Stability & Compatibility
You can review our stability/compatibility testing methods here.
Test System
- Motherboard: EPOX 8K3A+
- AMD Athlon XP 2000+
- Cooling: Swiftech MCX370
- 256MB DDR333 PC2700 Crucial DDR memory
- Hard Drive: IBM 40GB 7200RPM ATA100
- Video: MSI Ge-Force 3 Standard 64MB DDR
- CD: MSI CD 52X ATA33
- Power: Enermax EG465P-VE FCA
Drivers
- VIA 4in1
- Direct-X 8.1
- NVIDIA Reference driver 29.42
- Windows XP Pro with all updates
The EPOX 8K3A+ is a very solid foundation to build your system on. Even in an overclocked state the board was able to maintain stability and passed our series of torture tests. No lock-ups BSOD or other random events plagued the stability of the 8K3A+.
Performance
Performance as expected is on par with other top boards in its genre, an attraction few enthusiasts will not be satisfied with. As a gamers board the 8K3A+ is a very compatible specimen currently, but that with the release of the 8X next-generation series of boards will become obsolete very shortly as the new KT400 chipset matures and takes over the AMD market.
