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 WCM Computerzeitung für Österreich Ausgabe 157 (Oktober 2001), Seite 22ff | Empfehlung der Redaktion! Kein einziger Absturz ist während des ganzen Tests aufgetreten (...) - was wahrlich nicht oft auftritt. Es zeigt sich also, daß auch der VIA Chipsatz in Punkto Stabilität jenen von Intel nicht hinterherhinkt. Was aber ehrlich erstaunt ist die Performance. Das AV40 läßt alle anderen Mainboards mit i845 weit hinter sich (...) Dem Spacewalker AV40R können wir ein sehr gutes Zeugnis ausstellen. Es ist flott, günstig, umfangreich ausgestattet und läuft mit günstigem DDR RAM. Da fällt eine Empfehlung leicht. |
PC Professionell
 PC Professionell (Deutschland) Ausgabe 11/2001 Seite 118 | In allen Disziplinen liegen die Ergebnisse des Shuttle Spacewalker AV40 mit P4X266 Chipsatz in der Größenordnung eines Rambus-Systems und deutlich vor SDRAM-Rechnern. Und das zu einem Preis von nur (...) Im Mittel liegt die Performance des AV40 um knapp acht Prozent über den SDRAM-Mainboards, beim Rambus-System sind es gut zehn Prozent Vorsprung gegenüber SDRAM. (...) Bei Business Winstone 2001 hat das DDR-SDRAM-Testsystem die Nase sogar leicht vorne. (...) Unter Berücksichtigung der derzeit geringen Unterschiede bei den Speicherkosten macht ein DDR-SDRAM-System mit einer deutlich höheren Performance mehr Sinn (als ein Mainboard mit i845-Chipsatz für SDRAM).
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HOT Hardware: "..the AV40 is a better value for gamers."
 HOT Hardware www.hothardware.com/... 15. Oct. 2001  | With respect to 3D Mark 2001, the differential is totally insignificant. Here the P4X266 chipset along with DDR SDRAM, shows that it is definitely a viable and competitive alternative to i850 board with RDRAM. One would argue that, for the cost differential between the two platforms, the P4X266 and the AV40 is a better value for gamers. (...) In the final analysis, it is clear to see that VIA has a winner on their hands with respect to the P4X266 chipset and its DDR support for the Pentium 4. (...) The AV40 P4X266 based motherboard is an excellent representation of the kind of features and benefits that can be packed into this new DDR driven Pentium 4 platform. The board has an excellent high quality design and is extremely stable. With the "R" version of this board and its on board Promise ATA100 RAID controller, you'll have just about every bell and whistle available for the P4. Among P4X266 boards (frankly there aren't many released as of yet), we expect the AV40 to hold strong in the top of its class. (...) der P4X266-Chipsatz zusammen mit DDR SDRAM zeigt, daß es eine realisierbare und konkurrenzfähige Alternative zum Intel850-Chipsatz mit RDRAM gibt. (...) AV40 ist die bessere Wahl für Spieler. (...) Das Board hat eine exzellentes hochwertiges Design und ist extrem stabil. |
OCWorkbench: "Rating 4.2 of 5"
 OC Workbench www.ocworkbench.com/... 1. Oct. 2001 | Conclusion: rating 4,2 of 5 Shuttle AV40R is the one of the first S478 DDR P4 boards This definitely brought DDR to the Pentium 4 solution affordable. Performance is also excellent if we were to compare with RAMBUS solutions or the i845 Brookdale solution. In our tests, the AV40R is faster than the RAMBUS solutions as it's clock is a bit higher than the standard 100Mhz. Features wise, this board has a number of important features esp. built for those who like to overclock. The large range of FSB and Voltage levels makes it one of the most tweakable boards out there in the market right now. Vcore, Vdimm, FSB all can be modified. Installation is straightforward and there are no issues so far. Documentation is provided and the package is complete with the USB ports. Overall, it is an affordable board for a P4 system coupled with DDR. Pros:
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VIA Hardware: "..winner: the Shuttle AV40R."
 VIAHardware.com www.viahardware.com/... 21. Sept. 2001 | Conclusion: In the first VIA P4X266 roundup, we have our first winner: the Shuttle AV40R. Shuttle thought it wise to launch a P4X266 board and a i845 board at the same time, being the first to offer SDR and DDR solutions for P4. (...) The Shuttle truly outpaces the field in the area of overclocking, offering bus speeds between 100 and 160MHz in 1MHz increments. The AV40R also offers chipset voltage, DDR voltage, and CPU voltage adjustment in BIOS, matching the overclocking options of even a Abit board. (...) The AV40R combines a good layout, impressive featureset, great performance, and flexible overclocking support into one low-cost package. (...) Even the term "budget P4 box" would have seemed ludicrous a few months ago. But the release of the P4X266 chipset, along with Intel's aggressive price cuts, have made affordable P4 boxes with DDR memory actually attractive to the cost conscious consumer. (...) the P4X266 can be considered the best chipset for Intel's best processor (...) Fazit: In diesem ersten Bericht über VIA P4X266 haben wir unseren ersten Gewinner gefunden: das Shuttle AV40R. Es kombiniert ein gutes Layout, eindrucksvolles Leistungsmerkmale, hervorragende Geschwindigkeit und flexible Übertaktungsfähigkeiten zu einem niedrigen Preis (...) der P4X266 Chipsatz kann als beste Lösung für Intel's besten Prozessor eingestuft werden. |
DinoXPC: "Rating 10 of 10"
 DinoXPC Website, Italy www.dinoxpc.com/... (Italian) 15. Oct. 2001 | Full rating: 10 of 10 These are the good things: and these are the bad ones: Nothing :) Volle Punktzahl: 10 von 10 |
Lost Circuits
 Lost Circuits www.lostcircuits.com/... 17. Sept. 2001 | Interestingly, in Ulead, the performance delta between the i850 and the P4X266 (= AV40) is less than 1 %. In Caligari TrueSpace 4.2, the P4X266 takes a solid 13% lead over the i850. This should be enough information to base a purchase decision on. If cost factors are taken into account, the situation looks even worse for either of the Intel chipset-based boards. Interessanterweise beträgt der Leistungsunterschied zwischen i850 und P4X266 (= AV40) beim Ulead-Benchmark weniger als 1% (...) Diese Information sollte für eine Kaufentscheidung ausrreichend sein. |
Accelenation: "Rating: 92%"
 Accelenation www.accelenation.com/... 12. Sept. 2001 | I have no problem recommending the Shuttle AV40 (Rating: 91%) Shuttle should be congratulated for making a great board when many other manufacturers won't touch this chipset. (...) if you have a Pentium 4 and want the best price/performance you can get, it is pretty evident the P4X266 is the way to go. The layout of the AV40r is very good. (...) The BIOS of this board is where it really begins to shine. The first thing I noticed is a myriad of memory timings. (...) Shuttle offers all kinds of good overclocking options (...) the front side buses from 100-160Mhz in 1Mhz increments are very welcome. (...) The installation of this board was easy, and it was made that much easier by Shuttle's inclusion of a very well written and informative manual. (...) Overclocking on the AV40r was very easy and quite beneficial. (...) Sisoft Sandra Memory Test: In this test we can see that the Shuttle AV40r does VERY well, and actually beats the VIA reference board by quite a margin (about 20%). (...) in the MP3 Encoding: beat the RDRAM system (...) 3DMark2001: Seven points are all the separates the 850 system from the Shuttle AV40 based rig. That is not bad considering the price difference. Ich kann das Shuttle AV40 problemlos empfehlen (Bewertung: 91%) |
PC Laboratorium Poland
 PC.Laboratorium Poland www.pc.com.pl/... 11. Oct. 2001 | AV40 made on me very positive impression. (...) According to our test results about P4-based mainboards, the AV40 obtains between 90 and 100% of the speed of P4-boards with i850 chipsets, which are much more expensive. During over 20 hours of tests, the system shows no stability problems at all (...) In conclusion, I recommend Shuttle AV40. You can build a very efficient Pentium-4-system with this mainboard, what does not mean " very expensive". Very good efficiency |
HardwareInfo.net
 HardwareInfo.net Review: www.hardwareinfo.net/... 12. Sept. 2001 Comparison: www.hardware.info/... 13. March 2002 | leider keine Übersetzung verfügbar |
HardOCP: "Shuttle has done a bang up job with their AV40R."
 [H]ard|OCP www.hardocp.com/... 19. Sept. 2001 | Shuttle has done a bang up job with their AV40R. If you wanted to jump into a Pentium4 platform board today I would have no problems at all suggesting this board to you. In our days of testing we had no real problems whatsoever. The AV40R proved to be the pinnacle of stability. The boards overall layout is smart and will suit the DIYer or enthusiast. The BIOS selections have the most wanted features that any tweaker is going to be interested in. Shuttle has proven that the P4X266 DDR chipset can stand toe-to-toe with the P4/Rambus platform and honestly I would have suggested that was a lofty goal three months ago, but it has surely been conquered. Kudos to Shuttle for building a P4 board aimed directly at the OCer and DIYer crowd, as they have done their job well. Mit AV40R hat Shuttle einen Knaller im Programm. Falls du heute auf eine Pentium-4-Plattform umsteigen möchtest, habe ich keine Probleme damit, dieses Board vorzuschlagen. |
Club Overclocker: "...I would recommend the AV40R."
 Club Overclocker www.cluboc.net/... 8. Oct. 2001 | Conclusion I'm extremely pleased to have the option of buying a P4 with something other than RAMBUS. The AV40-R is a very awesome board. It has tons of features and its performance is outstanding. With a couple of BIOS updates, I expect to see it performing closer to the RDRAM boards soon. (...) If you are in the market for a non-RAMBUS P4 board, I would recommend the AV40-R. Das AV40-R ist ein sehr beeindruckendes Board. Es hat massenweise Leistungsmerkmale und eine hervorragende Geschwindigkeit. |
Hard Tecs 4U: "..eine absulut klare Alternative.."
 Hard Tecs 4U www.hardtecs4u.com/... 19. Okt. 2001 | Die Platine absolvierte alle an sie gestellten Anforderungen ohne Murren und äußerst stabil, was sicherlich nicht jede so junge Platine im Markt von sich behaupten kann. Ebenfalls auf der Habenseite kann die Platine ein bequemes, übersichtliches BIOS mit einigen Overclocking-Features für sich verbuchen. (...) wird schnell klar, dass im Bereich Preis-/Leistung momentan der P4X266 auf AV40 eine absolut klare Alternative zu den beiden Intel Chipsätzen darstellt (...) |
PC World Norway: "Platz 1"
 PC World Norway www.pcworld.no/... 16. September 2001 | Von der Redaktion empfohlen: Platz 1 - Bestes Pentium 4 Mainboard Positiv: Gute Ausstattung mit fortschrittlicher Speicher-Technologie. Integrierter RAID-Controller, 6 USB-Ports,... Conclusion + Good performance with reasonable memory technology, integrated |
c't Magazin: "Preiswert und schnell"
Penstarsys: "Overall Score: 92%"
 Penstarsys www.penstarsys.com/... 27. Sept. 2001 | Overall Score: 92% The VIA P4X266 is a definite competitor to the mighty i850 of Intel, and the price difference between the two products can be impressive. RDRAM is still about twice the cost of good DDR SDRAM, and the i850 6 layer boards are 50% higher in cost than the RAID version of the Shuttle AV40R. When all of this is put together, a comparably performing P4X266 based system can be #200 cheaper than the RDRAM/i850 based competition. (...) very nicely laid out with excellent features, but at a cost that is significantly lower than much of the competition. The build quality of the latest Shuttle boards are among the best in the business, and the overall stability at stock speeds is second to none. The Shuttle engineers have done an outstanding job with this product, considering that it is among the first of its kind. (...) Shuttle has really raised the bar on producing high quality yet affordable motherboards. In an industry dominated by Gigabyte, Asus, and MSI (all of whom ask a sometimes significantly higher price for their products), it is nice to see a very viable (and affordable) alternative to the heavies. The overall design and quality of this product demands attention, and I think this product will receive this attention once the good word gets out. For those wishing to use a P4 processor, but don’t want to buy or support RDRAM, then the VIA P4X266 based AV40R is one of the top choices in this small, but growing market. Both Shuttle and VIA have proven that the P4X266 can keep neck in neck with the i850. Pros: Faster than the VIA reference P4X266, Excellent stability, Excellent features, Good layout, RAID controller, 6 USB ports, Outstanding manual, Up to date CDROM/drivers, Excellent documentation |
Extreme Tech: "...the performance was impressive in a low cost package."
 Extreme Tech www.extremetech.com/... 25. Sept. 2001 | ...the performance was impressive in a low-cost package It didn't quite catch up with the RDRAM-equipped Intel 850 system, but scored substantially better than the Intel 845 boards in almost all the benchmarks. |
1Bits: "AV40 should be your first priority"
 1bits (chinesisch) www.1bits.com/... 25. Sept. 2001 | According the various testing, AV40 gets the high records in stable performance. P4X266 chipset also full plays its function, at least, in all aspect it get well result compared with i845 chipset. Owing to P4x266 low cost than Intel chipset, and the DDR RAM still provides in economic price. So if the enthusiast want to try the latest P4 processor, AV40 should be your first priority. Key features:
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Brainbox Korea: "Shuttle AV40R has been chosen as the best product tested by Brainbox!"
 Brainbox Korea www.brainbox.co.kr/... 15. Oct. 2001 | Shuttle AV40R has been chosen as the best product tested by Brainbox! comment:
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AMD World
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