AMS eCube EG65D: Decent Performance, but Many Issues
by Wesley Fink on October 28, 2003 11:04 PM EST- Posted in
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Game Benchmarks
We have added Gun Metal DirectX Benchmark 2 from Yeti Labs as a standard game benchmark. We also added the new X2 Benchmark, which includes Transform and Lighting effects as part of the standard benchmarks. Results are reported here for reference. Jedi Knight II has been dropped form our standard Benchmark Suite. JK2 uses a Quake engine, and we are continuing Quake3 as a standard benchmark for the time being.
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clm811 - Sunday, December 28, 2003 - link
Have the EG65D, as in review,but in black(same physical appearance). Ran hot with p4 2,6C, Dual-channel PC3200 and TWO Seagate Barracuda 120GB HDD(one SATA,one PATA), so I added a small(50mm)fan on bottom of drive cage, blowing upwards from memory location (CPU fan blows down). To improve airflow,P.S. wires are dressed with split-loom, and supplied IDE cable replaced with dual head, rounded (with shield mesh). Runs cooler, but supplied CPU fan is still too noisy for my taste(and I could do without the blue "pimp" light). Overall a nice-looking, transportable box.Wesley Fink - Thursday, October 30, 2003 - link
We tested with 1GB of memory (2 x 512MB), not 1Mb. The typo has been corrected.FishTankX - Thursday, October 30, 2003 - link
It said in the noise level tests that the QUBIC chassis was armed with 1Mb of RAM. Did windows run fast? :DFishTankX - Thursday, October 30, 2003 - link
eastvillager - Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - link
I have the black one, which has completely different sides/faceplate(not just colors).It ran far too hot until I added a couple 3 inch holes and a strategically placed 80mm fan, lol. 1 hole in the left side, directly over the vidcard heatsink/fan, and one hole on the ride side, opposite the cpu/heatsink, with an 80mm fan blowing inwards. I'll probably remove internal/external grillwork from the rear fans when I get around to it, and police the wiring a bit to squeeze out as much airflow as I can.
It isn't exactly quiet, but it isn't significantly noisier than my full size systems, either. Big thing is, I can easily carry a computer to work now that craps all over the desktops they give us.
nastyemu25 - Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - link
not a big fan of this one's exterior design :o