Page 3: BIOS, Stability, Testing
<b>BIOS</b>:
<center><img src="http://www.aselabs.com/images/articles/march02/l4s5mg/l4oc.jpg"><img src="http://www.aselabs.com/images/articles/march02/l4s5mg/l4dram.jpg">
The Overclocking and the Dram timings</center>
<center><img src="http://www.aselabs.com/images/articles/march02/l4s5mg/l4adv.jpg"><img src="http://www.aselabs.com/images/articles/march02/l4s5mg/l4int.jpg">
The Advanced chipset features and the Integrated peripherals</center>
I was surprised to see overclocking options in the BIOS. I'm glad to see that ECS is striving to favor the overclocker and not just the regular user. The overclocking options still need work though, like 1 Mhz increments. And voltage adjustments weren't there. But it is a start. The L4S5MG includes the other basic stuff. Nothing big to write home about.
<b>Stability</b>:
The L4S5MG never crashed, not even at 2.13Ghz. Can't complain about that.
<b>Testing</b>:
Well, this is the part that is the most challenging to write up for. I tried to include as many benchmarks as I could, including the new PCMark 2002.
Test System:
L4S5MG
1.6a Ghz P4
256MB DDR Set at ultra and fastest settings
20GB 60GXP IBM HDD
8x DVD and 16x10x40 CDRW
Floppy
Ati Radeon 8500 (Retail speeds)
The L4S5MG was built for speed. I'll let the numbers show you. I included benchmarks at 2.13Ghz (133/133/33). This is the board this is in my system now.
<center><img src="http://www.aselabs.com/images/articles/march02/l4s5mg/l4oc.jpg"><img src="http://www.aselabs.com/images/articles/march02/l4s5mg/l4dram.jpg">
The Overclocking and the Dram timings</center>
<center><img src="http://www.aselabs.com/images/articles/march02/l4s5mg/l4adv.jpg"><img src="http://www.aselabs.com/images/articles/march02/l4s5mg/l4int.jpg">
The Advanced chipset features and the Integrated peripherals</center>
I was surprised to see overclocking options in the BIOS. I'm glad to see that ECS is striving to favor the overclocker and not just the regular user. The overclocking options still need work though, like 1 Mhz increments. And voltage adjustments weren't there. But it is a start. The L4S5MG includes the other basic stuff. Nothing big to write home about.
<b>Stability</b>:
The L4S5MG never crashed, not even at 2.13Ghz. Can't complain about that.
<b>Testing</b>:
Well, this is the part that is the most challenging to write up for. I tried to include as many benchmarks as I could, including the new PCMark 2002.
Test System:
L4S5MG
1.6a Ghz P4
256MB DDR Set at ultra and fastest settings
20GB 60GXP IBM HDD
8x DVD and 16x10x40 CDRW
Floppy
Ati Radeon 8500 (Retail speeds)
The L4S5MG was built for speed. I'll let the numbers show you. I included benchmarks at 2.13Ghz (133/133/33). This is the board this is in my system now.