Advantages: Inexpenisve, good performance, lots of ports and slots Disadvantages: Ports a bit cluttered, no WiFi
computer case, but the layout of the ports on the back, such as USB and Audio/Mic jacks is not the best. It?s very cluttered and often is a challenge to get to. My previous motherboard (also from Asus) had a similar issue and I had to make quite an effort to plug/unplug anything from the back. Other than that it?s done pretty well and everything on the actual board is color coded so that you can plug everything in quite easily, should you be upgrading or building your machine from scratch.
The slots on the motherboard are:
? Socket 478 (for Pentium 4 CPUs)
? 4 DDR SDRAM DIMM slots
? AGP 8x
? 5 PCI
? WiFi slot (not actually useful unless you buy the WiFi card from Asus for a lot of money)
? ATX power
? FDD
? 2 IDE
? 2 SerialATA
? 2 USB 2.0 (for external wiring)
? COM port
? Game port
? Audio/mic jacks
? Ethernet
? Fan controller ...
Advantages: Awesome cheap motherboard supporting the Prescott processor Disadvantages: Actually only has 3 ram slots without dual channeling
A superb motherboard from Asus. Mine has just died after 2 years of overclocked use. I bought it for 30GBP, and has served me well. Tried to get hold of another, yet nowhere seems to sell them. Yet if you need a socket 478 motherboard, and have the option of a p4p800 range I would definatly go with this one.
The bios are super friendly and easy to use, flashing the bios is also a simple procedure. Easy instalation, comes with 1 IDE cable, 1 Floppy cable, rear bezel and user manual with driver CD!
Online support is trickey, as the entire asus team seems not to be able to speak proper English.
The rarity of this motherboard now means you can only get the P4P800-X, DX, or SE. These are all based on the P4P800, but with added features, so expect the same results from these motherboards, as they are all part of the same family ...
Advantages: Reliablity Disadvantages: The IT support team could use some work..
on the market.
The other thing I like about all Asus boards is the way they always clearly mark there boards with instructions or indications on which way cables and other switches etc, should be placed,
The board has most of the same features as other boards and is a reliable and cheep.
The P4S800.
Specifications.
Supports Intel 478 Processor chips
800Fsb Bus Speed
Hyper threading enabled
DDR 400 Memory Up to 3GB
8x AGP
2x IDE Connectors
1X Floppy Connector
USB 2
10/100 LAN
Price £30 -50
The board is not only reliable but also cheep. A great mix in my book. It offers the latest features that you would expect to find in all modern motherboards. The support that Asus offers is limited but this is only because the products are reliable enough that they don't often require support. You get supplied with all the drivers ...
Product Information for "Gigabyte GA-8S648FX-775 - motherboard - ATX - SiS648FX" »
Audio
Audio Output
Sound card
Signal Processor
SiS964
Audio Codec
Realtek ALC655
Sound Output Mode
5.1 channel surround
Compliant Standards
AC '97
Telecom / networking
Networking
Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Features
Manual Settings
CPU frequency, processor core voltage, memory voltage, FSB ratio (CPU:PCI), FSB ratio (CPU:memory)
Hardware Monitoring
CPU core temperature, CPU fan tachometer, chassis fan tachometer, system voltage
Hardware Features
Q-Flash
Manufacturer's product description
GA-8S648FX-775 is designed for high performance Intel Pentium 4 platform, especially for the latest LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology.Empowered by the latest SiS 648FX and 964 chipsets, GA-8S648FX-775 delivers an architecture to uplift the system performance. The 800MHz processor bus and DDR400 memory support are provided to unleash the full power of Intel Pentium 4 800MHz FSB processors. The AGP 8X graphics interface is built to derive the maximum performance from the most powerful graphics accelerator. The MuTIOL 1G Technology with 1GB/s bandwidth is applied to speed up the internal traffic between SiS 648FX and 964 chipsets. GA-8S648FX-775 also provides a variety of features such as Serial ATA, 8 USB2.0 ports, 6-channel audio, 10/100Mbps network connection, and high speed Ultra ATA133 interface. GA-8S648FX-775 is designed to provide the new levels of performance and fulfill the requirement for full range of applications now and future.
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