Advantages: Great speed, efficient cooling system, impressive specifications
Disadvantages: High power consumption, 8800 GTX is faster

...▀ ▀ ▀ A small introduction to the 2900XT(R600) family. ▀ ▀ ▀ The 2900XT family is the first video cards family created for PC market and designed by ATI based on Microsoft unified shader Direct3D 10 Shader Model 4.0 / OpenGL 2.0 architecture.It is ATI's second generation unified shader design, based on the "Xenos" GPU implemented in the Xbox 360 game console, which used the world's first such shader architecture.Boosting 700 million transistors on 80nm HS fabrication process (by comparision ,Intel best dual core processor intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 has "only" 291 million transistors) and having 320 stream processing units this card surpassed the latest king the ATI Radeon X1900XTX but it still behind of NVIDIA top product the 8800 GTX. ►►►The card: ASUS EAH2900XT/G/HTVDI ◄... Read review

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Advantages: Best performance, water cooling, great bundle, limited edition
Disadvantages: High price, noisy, high power consumption, takes a lot of space

...time consuming it can be to set up something similar yourself, ASUS has done a great job in creating a unit that feels almost as easy to install/uninstalls as a regular video card. All the tubes fit very tight and I never got the impression that I might rip out a tube by accident. ►►►Performance◄◄◄ If I can compare this card with something in nature that would definitely be an elephant. The card is large, powerful, eats a lot of water and current but it is the rightful King on the market. I've tested the card on my platform a Pentium Dual 2160 based on core 2 architecture and overclocked at 3.15 Ghz and with 2 Gb of Ram ADATA VITESTA. I've tested the games at 1600x1200 resolution with AA4X and AF16X enabled and the scores were really impressive: ▬ 89 fps in Quake 4; ▬ 87 fps in F... Read review

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Advantages: Stable, feature rich
Disadvantages: None

...The Asus P2B is a stable and feature rich motherboard. It replaced a TMC motherboard I had which had ‘issues’ with Nvidia graphics cards. Since the swap my computer has been more stable in general use, as well as when the graphics card is working hard. Asus support the board well, a recent BIOS update added APCI power saving support. You get onboard USB, two EIDE channels, floppy disk controller, two serial ports, one parallel port and two ps/2 ports and the option to connect an infra red port. Wow! There’s lots of setup options to keep the tweakers happy and even the option of an Asus network card, which adds wake on LAN capability. Asus even have free motherboard monitoring/trouble shooting software available for download! If your slot 1 computer crashes a lot, try changing motherboards – you could be pleasantly surprised.... Read review

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Advantages: Silent heatpipe, PCI express, Supports Core2Duo
Disadvantages: Price

...Excellent motherboard. This is the first motherboard that I have installed in a computer before, and did ASUS make it easy for me! The manual is very clear, and tells you where everything is. All the connectors matched up with my Akasa Zen Case connectors, which I thought was great, as since then I didn't have the same experience with a Thermaltake case. The silent heatpipe, makes this a very quiet motherboard, whereas most normal motherboards would have a rubbish little fan that gets clogged with dust and ends up making a terrible noise. If you need to have a fan on the chipset heatsink, asus provide a fan that slots on to the top of the heatsink. Aswell as the chipset fan, ASUS provide loads of other stuff. This includes USB expansion, firewire expansion, SATA cables, and more! Great if you need any of this stuff. Overall I think... Read review

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Advantages: Cheaper and faster than Intel
Disadvantages: Fewer and more expensive motherboards

...After suffering with a P200 for too long, I decided to build a new system - and my sights fell towards AMD. The Athlon is a great chip, which offers the desirable combination of performance and price. The chips are significantly cheaper than similar Intel ones, but Slot A motherboards do run more expensive. Even so, the combination of an Athlon 700 and Asus K7V (£230)was much cheaper than the same Intel combo would have been. Installation was simple, with Asus providing a great manual. There was a problem with the motherboard initially (wouldn't POST), but a second one worked perfectly. My system has been running dead stable, cool, and fast! Even with a less-than-ideal AGP 2x graphics card, the performance in games and graphics apps is fantastic. I am completely satisfied with the AMD processor, and am currently shopping... Read review

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Advantages: Inexpenisve, good performance, lots of ports and slots
Disadvantages: Ports a bit cluttered, no WiFi

...Asus P4S800 Asus have always done a pretty good job at making motherboards. Since my second computer I’ve gone for nothing but Asus when it came to choosing internal components for my home made machines. Looking for a new motherboard I came across this one – a motherboard based on one of the latest Intel chipsets 865PE. This version of the motherboard is the basic stripped down one, with other more expensive versions of the card available, such as the Wireless and Deluxe editions. I honesty don’t see much point in paying more money for wireless that I don’t use and more ports and things since this has more than enough even for someone as demanding as myself. Design: The main issue with this motherboard is its design. Don’t get me wrong – it looks good, not that it matters considering it’s going to be hidden away in your computer... Read review

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Advantages: Array of Features, Overclocking and many more.
Disadvantages: Price

...-7, the tRP from 1-7, the tRAS from 1-31 and can change the command per clock to 1 or 2 per clock. Over Voltage menu comes last. You can change the settings as follows: Vcore Voltage: 0.83125v to 1.9000v in 0.00625v increments Memory Voltage: 1.8v to 3.245v in 0.025v increments 1.2v HT Voltage: 1.2v to 1.95v in 0.5v increments NB Core Voltage: 1.2v to 2.75v in 0.5v increments SB Core Voltage: 1.5v to 1.85vin 0.5v increments CPU VTT Voltage: 1.2v to 1.55v in 0.5v increments In short, ASUS Striker Extreme is an excellent overclocker and can beat any other motherboard when it comes to overclocking. FINAL WORDS: To date I have got no problem with this motherboard. I love ASUS for producing such an excellent motherboard. Although it is pricey but I can say with surety that the money you give on it is worth it. I strongly... Read review

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Advantages: Quality and fast overclocking, great for games
Disadvantages: In the shadow of the Core 2 duo motherboards

...When purchasing my new computer i needed a motherboard that could handle the latest technology and compete with the latest releases. The ASUS M2N32-SLI motherboard fitted within my budget of one hundred pounds and offered a powerful tool for over clocking my components to keep my machine competing with the stresses of new programs and hardware. Fitting the motherboard and installing the other hardware was exactly the same as fitting other motherboards. The ASUS M2N32-SLI motherboard supports the AMD AM2 cpu and thus supports DDR2 ram, this meant that when recycling my old computer i was unable to use the cpu or the RAM and needed to purchase these items again. The passive cooling on the ASUS M2N32-SLI means that no fans are needed to cool the motherboard making it quiet. The motherboard comes with a optional fan which snaps onto... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, fairly cheap for what it is.
Disadvantages: Still at the expensive range compared to lower spec processors

...With blisteringly fast processor speeds, the new K7s are really great chips, and much cheaper than the Intel equivilants whilst still maintaining all the high level calls. I've found them to be really fast and quite quiet, not requiring excessive cooling despite the fast clock speeds. It was very easy to install, just slotting straight into it holder on an ASUS motherboard, with a big rigid structure so you weren't terrified of breaking the fragile chip and wasting hundreds of pounds. It was fully compatible with Linux which I often run, being detected straight away. All in all a great chip.... Read review

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Advantages: SLI, price, feature rich
Disadvantages: Comparitively expensive

...Asus has consistently produced top-quality products offering both superior quality and features. The A8N-SLi Deluxe is no exception to this and offers a host of overclocking and other features and excellent build quality. Installation of components onto the board is a relatively simple matter and thanks to Asus' Stack Cool 2 and the heat pipe system the board is incredibly efficient at dissipating heat. However, the one problem I did have with the board was that the onboard Realtek sound card was a little tempormental with the bundled drivers and would not install at all on Vista. Fortunately, this is easily fixed by downloading the latest drivers from Asus' website. In all this is a superb quality, feature packed, product from a manufacturer with a reputation for quality and service. If you are looking for a high-end motherboard... Read review

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