ASUS P5P800-MX - motherboard - ATX - i865GV

Advantages: Stable, feature rich
Disadvantages: None

...The Asus P2B is a stable and feature rich motherboard. It replaced a TMC motherboard I had which had ‘issues’ with Nvidia graphics cards. Since the swap my computer has been more stable in general use, as well as when the graphics card is working hard. Asus support the board well, a recent BIOS update added APCI power saving support. You get onboard USB, two EIDE channels, floppy disk controller, two serial ports, one parallel port and two ps/2 ports and the option to connect an infra red port. Wow! There’s lots of setup options to keep the tweakers happy and even the option of an Asus network card, which adds wake on LAN capability. Asus even have free motherboard monitoring/trouble shooting software available for download! If your slot 1 computer crashes a lot, try changing motherboards – you could be pleasantly surprised.... Read review

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Advantages: Very stable
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...I had recently had to make the decision on whether to upgrade my motherboard to another SDRAM board or to change to DDR. I decided that DDR was the way to go, as it is so cheap at the moment (same price as PC133). So, now I had to decide on one of two boards, the Gigabyte 7DX, which a friend of mine owns, and the Asus A7M266. Both were very similar to each other except the price, the Asus is a little dearer. However I have read reviews of both, and the Asus seemed to come with better software and was also said to have better overclocking abilities. This swung it for me. The Asus it was to be. This board has been better than expected; it is a lot more stable than my old one. It can also be overclocked a hell of a lot more.... Read review

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Advantages: nForce2 chipset, AGP X8, High performance.
Disadvantages: nothing

...I like the Asus motherboards. Always high quality and high performance. This is my second upgrade in 18 months and I have no complaints. This motherboard will take AMD Athlon Xp processors to 3Ghz+. It uses DDR 400mhz memory (pc3200) and coupled with the excellent nForce2 chipset it offers speed, reliability and performance. The A7N8X-VM uses an onboard C-Media 8738 6-channel audio so there is no need for a separate sound card. It also features an integrated GeForce4 MX GPU, intergrated 10/100 Mbps LAN controller and 6 intergrated USB ports (4 rear +2). Other features are 3 PCI slots, AGP x8, 2 Dimm sockets (max 2 Ghz DDR memory). The A7N8X-VM comes complete with User's manual, UltraDMA cable, FDD cable and support CD. There is an extra bonus with the ASUS LiveUpdate Utility. This allows you to update the bios on-screen without having... Read review

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