s): | AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2.4GHz) Socket 939 |
| RAM: | 2 x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2 |
| Hard Drive(s): | Seagate 120GB 7200 RPM SATA (8MB Buffer) |
| Platform and Integrated Video Drivers: | NVIDIA 8.22 Platform 81.95 Video ATI 5.10 Catalyst |
| Video Cards: | NVIDIA 6150 Integrated NVIDIA 6100 Integrated ATI RS482 Integrated |
| Operating System(s): | Windows XP Professional SP2 Direct X 9.0c |
| Motherboards: | Asus A8N-VM CSM (6150/430) BIOSTAR TForce 6100-939 (6100/410) ATI Grouper Reference Board (RS482) |
Tests used OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2, which uses Samsung TCCD chips. All memory ran at 2-2-2-7 timing in all benchmarks.
Resolution in all benchmarks is 800x600x32 unless otherwise noted. 3DMark03 and 3Dmark05 default to a standardized 1024x768 resolution. In all games, detail was set to minimum where possible to try to provide frame rates that might be playable at 800x600. Game options were set exactly the same for tests on the Asus A8N-VM, the Biostar NVIDIA 6100 and ATI RS482 platforms. ATI has announced an RS485 chipset that is clocked higher than the current RS482. It is designed to compete with the new NVIDIA GeForce 6150.
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Wesley Fink - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
The Asus DOES include HD Audio with the AD1986 codec - the same codec used for HD on the recently reviewed A8R-MVP. However, SPDIF is provided by an optional SPDIF module and TV out is also an optional module. That means you will need to buy optional modules to fully use these features.Donegrim - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
or if they are just headers, solder some wires onto the approriate points. Well, you might save some money.TowerShield - Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - link
Doesn't it have HD Audio? Is the on-board sound not real HD?bob661 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
After looking through the manual for the board it appears that you have to buy a seperate S/PDIF (fiber optic) module in order to get the true 5.1 surround audio. Also, in order to get the TV Out (S-video) you have to buy that seperately too. 5.1 is not standard and neither is the TV Out. That sucks a bit. Why not include at least the optical out as standard considering most motherboards have it?LoneWolf15 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
I agree, ASUS made a big mistake in not including a TV-out +SPDIF (preferrably coax and optical) on a single backplate and including it with this mainboard. This looks like an incredible board for an HTPC product --and that one simple mistake takes it from perfect to missing the mark.bob661 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link
It DOES have the HD Audio module but you won't be able to get true 5.1 sound without the optical out.