Hi! My hobbies..... hmmm music, films, games, tennis, learning on my own time, etc etc
Hi! My hobbies..... hmmm music, films, games, tennis, learning on my own time, etc etc
Member since:22.06.2007
Reviews:19
The transition from AGP to PCIE was without a doubt extreamly easy. Along with this motherboard, I had 2 Kingston 2GB 1066mhz ram, an AMD Phenom 9950 2.6ghz black edition, an ATI RADEON 4850 HD (1gb, Asus edition) and a 650w Antec Power Supply.
The motherbaord an IDE port and many SATA ports which was very useful as i went from using an old IDE hardrive to a SATA hardrive. The IDE and SATA ports are also placed conveniantly on the sides allowing air to flow freely throughout the machine. With this intact the motherboard stays below 45C. I do have 2 other fans on the machine, one on the back and the other on the front. All air is moving out of the PC from the back.
The manual that came with the motherboard is exceedingly helpful. It gives you clear information on what ram does and doesn't work with the board, and how to install certain fans etc. Speaking of fans, this motherboard also comes with a small fan which plugs into your usual 4 pin fan port.
Overall, this motherboard has been brilliant. Its rather difficult to come up with any criticism. It doesnt get too hot, it doesnt seem to slow down, the bios is easy to understand. The only annoyance dual core users may have is that the ram will only run at 1066 if the processor is quad core.
4/5!
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