Motherboards > Micro ATX Motherboards > Intel 865G

Advantages: Flexible
Disadvantages: -

...price. ASUS is a well known manufacturer for mainboards. It always gets awards from several PC magazines and institutions. This image gives Asus a high goodwill? This is not my personal opinion, but it comes from my consumers. Awards? Some new PC consumers do not realize that awards are given to CERTAIN PRODUCTS of a manufacturer. As Asus products always gets awards, it does not mean all Asus products are the best. Seeing the fanatic consumers of ...
...offer my consumers ASUS P5PE-VM mainboard as it offers the most competitive price and it comes with some nice features. SPECIFICATIONS Intel 865G chipset Leveraging the Intel 865G chipset to support 3.8GHZ+ P4 CPUs on 800MHz FSB, dual-channel DDR 400 memory, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel Extreme Graphics 2, and a full-range of advanced features, the P5PE-VM delivers a full-value solution for today's most demanding tasks. Intel® Extreme ... Read review

Advantages: features SATA, dual channel memory
Disadvantages: lacks modern features such as ddr2 and pci express

If your like i was before stuck with a pretty decent socket 478 CPU such as a Pentium 4 2.8 , then this is one of the best motherboards i would recommend to get. There are lots of great advantages with this motherboard such as the size, its a Micro ATX motherboard meaning that you can have a smaller case such as a media centre case. It has 2 DDR 400 (backwards compatible with DDR 333,266 and 200) slots which can be used in Dual channel Mode if both ...
...this board is an Intel 865g which supports a front side bus up to 800 mhz , but you can also use 400 and 533 mhz bus CPU's with this board. It has two SATA slots which i would say is the most future friendly part on the motherboard meaning it wont be a problem when upgrading your hard drive or some optical drives which are now SATA interface. Although these SATA ports are 1.5 gbs unlike the newer 3.0 gbs slots on newer boards,this wont make much ... Read review

Advantages: 800FSB P4 support, SATA, 8 USB2 connections, AGP 8X and 6ch Sound with SPDIF
Disadvantages: ASUS motherboard site can be down at times

...to roll out of the ASUS factory. This small form factor motherboard using the intel i865 chipset which will take right up the the latest(at time of writing) 3.4 Ghz CPUs, as well as the newer Prescott CPUs with increased Cache and even Extreme edition CPUs. Add to that an impressive array of onboard features including: 8 USB2 Ports(4 on the rear I/O shield, and PCI plate which will allow you to connect a further 4 from USB headers which are useful ...
...that counts, it's how much ASUS have packed into this, the board has the latest AGP 8x(Also referred to as AGP 3.0) meaning that all the latest graphics card such as the new Radeon X800 are able to run at full speed. This means that you can pack as much punch in with one of these small boards as with the normal P4P800 Deluxe which is a full size ATX board. *It is worth noting that the P4P800-VM comes with intel onboard graphics, these are more than ... Read review

Advantages: 8 USB pots, two SATA, 5.1 sound, front audio jacks(expansion), built-in LAN
Disadvantages: 3 PCI slots(it should be atleast 4 or 6), 2 slots for RAM,

I had bought this board after throwing Intel 865GBF in dustbin, it works very nice as compared to Intel 865GBF. As it is built on Intel 865G series but it works good than Intel. I have personally used 3 intel 865GBF and all had a problem in it even one of my friend replaced 5 Intel 865GBF boards because the problems occurs in this board. But Foxonn board is very good thn intel. It has 3 PCI slots, one 8x AGP slot, built in VGA, 5.1 sound(RealTek), ... Read review

Advantages: Dual Core
Disadvantages: there arnt any

...and was presented with the ASRock 775i65G motherboard at a cost of 45 pounds. which i took home to change myself. and an easy task it was. Details. LGA 775 for intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2Duo/Pentium XE/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D, supporting Quad Core Kentsfield processors. Intel 865G Chipset Supports FSB 1066Mhz for external graphics and FSB 800/533Mhz for internal graphics, H-T Technology Supports Dual Channel DDR400 (DDR x2 DIMM slots) ...
...due to fixed AGP/PCI Buses 1 x AGP 8X slot Supports intergrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2 and DirectX 8.0 Hybrid Booster - safe Overclocking Technology 2 x SerialATA 1.5Gb/s 5.1 Channel Audio, 10/100 Ethernet LAN I/O Plus: 6 ready to use USB2.0 ports. PRICE: 40.00 - 70.00. depends where you shop for it. Conclusion after using this motherboard for sometime ive found its made my pc as easy to use as it was to fit. All the fustration has gone ... Read review