Albatron PX865PE Lite Pro i848P

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Nicholas Hart
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Albatron
May. 14, 2004

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Overclocking

In my review of the DFI LanParty PRO875B I was able to push the CPU speed from stock 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz without any change in voltages. The Albatron PX865PE Lite Pro easily met this task and I was actually able to get the FSB a few MHz higher and still keep the system stable. I mentioned the WatchDog Timer feature earlier in the article and it certainly comes in handy when testing overclocking ability. If I tried for a little too much, or just left the AGP/PCI at Auto, I was not forced to clear CMOS to get back into the bios. Simply power off the system and turn it back on and you have access to the BIOS again. Not only that, but contrary to clearing CMOS, your settings are still intact so you can easily make incremental adjustments.

To sum up, overclocking is always an "individual results may vary' endeavor. Some finer adjustments to CPU voltage might help things along. However, this board has the options to allow for some decent overclocking.

Conclusion

Obviously this board is not the performance king. It is certainly no slouch though. The performance gap between the PX865PE Lite Pro and the 875 boards may seem large, but try and find one of those boards at $80. You can get the Intel D875PBZ for about $110 but it certainly won't have any overclocking functions. And the PX865PE Lite Pro is less than half the cost of the DFI LanParty PRO875B.

The Albatron PX865PE Lite Pro is a great choice for the cash-conscious consumer. It provides excellent functionality and performance at a very low price. If you are looking for a system that will only dent the piggy bank and not smash it in to pieces, then I highly recommend this board.

Pros

Price
'Watch Dog Timer' for easy overclocking
Very complete package with onboard LAN and Audio
Did I mention price?

Cons

Board flexes when plugging in components
Apparent lack of updated driver support

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Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: Board Layout / Features
Page 3: Accessories / Extras
Page 4: BIOS
Page 5: Test System / Benchmarks
Page 6: Benchmarks: PCMark04 / Aquamark 03
Page 7: Benchmarks: Aida32 / Sandra 04
Page 8: Benchmarks: SpecViewPerf 7.1 / ScienceMark 2.0
Page 9: Benchmarks: Winbench 99 / UT2k3
Page 10: Overclocking / Conclusion

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2 User Comments

1 - Posted by EmoMakesMeCry on May 16, 2004 - 12:48 pm

i have an Albatron 865PE Pro, not the lite variant, and i had a bit of a problem with it.

when i bought it with a processor i got a great deal on it so i figured, why not? but i also bought a SATA hard drive to use as my one and only drive since the board had the support for it. bad news when i put my machine together...the board's SATA ports wouldn't work. so i snooped around online looking for answers and guess what?....the board needed a bios update for the SATA ports to be functional...

makes me wish i had stuck with Abit like i had intended to.

but i must say, my albatron is excellent for overclocking.

2 - Posted by Nick on May 17, 2004 - 11:17 am

I had the same problem, although I won't say the SATA ports 'didn't work', I simply couldnt boot. I could see them in the bios, but when I had the system set to enhanced, it wouldnt boot. Leaving the system in legacy mode (as for linux or older OS's) the system would boot.

Same as you though, upgrade the bios and it works fine. A little too fine for an $80 board ;) I can honestly say I was surprised at how well the board worked being so cheap compared to the boards I was comparing it too.

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