Advantages: Very good cost/benefit ratio, like the overclocking, like the bios Disadvantages: very bad pin and port placement
the individual connectors outside of the cabinet and then connect to the board as one plug. Fortunately it has the same format as the M2N68, but unfortunately I cannot use it because it raises the connectors too high, taking space from one of the only available HD bays. Good board, but very bad planning. Even on my large full-atx cabinet, connecting everything was an unpleasant challenge. I do not recommend this board for anyone with a slim or reduced-size cabinet, or anyone who works with 4 hd's.
And contrary to CIOS's description of 5 SATA ports, it has 4. ...
Advantages: cheap overclocking abilities gd looking build quality highly upgradable Disadvantages: asus wbsite very slow when wanting to dl updates
if you are looking to upgrade your pc for gaming on a tight budget this is the best place to start for £70 you deffinatley get your moneys worth with all the features included
i bought mine when they was first released it was buggy but once the bios was updated all was fine
this board is the heart of one of my kick ass machines and that is exactly what it will do
This Motherboard is certified for SLI use
my only bad point
asus website very slow when wanting to download updates
why pay £150 for a striker extreme when this is half that
p.s my freind has the striker and i dont feel a diference at all apart from the striker boots up slower too much junk in its bios
the p5n is stripped to the core for performance all unneeded removed
it is easy to install and set up with good istructions to do so
and will even fit ...
Advantages: Value for money, competent integrated hardware (especially the sound) Disadvantages: Geforce2 MX a little dated for todays games
I was building a PC on a budget over a year ago, and was looking for a solution that offered a good price/performance ratio. It was then that I stumbled across a new concept in motherboards - nVidias nForce chipset.
>Overview<
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This MSImotherboard utilises nVidia's nForce chipset.
nVidias nForce (now superceded by the nForce2 and 3) was and is a milestone in motherboard technology. Never before had so many competent technologies been bundled into one board.
The chipset main features are:
Support for Duron/Athlon/XP processors with an FSB of 100/133mhz
...and thus 200/266mhz DDR RAM memory in DUAL CHANNEL mode.
Integrated nVidia Geforce2MX-class 'crush' graphics
Integrated nVidia SoundStorm Dolby Digital 5.1 sound
Onboard Networking
As far as CPU support goes, I think this goes up to the Athlon XP ...
Product Information for "ASUS P5N7A-VM - motherboard - micro ATX - GF 9300 / nForce 730i" »
Processor
Installed Qty (Max Supported)
0 ( 1 )
Memory
Supported RAM Technology
DDR2 SDRAM
Supported RAM Integrity Check
Non-ECC
RAM Installed ( Max )
0 MB / 16 GB (max)
Supported RAM Speed
PC2-6400, PC2-5300
RAM Features
Unbuffered, dual channel memory architecture
Video
Graphics Controller
NVIDIA GeForce 9300 Shared Video Memory (UMA)
Audio
Audio Output
Sound card
Audio Codec
Realtek ALC1200
Sound Output Mode
7.1 channel surround
Compliant Standards
High Definition Audio
Telecom / networking
Networking
Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features
BIOS Features
DMI 2.0 support, WfM 2.0 support, ASUS MyLogo2, Hyper-Threading Technology, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ACPI 2.0a support, SMBIOS 2.5 support
Manual Settings
Processor core voltage, memory voltage
Sleep / Wake Up
Wake on LAN (WOL), wake on ring (WOR)
Hardware Features
Chassis intrusion detection, C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall), ASUS Q-Fan 2, ASUS AI Nap, CrashFree BIOS 3, ASUS Q-Connector, ASUS Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS), NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology Support, ASUS Express Gate, ASUS Precision Tweaker, ASUS EPU-4 Engine
Manufacturer's product description
ASUS is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with NVIDIA in the creation of the most powerful DirectX (DX) 10 motherboard - the ASUS P5N7A-VM motherboard. A showcase of intelligent and innovative motherboard design, the P5N7A-VM features an LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo processors and supports the GeForce 9300 / nForce 730i chipset and memory expansion of up to a maximum of 16 GB with four DDR2 800/667 dual channel memory slots. With support for Hybrid SLI, CUDA and PhysX graphics acceleration, the P5N7A-VM promises to be the most powerful DX10 motherboard in the consumer market today.
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