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

...(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 enough for day to day desktop use, but for game playing you're better off using the AGP slot and getting a card.* Onboard 6ch Audio with SPDIF out. The cream on the bun! Being a smaller form factor you don't have the usual 5 or 6 PCI expansion slots, so to eliminate the need for a sound card ASUS have integrated a sound card which rivals creatives original audigy. It also has a Co-axial SPDIF output for use with any compatible amplifier or speaker set, meaning that at no additional... Read review

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Advantages: Performance, Quality, Value, Features
Disadvantages: High-end not possible

...The first time I decided to build my own computer, this is what I used... After opening the instructions (which were very well presented and informative), I easily managed to attatch to the minitower, and install all parts onto the board without trouble. It booted up fine, Now for the good stuff. Performance - Being able to support 2GB of DDR RAM, this board is pretty powerful, powerful enough in fact that it can be used for high level graphics editing and CAD work. Games work like a dream with enough memory, and there are VERY RARELY crashes or system conflicts. Features - USB2, SATA, wireless lan, SPDIF outlet, SoundMax audio drivers, etc. Very advanced and varied range of features and extras are supplied and supported by the motherboard, and its a very good, all rounded board. I still use the board to this day... Read review

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Advantages: Quite Cheap and Supporting Nowadays' Tech.
Disadvantages: Not Found, yet

...Do you plan to buy a new personal computer (PC)? Here is another motherboard from Asus – P5VD2-X. Being an indirect consumer (I am running a PC-Shop), I have built 16 PC using this motherboard since 4 months ago, and none of them returns to me till now. It proves the stability and endurance of this product. Formerly I recommended Asus P5PE-VM which comes with onboard graphic-card and lower price. Both P5PE-VM and P5VD2-X support Intel Core 2 Duo processors, but if you are interested in having a “better” motherboard with a reasonable price rate, I would recommend you to buy P5VD2-X. Why P5VD2-X? First of all, I know most people always remember “Intel Inside“, and “Powered by Asus”. These two slogans are quite effective and make people, usually people who come into my shop asking for the two brands, Intel and Asus as if they knew... Read review

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Advantages: cheap overclocking abilities gd looking build quality highly upgradable
Disadvantages: asus wbsite very slow when wanting to dl updates

...a normal family pc because it is always upgradable more than a basic cheap asus board as asus spend more money on it and it looks alot better especialy if you have a side window on your case specs and connections Manufacturer: Asus Form Factor: ATX CPU Socket: 775 FSB/HT Speed: 1333 MHz Chipset: NF650i SLi Memory Type: DDR2 Memory Type (ECC): Non-ECC Memory Type (R/U): Unbuffered Memory Speed (Mhz): 533 667 800 Memory Capacity: 8GB Graphics Interface: PCI-E (x16) Expansion Slots: 2 x PCI (32 bit) 1 x PCI-Express (x1) 2 x PCI-Express (x16 Graphics) SATA: SATA II RAID: SATA RAID Back Panel: 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN) 1 x 5.1 Audio I/O 1 x eSATA 1 x Firewire (6pin) 1 x Line In 4 x Line Out 1 x Mic In 1 x Parallel (LPT) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x SPDIF-Out 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 Internal I/O: 1 x 24... Read review

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Advantages: Overclocking is Easy, Quality Product, Great Performance
Disadvantages: Layout not suitable for every PC

...! The motherboard comes with all sorts of programs including ASUS Probe, which is a lovely little utility which quickly provides a comprehensive and dynamic list of all temperatures within the PC. Great for a quick check, if you're after system stability. The motherboard specs are pretty convincing too: - Socket LGA775 for all the new Pentium D processors too! - Intel 955X Chipset - DDR2 800 - PCI-E - PEG Link It also features support for outboard SATA3 devices. The motherboard supports 5 internal SATA3 devices. 4 of these are controlled by Intel's ICH-7R chip and support native RAID. In either 0, 1, 5 or 10 configuration. The other 2 SATA3 ports are controlled by the Silicon Image Sil3132 chip and supports RAID in 0 and 1 arrays. Dual RAID really is an awesome capability. Another nice touch on the board is the Dual Gigabit LAN... Read review

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Advantages: Features rich, FSB 800MHz, USB2.0, Firewire, Dual Channel DDR, Supports upto 3.2Ghz, Prescott Ready, RAID, 8x AGP, On-board 1GB LAN, On-board Sound, Supports 4GB DDR RAM IT TALKS!
Disadvantages: Expensive, Asus website is SLOW.

...I wanted to build a new computer for myself but I also wanted a FAST one, and I can’t have a fast computer without a good motherboard. The ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe is a computer motherboard from the computer hardware company, Asustek (aka Asus). • • • • • • • • • • • • JARGON BUSTER: A motherboard (aka: mainboard in the U.S) is a big circuit board found inside the computer. You have one inside the computer you’re using right now (assuming you’re using a computer to access the Internet). It’s no longer uncommon for people to buy motherboards on their own to build their own computers. • • • • • • • • • • • • WHY THE P4C800-E Deluxe? Reason I bought the P4C800-E Deluxe was because I heard that it is/was used by Alienware, a company that specializes in building high-end computer systems, in machines built for powerful computer games... 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... Read review

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Advantages: Flexible
Disadvantages: -

...are eliminated with balanced architecture and peak bandwidths up to 6.4GB/s. AGP8X AGP8X (AGP 3.0) enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth up to 2.12GB/s. ASUS CPU Lock Free The P5PE-VM offers the CPU Lock Free feature, which allows you to adjust CPU multiplier to 14x. The reduction of multiplier value provides more flexibility for increasing external FSB frequency to raise memory bus bandwidth. CPU Lock Free boosts overall system performance by making synchronous modification possible. Enjoy better performance at the same CPU operation speed and improve your system without pushing the CPU to the limit. Serial ATA technology Serial ATA provides scalable performance. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA. CrashFree BIOS2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 feature now includes... Read review

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Advantages: Still availble for the ever dwindling socket 478
Disadvantages: Not very friendly interface or screw placement

...an Asus P4p800 series which are also still on sale, at a slightly higher price.... Read review

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Advantages: Good quality, good build, high end specifications.
Disadvantages: Funny little heatsinks.

...Asus P5N32 SLi Deluxe nForce 4 Motherboard It would be possible to go on forever about this device, but I intend to keep the techno babble to a minimum. Or at least that's the plan. As such I'm going to go through the main features in detail and then talk a little bit about the other bits. The motherboard is very well designed and if anyone is interested comes with a slick black finish to the PCB (printed circuit board) and some interesting heatsinks draped across the board. The first thing I thought when I saw these heatsinks was 'bugger'. They look pretty and they mean that you have no whiney little 40mm fans on the board (the smaller the fan the more high pitched the noise it produces, generally you can get fans between 12mm and 180mm). This cleaver design of heatsink also allows for the mounting of optional fans that come... Read review

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