Motherboards

The best - bugs can be worked around

Advantages: features and accessories rich; great overclocking potential; fastest mobo out there
Disadvantages: some bugs, but nothing that can't be dealt with if you're prepared

...However, after looking at the Asus forums, I was confidant that I could overcome any problems that I encountered. When I set up my new system, I was immediatly faced with the notorious 'CPU INIT' error when I attempted to power up the PC. However, as I had read the forums and knew about the problem, I could easily deal with it - as opposed to sending for a replacement straight away, which I've heard many people have done. I soon discovered the problem ...
...as I have said, the Asus forums, I had already prepared a USB stick with the latest stable bios version on it, so that the first thing I did after powering up the Striker was to go into the bios and update it, using Asus's brillliant EZFlash utility. After that was done I simply installed the OS and it was brilliant from then on. As I said, there is a reason I tolerated these teething troubles in such an expensive and high-end part. This is because ...

ClockworkUniverse42 04.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of ASUS Striker Extreme Republic of Gamers Series - motherboard - ATX - nForce 680i SLI

mATX - Small, Sound, Old

Advantages: ATX-compatible, Power-efficient, Inexpensive, Supports ATA and SATA
Disadvantages: Obsolete DDR Technology, Unsuitable for Gamers

ASRock P4i65G is a compact motherboard for that tiny PC case. Because it was manufactured for microtower standard computer boxes, it lacks the strengths that the following customers would desire: workstation administrators, hardcore gamers, media professionals. In other words, this motherboard is currently suitable only for those with medium requirements (if you wish to buy it for a new computer) and highly recommended for Socket 478 processor ...
...plenty of space for fitting many additional devices, require a PCI-E graphics card or DDRII memory. As you can see, chances are you will require some other mainboard, but if you wish to cope with the mATX PC case, you can always find room for the ASRock P4i65G. ...

Lord_Kelvin 15.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of ASRock P4I65G - motherboard - micro ATX - i865G

Worth What You Pay

Advantages: Cheap, Effective
Disadvantages: No PCI-EXPRESS SLOT

The AsRock K7S41GX is a good and stable motherboard for a non-gamer. Gamers need to chose a different card because this ASRock is to slow for the up to date games the processer slot doesnt allow you to put the needed up-to-date hardware in. This is Perfect for Non-Gamers the onboard graphics and the avalible ram space a excellent for any office workers. TheAsRock K7S41GX has a socket for a Socket A(462) processer which is sempron ready. It has ...

ThePopz 31.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of ASRock K7S41GX - motherboard - micro ATX - SiS741GX

ASRock N68PV-GS - Server Build

Advantages: Cheap, Does the job + Stable
Disadvantages: Low quality sound

I purchased this motherboard in October 2009 to serve as a home server and a second computer for visitors. All I needed was a motherboard that worked but cheap. This motherboard was paired with an AMD Phenom 9500 and 2GB of Corsair RAM. Although I knew this motherboard was cheap I was hoping for an average experience with the motherboard. The motherboard did its job by functioning but when I tested the audio the sound that was outputted seemed ...
...me since I could hear my surroundings much more than I did with my other motherboard when listening to music. Despite the audio problem I found the motherboard to be a useful backup of when my other motherboard had some problems thus I had used this motherboard when my motherboard was being sent back for repair. To this day the motherboard hasn't had any defects despite it falling to the ground and even getting crushed by accident. The day it arrived ...

Lepricon 15.01.2010 · Read full review

Review of ASRock N68PV-GS - motherboard - micro ATX - GeForce 7050PV

Small In Case But Great OverAll

Advantages: Great Small And Cheap
Disadvantages: Ram

This body is small but great it supports most of them newest components available, from quad core CPU’s to ddr2 ram to 16 x PCI cards. The reason why this motherboard is great to buy is because it has advance energy saving system which will save power and will not decrease performance. This mother features many new improvements that you would not see on any other motherboards. It also features great SATA port which most hard' drives now use. Once ...
...mins to get it all set up and ready to use. I would indeed recommend this product to friend The one thing i do like about this motherboard is that it can last long time, if you were to buy this motherboard i can tell you won’t be disappointed but there is one thing about this motherboard which might put people of it is that the maximum ram it can hold is 4 GB’s and no more. ...

Mylesxd 12.01.2010 · Read full review

Review of Gigabyte GA-EG31M-S2 - motherboard - micro ATX - iG31