Gigabyte accuses Asus of cheating

raideree · Aug 5, 2004, 10:10 AM

Gigabyte accuses Asus of cheating

Unseemly row or what

By INQUIRER staff: Tuesday 03 August 2004, 11:21

MAJOR MOBO MAKER Gigabyte has hit out at its competitor Asus accusing of it cheating on 925X/915X scores.
The allegation is that Asus 925X/915P series moteherboards score much higher in some 3D graphics performance tests. In a media release, Gigabyte said "we have found that Asus has been doing some cheating".

Gigabyte claims that "out of curiosity" it tested the Asus PSAD2 Premium board and discovered a setting called Peg Link Mode. "This setting clandestinely oveclocks the frequency of memory and core engines of ATI based PCI Express Graphics," Gigabyte alleged.

"It was also found that Peg Link Mode is not an enhancement feature for [the] motherboard, as it provides enhancement only to the graphics card's memory and core engine frequency, ostensibly with the sole purpose to obtain higher benchmark results on 3D graphics".

Gigabyte further claims the special setting hasn't been revealed to the public or the media.

"[It] is misleading to the public, seeks an unfair means to gain an advantage over the competition, and frankly sets a bad example which competitors may be forced to follow," said Gigabyte. "We urge all motherboard manufacturers to adhere to common professional standards of providing full disclosure of and special systems settings or modifications to the public, media, or review publications so that the consumer can make an educated purchase," it said.

Asus has not commented on the allegations so far. µ

GutterPunk · Aug 5, 2004, 01:37 PM

Can you post a link w/ your aticles bud? thx would like to see the page

ummm thats interesting... but anything to help out the gamer is my opinion i dont think its cheating, its just boosting gfx from the mobo

krazy1 · Aug 5, 2004, 01:54 PM

This was posted here yesterday...http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=52352

Zardon · Aug 5, 2004, 02:27 PM

This is the feedback forum for Driverheaven.net, not a place to post news, closed.

Aug 5, 2004, 10:10 AM	#1
raideree DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: HK Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Gigabyte accuses Asus of cheating Gigabyte accuses Asus of cheating Unseemly row or what By INQUIRER staff: Tuesday 03 August 2004, 11:21 MAJOR MOBO MAKER Gigabyte has hit out at its competitor Asus accusing of it cheating on 925X/915X scores. The allegation is that Asus 925X/915P series moteherboards score much higher in some 3D graphics performance tests. In a media release, Gigabyte said "we have found that Asus has been doing some cheating". Gigabyte claims that "out of curiosity" it tested the Asus PSAD2 Premium board and discovered a setting called Peg Link Mode. "This setting clandestinely oveclocks the frequency of memory and core engines of ATI based PCI Express Graphics," Gigabyte alleged. "It was also found that Peg Link Mode is not an enhancement feature for [the] motherboard, as it provides enhancement only to the graphics card's memory and core engine frequency, ostensibly with the sole purpose to obtain higher benchmark results on 3D graphics". Gigabyte further claims the special setting hasn't been revealed to the public or the media. "[It] is misleading to the public, seeks an unfair means to gain an advantage over the competition, and frankly sets a bad example which competitors may be forced to follow," said Gigabyte. "We urge all motherboard manufacturers to adhere to common professional standards of providing full disclosure of and special systems settings or modifications to the public, media, or review publications so that the consumer can make an educated purchase," it said. Asus has not commented on the allegations so far. µ

Aug 5, 2004, 01:37 PM	#2
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	Can you post a link w/ your aticles bud? thx would like to see the page ummm thats interesting... but anything to help out the gamer is my opinion i dont think its cheating, its just boosting gfx from the mobo __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Aug 5, 2004, 01:54 PM	#3
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	This was posted here yesterday...http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=52352 __________________

Aug 5, 2004, 02:27 PM	#4
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	This is the feedback forum for Driverheaven.net, not a place to post news, closed.