DFI Lan Party KT400a Motherboard

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Brian Kristensen
Kurtis
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Jun. 1, 2003

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Sound Test

This motherboard has a built in AC'97 codec which supports 6 channel sound. This is much better than other onboard sound chips that only support 2 channels, but it is still a far cry from the latest sound cards such as the Audigy 2. We did a test of the AC'97 sound codec by doing a few basic tasks that involved sound and by playing a few games. When just using Windows and the general sounds associated with it, the sounds were crisp and clear just like with my old SB Live. When listening to all sorts of music, the sound was clear and there were no problems. The highs, lows, and everything in between were all there. The story was a bit different when playing games though. While playing Battlefield 1942, I noticed a significant change in the sound. When there were multiple sounds at once, some of the sounds seemed to drain out while others were fine, and not all sounds would play. When I hit a guy in a Jeep, it should go "thud," right? Not all the time with the onboard sound! This was not as apparent in the 3D Mark '03 Demo, and everything sounded pretty much as it should. The onboard sound is great for normal use, but for gaming, you might want to get a high end sound card.

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Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: Board Layout & Features
Page 3: Accessories
Page 4: BIOS & Overclocking
Page 5: Test Rig
Page 6: Sound Performance
Page 7: USB Performance
Page 8: Ethernet Performance
Page 9: Memory Performance
Page 10: CPU Performance
Page 11: Conclusion

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13 User Comments

1 - Posted by Kurtis on June 1, 2003 - 12:49 am

mesa likey DFI

2 - Posted by ELiTE KiLLaH on June 1, 2003 - 1:38 am

looks good
maybe as a followup or something try running ram in dual channel? (i think i read that you only used a single stick right?)

3 - Posted by MyFifthLimb on June 1, 2003 - 10:56 pm

What game do you think the kid on the box is playing?

4 - Posted by Brian on June 1, 2003 - 11:44 pm

I would have to say Pong. Who wouldn't play pong with such a sweet mobo?!

5 - Posted by Kurtis on June 2, 2003 - 12:32 am

i think he is playing the 'look at my sexy mobo and touch yourself' game

6 - Posted by Brian on June 2, 2003 - 12:44 am

Ok, lets keep this PG guys!

Don't make me start censoring!

j/k, just watch it kronk, you know better :-P

7 - Posted by Kurtis on June 2, 2003 - 1:14 am

by touch yourself, i meant scrub your feet, cuz uh... they are stinky... yeah..

8 - Posted by notobe on August 9, 2003 - 8:19 am

Looks like a good mobo, id buy one if i had the money. Also id like to say nice UV CC.

9 - Posted by caniswolfie on August 9, 2003 - 8:41 pm

He's playing "Look how much money I'm making by modeling" :)

I wish I could have some of that.. :)

10 - Posted by Kurtis on August 9, 2003 - 8:42 pm

lolol its a cartoon kid not a real kid :P cartoons dont make money, they get paid in badger meat

11 - Posted by caniswolfie on August 9, 2003 - 8:53 pm

Mmm.. badger meat.. do you know how much that costs on the open market.. :) I could be a millionaire.. if I were a cartoon.. (*grin* this is what I get for being a smart ass without checking the picture.. ;) )

12 - Posted by Kurtis on August 9, 2003 - 9:18 pm

lolol

13 - Posted by Rich on August 9, 2003 - 9:20 pm

You bring the Badger and I will bring the TT Smartfans! :twisted:

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