Noticeable in the testing of this motherboard was the added boost that the UDMA/66 offers. Performing slightly better in benchmarks than its UDMA/33 predecessors, this board helps the performance of the Fujitsu drive we tested with.
Similarl to most i810 motherboards we've tested, the P6IWT-A+ performs well on almost all tests, save its 3D performance. The i810's integrated video solution falls short on most 3D gaming tests, to the point where it's hard to recommend any i810 board to a hardcore gamer.
Stick with a stand-alone 3D accelerator folks, it's the only way to achieve a pleasurable frame rate in games.
While offering manually adjustable voltages from 1.6v all the way up to 2.5v and CPU clock multipliers from 2.5x up to 8x, the P6IWT-A+ only falls seriously short in its available bus speed settings.
Offering only speeds of 66, 75, 83 and 100MHz, the P6IWT-A+ is not the overclocker's dream and more likely is the overclocker's nightmare. Not nearly allowing the full overclocking potential of some of the other i810 boards out there, the audience of this board certainly narrows.
Without the ever-useful 85-95MHz FSB speeds, Celeron overclocking is certainly limited, and serious Celeron overclockers will likely shy away from the P6IWT-A+ and instead opt for boards supporting more frequencies in between 83 and 100 MHz.
The P6IWT-A+ is a feature-rich motherboard capable of satisfying a large audience of users and at a price that most will find acceptable.
While the presence of the two CPU connectors is welcomed, the quantity of "slotket" Slot-1 to PPGA solutions on the market make this feature a little less special.
We did welcome the P6IWT-A+'s 3D Audio solution, and while better standalone solutions exist, the added cost to the motherboard for this chip is minimal and the benefits are broad.