ASUS P5VDC-MX - motherboard - micro ATX - P4M800 Pro

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: Reliable, features, value, support
Disadvantages: none that I can find

...When looking for a motherboard for my brand new socket 939 processor I looked at the available options from my favourite supplier, ASUS. I've used ASUS for a few computers now, from a cheapo A7V8X-X, to a top-of-the-line socket A board the A7V880 (socket A WITH dual channel) and I even have an ASUS cooler and an ASUS graphics card. ASUS do no errors here neither, with the A8V Deluxe which has the stability ASUS are renowned for as well as every feature which is available. SATA, SATA Raid, IDE RAID, Firewire, Gigabit Ethernet, Dual Channel, AGP... what else could a computer builder want? I bought this OEM so everything had to be downloaded from the net, which is easy and quick. The installation procedures are simple and there's no silly flash programs to 'help the baffled'. I love the ASUS probe software, which is small and very... 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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