Jetway 939GT4-SLI: Gem with a New SLI Twist
by Wesley Fink on August 24, 2005 8:30 AM EST- Posted in
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Test Setup
| Performance Test Configuration | |
| Processor(s): | AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2.4GHz) Socket 939 |
| RAM: | 2 x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2 |
| Hard Drive(s): | Seagate 120GB 7200 RPM SATA (8MB Buffer) |
| Video AGP & IDE Bus Master Drivers: | NVIDIA nForce 6.66 |
| Video Cards: | NVIDIA 6800 Ultra (PCIe) NVIDIA 6800 Ultra (AGP) |
| Video Drivers: | NVIDIA nForce 77.77 |
| Operating System(s): | Windows XP Professional SP2 Direct X 9.0c |
| Motherboards: | Jetway 939GT4-SLI-G (nForce4) ULi AP9567A (M1695/M1567) Abit An8 Fatal1ty Biostar NF4UL-A9 Chaintech VNF4-Ultra DFI LANParty UT nF4 Ultra-D ECS KN1 Extreme Epox 9NPA+ Ultra Winfast NF4UK8AA (Foxconn) Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI MSI K8N neo4/SLI Platinum |
Tests used OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2, which uses Samsung TCCD chips. All memory ran at 2-2-2-7 timing in all benchmarks.
The NVIDIA 6800 Ultra was used for testing both PCIe and AGP performance on the ULi board. The 6800 Ultra video cards were tested at the same video timings and differed only in interface - AGP or PCIe. Resolution in all benchmarks is 1280x1024x32 unless otherwise noted.
All single and dual GPU benchmarks were run with a matched pair of NVIDIA 6800 Ultra reference cards, identified as Rev. A04. All game benchmarks, both single video and SLI, were run in 1600x1200 video mode with 4X Anti-Aliasing and 8X Anisotropic filtering enabled. The exception is Aquamark 3, which uses a standardized 1024x768 setup to generate comparable benchmark results.
Results for the Jetway 939GT4-SLI are color-coded in red in all graphs. Results for the other boards are in blue.
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zemane - Thursday, August 25, 2005 - link
Table on page 2 says this board has 2 x1 PCIe slots but I see only one in the picture.Could you confirm this? Thanks.
Wesley Fink - Sunday, August 28, 2005 - link
We are told the middle x16 slot can function as an x1/x2 slot when the outer two x16 video slots are in use (as SLI or dual video). While there is only one physical PCIe x1 slot, the ability to have two funstioning x1 PCIe slots even with full SLI persuaded us to list the slots as 2 x1 PCIe.Shalmanese - Thursday, August 25, 2005 - link
Can I stick 3 dual DVI cards in there and hook up 6 monitors?tanekaha - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - link
Thx for the heads up on this board WesleyLooks like many ppl in this thread would like 2 see the EVGA freebie reviewed
Maybe, when ya get over your excitement, a review of the EVGA Bd would give you some more.
Looks like a lotta ppl here would be into it as well.
Thx again
Tanekaha
AMDScooter - Thursday, August 25, 2005 - link
I ordered one of those EVGA combo's yesterday. From the looks of it some people are having a bit of a time with the EVGA BIOS holding the OC settings after a reboot. There is a new Jetway BIOS out that fixes this issue on their board. EVGA has not issued a new BIOS yet. If my setup has the same issues I'll prolly try the Jetway BIOS, against the EVGA forum mod's advice. Hopefully EVGA will just release their own BIOS fix in the next few days. That issue aside, the folks seem to be having very good luck OC'ing this board. I was going to wait for the ATI soloution but bit early. I like this boards 3 PCI/no jumper/bridge soloution.zShowtimez - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - link
If they offered it in the all silver that they did some boards in Id jump on it.SilentRunning - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - link
Is it just me or does the color scheme look a little too much like a preschool toy. I can see this motherboard perfectly at home in a lego computer case. I think a more subdued color palette would do wonders for the physical appeal.lchyi - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - link
I would totally build a case out of legos and include this mobo.bldckstark - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - link
Pricewatch --> EVGA 7800GT $399 + MB for $129 = $528 (shipping included)EVGA site --> EVGA 7800GT $449 + EVGA SLI MB for $0 + 11.95 shipping = $460.95
A savings of $67.50. Not a bad deal at all if EVGA's MB is as hot as the Jetway.
What I am concerned about tho, is that the EVGA is priced $70 more than the Jetway. No wonder they are giving them away, they won't be able to sell any after word gets out about this.
Omega215D - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - link
I saw the exact same board at monarch computer but it is an eVGA board and it too retails at a 939 AGP killing price of $129.http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant....">http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...t_Code=1...