Test System
- CPU: Intel 2.8GHz 533MHz FSB
- Motherboard: Intel D865PERL
- Memory: 2X 256MB CAS 2.0 Corsair PC3200/2700 DDR SDRAM
- Cooling: Intel Retail Heatsink and fan
- Video: ASUS: V9280S Ti-4200 8X 128MB DDR SDRAM
- CD: MSI 52X ATA33 IDE
- 40GB IBM ATA100 7200RPM
The board I received worked fine for the most part but I did have some initial problems running the on-board LAN and sound together that was finally resolved in the latest BIOS release from Intel. When it comes to test score rankings this is a numbers game in most respects, as most systems that are configured correctly are going to run some where between 3-5% percent different and only by the numbers would a user most notably notice a difference. This board placed around the middle of the pack in most of the tests and that is just fine for a fully featured product with many on-board or embedded extras so I give it thumbs up for my vote. Some scores are actually better than the Canterwood which came as a surprise though.
