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Advantages: A nice board with fine VGA and sound on-board
Disadvantages: No paper manual

Intel Rocks again......... I bought this motherboard 3 months ago. Its awsome motherboard. First of all it has 6 channel sound speaker output system. Then Intel X3100 graphic media accelaretor. Which gives great gamin quality. Lots of usb ports. Supports core 2 quad, core 2 duo. I can use 8GB ram but i am using 4 GB now. It works too fast. This motherboard is better than MSI, Gigabyte, Asus. I work with server this motherboard gives me gigabyte ...
...- North Bridge - Intel G33 South Bridge - Intel ICH9DH Onboard Video Chipset - Intel GMA 3100 Audio Chipset - Realtek ALC888 Onboard USB 6 x USB 2.0 Expansion Slots - PCI Express x16 - 1 PCI Express x1 - 3 PCI Slots - 3 Max LAN Speed - 10/100/1000Mbps Form Factor - ATX Certified for Windows Vista ... Read review

Advantages: good quality on-board sound, good software
Disadvantages: some socket positioning design errors

This is the intel D865PERL motherboard, I purchased one for £125 from ebuyer.co.uk. Packaging The moterboard comes in a box designed with intel colours (blue and orange) with a picture of the board on the front. On the back of the box is another picture of the board but this one is labelled with all of its features. The board came in an anti-static bag which was sitting on a thin layer of foam inside the box. Also included in the box is a metal ...
...a lot of software. The Intel Active Monitor is very useful, it tells you the temperature, fan speed and power supply voltages of the different zones in your computer. When a temperature hits the threshhold an alarm sounds so you can do something about it as to not cook any of your components. The Soundmax software is also very good, it provides a good interface for all of your volume levelling, blancing, cd player and mic etc. Diskeeper lite is ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, Powerfull, easy to install
Disadvantages: Not for gamers!

This is a good little motherboard for its low price. I am currently using it to write this review. I also have an Intel E2180 Pentium Dual core CPU set up and overclocking it was so easy. The board itself was so cheap that i wasn't sure if it would be up to scratch for my new build computer, but it surprised me! The Instruction manual was easy to follow and had screen shots of everything needed. The Setup disk was also detailed in the manual and ...
...is easy to overclock using the CPU i have. All the BIOS options are available to gain maximum performance for all components. The manual also listed all the supported CPU's and also had screen shots of the BIOS which were helpful. If you are looking for a cheap motherboard for a dual core Intel CPU then this is brilliant! ... Read review

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 ... Read review

Advantages: Well planned layout, good spec
Disadvantages: none really

...mainboard out (an aging p2 MSI variant) I needed something urgently to replace it - being mid program. So, off I went to my usual websites, and spotted this. It seemed to have reasonable reviews, so i purchased one not thinking it'd be hugely special, just reliable and simple. Boy, was I suprised! First off, its well laid out - everything is accessable, labelled and well explained in the manual. Second of all, its thoughtfully spec'd. rather than ...
...a bank of SATA connectors, and only one IDE for a floppy drive (should you install one!). Furthermore, the onboard chipset is cooled quietly, wires don't need a huge stretch to fit into the appropriate port, and the colour coding is clear, rather than all the same boring beige. In use, the board is, quite frankly, special. Its quiet, reliable and because of its thoughtful layout not prone to overheating. Without going into technical detail thats ... Read review