AOpen AX6BC Pro II Millenium Edition Slot-1 ATX

The Test

In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you shouldn't base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.

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The Final Decision

Take the only motherboard to receive AnandTech's Gold Editor's Choice Award in a standalone review, the AOpen AX6BC Pro Gold, make some basic, but useful improvements, and you get the AX6BC Pro II Millennium Edition - the best overall i440BX motherboard on the market.

For the hardcore overclocker, the latest offerings from ABIT, the BE6-2 and BF6 may be a better solution thanks to SoftMenu III's increased tweaking flexibility. For everyone else, there is no reason to pass on the AX6BC Pro II and its rock solid stability under all conditions. That is, of course, if you still want an i440BX board this late in its life cycle...

How it Rates

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