ABIT AA8XE-3rd Eye - motherboard - ATX - i925X

Advantages: Excellent for Overclocking
Disadvantages: Needed a bios update

...I recently purchased the ABIT AV8 3rd EYE Motherboard and an Athlon 64 - 3000 (Winchester core) Processor. I purchased the ABIT Motherboard due to the fact my last motherboard was ABIT and I was totally satisfied with it. When I got the AV8 set it all up with the new processor, I was let down because it did not work. As the processor was the latest version, the motherboard was unable to identify it, thus would not work. After purchasing a new bios chip for the board it fired up straight away. So i installed windows and away i went. I was totally amazed with the speed of the system and was so in awe of the new 3rd eye display. For those of you who don't know, the 3rd eye is an LCD display which is attached directly to the motherboard. It is run by a seperate processor on the motherboard, and can monitor upto 5 fans (connected... Read review

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Advantages: The stuff is weel packed, with all features and the drivers are compatible to Linux.
Disadvantages: high speed, causes high bridge and CPU temperature. Use xtra Fans/heat sinks

...The motherboard is rocking. I have all the cool features on it at a descent price. the only issue was the heating of the bridge which was easily colled by placing a fan on top of it. I rocks with Suse, Ubuntu Linux and Windows 2003 Server edition. Matrix storage tech with Intel RAID helped me to use my old 40 GB HDD via SATA converter, to create a RAID volume to store my critical files. Even in Linux we can do the same using dmraid module. Goes with NVIDIA Card as accelerator on the PCI express slot. Additional Power supply output on the Mother board helps us to use the same for controller cards (in my case SATA-IDE cards for my HDD). Supports more than 4 GB RAM (1GB X 4 slots). VMWARE Virtualization compatible.... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent board layout
Disadvantages: none.

...components of their system. When it comes to accessories the Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D has a solid selection of cables, expansion brackets, and other components which gives value to your money. The motherboard’s surface has become far more crowded due to voltage generation devices necessary for the DDR-II modules and PCI-Express. Installing the CPU has became easier, you just push the pins through the four mounting holes, and you’re done The GA-8AKXP-D packs in a solid selection of cables, expansion brackets, and other components that really give the end user a bang for their buck. If you’re looking for the best bang for your buck i925X board, recommend I’d to you all the Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D.... Read review

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