ASUS P4T i850 Pentium 4 ATX Motherboard

Name: ASUS P4T i850 Pentium 4 ATX Motherboard
Item: ASUS P4T i850 Pentium 4 ATX Motherboard
Author: Mike Andrawes

by Mike Andrawes on May 9, 2001 2:56 PM EST

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We’ve seen ASUS set the standard for a particular type of motherboard in the past and we do believe they have done it again. While companies like ABIT are jumping onto the Pentium 4 bandwagon now, ASUS has proven to have one of the best Pentium 4 out there. The only downside, if any, would be the lack of an on-board IDE RAID controller.

Fortunately, that’s a minor complaint since everything else is close to perfect on the P4T. ASUS’s unique board design once again proves to be very effective in providing solid performance and stability, which performs better than the reference design in some cases and runs smoothly without a crash in all our stress tests.

The overclocking package on the P4T is quite good as well, giving you a lot of flexibility in fine tuning your system to squeeze out the last drop of performance from the system. Even under heavy overclocking situations, the P4T ran reliably without a crash.

Quite possibly one of the most compelling features of the P4T is its ability to work in a standard ATX case with a standard ATX power supply thanks to the baseboard included in the box and the careful design of the board to run properly with standard ATX power.

All in all, the P4T is yet another impressive motherboard from ASUS, whether you want to push your system to the max or you just want to be crash free.

How it Rates

AnandTech Motherboard Rating
	Rating (x/10)
Performance: The P4T performs on par with the Intel reference design	6.0
Price: ASUS boards are generally priced above average, but surprisingly the P4T is not among the most expensive i850 boards out there. It’s still a little bit above average, but it’s worth it for what you get	6.0
Stability The stability of the P4T is simply amazing. All the way from the initial installation until we finished all the benchmarks and stability tests, the board never crashed, not even once. It didn’t crash under non-overclocked situations for 48 hours, not under extreme overclocked situations, and not even if we unplugged the ATX12V and AUX power supply connectors.	9.5
Features The full overclocking package provides you the option to fine tune your system. The only complaint we have is the lack of an on-board IDE RAID controller - something that can always be added via a PCI card.	7.5
Layout ASUS again came up with their own unique layout design, which proves again to be effective in boosting the performance and stability of the system. In general the layout of the board is very nice, with our only complaint being the non-standard layout of the ATX I/O panel.	6.5
Availability Being the largest manufacturer of motherboards in the world offers the major advantage of being very easy to find. They are widely available in local computer stores, including stores like Micro Center and Fry’s. Of course, purchasing ASUS products online is just as easy.	8.5
Documentation & Software Bundle The manual is again very nicely written with just about every piece of information you might need for the board.	8.5
Overall Rating - not an average Click here to find out why	8.5

ASUS P4T i850 Pentium 4 ATX Motherboard

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