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Mikhailtech has updated their EPoX 8K3A+ review with new benchmarks including two more motherboards from Asus and MSI.

The chip used by EPoX is the HighPoint HPT372, very popular among motherboard manufacturers (ABIT boards come equipped with HPT370/372 controllers, and now even Shuttle uses this chip). Besides the usual RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1, the HPT372 also features UltraATA 133 interface, so you can use ATA133 HDDs at full speed only when connected to the RAID controller. The HPT372 is my favorite RAID controller, especially because it works very well with standard HDDs in a non-RAID configuration, meaning you can only use one HDD connected to the RAID controller. The downside is you have to install the OS and drivers with the HDD connected to the normal ATA ports and then switch it to RAID ATA133. The IDE ports are placed in the lower right corner of the board.
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Reviews 52639 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Tweakers Australia has updated their Tyan Tiger MPX S2466 motherboard review

Dual CPU systems are not for everyone. A lot of people think they simply go out and buy a capable motherboard, a couple of CPUs, and the next thing they know everything will be twice as fast - certainly not the case! This review was my first attempt at running a dual-CPU system, and I was quick to learn that only a handful of applications actually make use of more than one processor. It was nearly a year ago when AMD released their first multiprocessor chipset the 760 MP, which had a lot of potential at the time, and actually performed quite well. The platform didn't so do well in the eyes of major OEMs, but did impress and gain support from the PC enthusiast and the hardcore gaming crowd. At the start of this year AMD released its second-generation chipset, the 760 MPX, and Tyan was one of the first manufactures to offer a complete board featuring the new chipset. Tyan calls it the Tiger MPX, and it comes in two flavors - the S2466N and the S2466N-4M.
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