Firingsquad over de i815 performance

In tegenstelling tot Sharky Extreme weet Thresh's Firingsquad wel een objectieve review over de i815 te schrijven en daar komen ze dan ook op een heel andere conclusie uit dan SE: de i815 performance is slechter dan de 2 jaar oude BX chipset en dus een teleurstelling ipv. een waardige opvolger :

If you were hoping the 815 chipset would offer BX-class performance without an expensive price tag, chances are you're disappointed with our 815 results, and quite frankly, we are too.

With the increased bandwidth 815 offers over the BX chipset, plus the added support of ATA-66/100, 133MHz FSB, and AGP 4X, we initially considered 815 a solid contender to 820 for use in performance desktop PC's. Now we're questioning if it's even a solid BX replacement!

With the newer BX motherboards, overclocking the BX chipset to bus speeds above (and beyond) 133MHz is pretty common, but it still isn't guaranteed to work for everyone. If you're not ready to fork over the money for RDRAM and an 820 motherboard and like to play things safe, (in terms of AGP overclocking) this leaves VIA's Apollo Pro133A chipset as your primary option.

Thanks [CoSD]Headbanger voor de tip!