A great ASUS motherboard

Advantages: Lots of ports/features, price.
Disadvantages: Slow to pass bois post

...I brought this from ebuyer a few months back, for my new system build. I wanted a motherboard which had plenty of features/ports etc, without braking the bank, and this does just that. With 4 USB port, 7.1 surround sound audio card, 4 rear USB ports + 2 headers, Printer Port, and even 2 PCI-E 16X for SLi and 2 PCI-E and 2 PCI card slots, which is a good use of the slots available, with the PCI-E sure to be used more in the future, with it's smaller and faster slot. So, after unpacking, I found there to be a lot of accessories with this board, keeping up to ASUS's standards. I applied the headers to the case and installed the motherboard easy enough, connected everything up etc. and it was up and running. After setting itself up, I was able to install the operating system. The board had no problem installing the Sata hard drive and disc...

joefireline 24.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of ASUS M2N-E SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce 500 SLI

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

Advantages: Ready for future technologies
Disadvantages: No temperature monitoring hardware, BIOS flashing only works on windows

...ASROCK 775Dual-VSTA Motherboard - Introduction - A motherboard is an integral part to any computer. It connects all of your hardware together and performs a multitude of tasks therefore it is vital that when you come to build or upgrade your computer you choose a motherboard that is appropriate for your needs and existing hardware. ** I have written a review on ciao for a compatible processor, the Pentium D 950 which works nicely with this motherboard and covers further details such as the installation of CPUs. ** - Supported CPUs - As you could probably guess from the product name, the ASROCK 775Dual-VSTA motherboard is an Intel Socket 775 motherboard. There is a huge number of CPUs that the motherboard supports, ranging from the low-end Celeron D 325J to the high-end X6800 Core Duo Extreme, all Socket 775. Pentium D...

nemesis2004 09.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of ASRock 775DUAL-VSTA - motherboard - ATX - PT880 Ultra

ASUS M4A78 PRO motherboard

Advantages: cheapest i could find with UK online retailer
Disadvantages: open box item

...REVIEW FOR ASUS M4A78 PRO purchased from LUCMOS.CO.UK PROS: Built in video (VGA, HDMI, DVI), fiber optic out, RAID 0,1,5,10, JBOD; capable of locating and flashing bios under windows; 6 SATA slots, potential of 12 USB; 3 PCI slots handy to recycle various cards from old computer (ie old TV card) CONS: Bios only partially recognizes my Microsoft wireless photo keyboard set (mouse, not keyboard); Utilizing the optical out blocks one USB out (TOO CLOSE TOGETHER), No Firewire inputs on board (yet STILL with COM1 and floppy inputs?!) Other Thoughts: This was an open box item for 65 quid all in which Lucmpos indicates will not ship with the full complement of stuff, but I was expecting the I/O backing to at least cover up the back of my tower for this system of outputs...Alas, no. This baby shipped with just the board and non else...

ojlloyd 09.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of ASUS M4A78 PRO - motherboard - ATX - AMD 780G

ASUS AMD Athlon Motherboard

Advantages: HDTV output, supports AMDs Cool 'n' Quiet
Disadvantages: Only one lan

...The ASUS M2NPV-VM Motherboard for AMD single-core Athlon 64/ Sempron and Dual-core Athlon 64 X2/ Athlon FX processors using socket AM2 is very user friendly, I went with AMDs 64 x2 3800+ processor in the beginning then moved up to 4200+ 2Gb Ram without any hassle, very easy to setup and fits easily in a standard ATX case. A possible downside to the board is that it has a limited number of slots due to being a micro ATX sized board. That's not a big deal for me as the only two cards I'll be buying in the future is Graphics and a extra Lan card. Board Layout `````````````````` >In the upper right hand corner of the motherboard are the ATX 24 pin power connector, Floppy disk connector, Game/Midi port connector and four DDR2 slots. These DDR2 slots support a maximum memory capacity of 8GB and the frequencies supported is DDR2-800MHz/667...

JGK555 31.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of ASUS M2NPV-VM - motherboard - micro ATX - GeForce 6150

ASUS M2N68 - motherboard - ATX - nForce 630a

Advantages: Very good cost/benefit ratio, like the overclocking, like the bios
Disadvantages: very bad pin and port placement

...The product performance is good, and definately worth the money. I like the bios, and the express OS built into it (30-second net access). Other good features include the cable connection diagnostics also built into the board. I have one major gripe however, and that is pin placement. WTF was ASUS thinking about when they placed the power supply port on the far end of the opposite side of the board? Or when they placed the SATA ports so close to the HD bays? I've lost use of 2 HD bays, and had to push one HD way into the cabinet, almost into the HD fan. (No problem on the DVD bays). Don't like the forward-facing IDE port, or the floppy port. Also very angry about the placement of the power switch/LED's/sound/reset/etc pins. I have a pin riser from a previous ASUS board which is a fantastic little plug that allows you to connect...

JM_Brazil 05.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of ASUS M2N68 - motherboard - ATX - nForce 630a

Oh Mother! Asus P5Q PRO ATX iP45

Advantages: soo many, cannot describe them in just few words
Disadvantages: none apparent

...and so I went to open it and so I went to install it and so on only to find out that my old motherboard wouldn't support it. Its BIOS was un-upgradeable (plus few more other reasons) and so I went out again to look for new motherboard. This time I had to have it instantly (yes the very same day) but you wouldn't believe me how very few shops in London sell motherboards. I managed to find one and only ( Asus P5Q PRO ATX iP45) and there I was on my way home with smile totally excited to set it up and get it running. Well again to my dissapointment I realised that this motherboard just won't fit in my old Dell chassis because Dell's speciality is probably custom made hardware or at least motherboards which are fitted in the chassis basically upside down + few extra weird things which are here (in my humble opinion) to prevent you from upgrading...

liwo 11.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of ASUS P5Q PRO - motherboard - ATX - iP45

ASUS P5N-E SLI - motherboard - nForce 650i SLI

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...

jontiff 19.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of ASUS P5N-E SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce 650i SLI

This is a budget motherboard.

Advantages: Loads of features for the price
Disadvantages: A poor performer

...affected. It sounds like a small thing, but believe me, when the mouse pointer keeps freezing every few minutes and you've tried reinstalling windows 3 times, tried different mice, etc, it's infuriating. The nail in the coffin was when I began to do benchmark tests, e.g. the ones in Everest Ultimate edition. The CPU, the RAM - pretty much everything I tested - was performing about 25% less than it should. I had a hunch it was the motherboard because it's the only component I skimped on. I bought a decent CPU, RAM, Video card, hard drive, power supply and case - but skimped on the motherboard. Not clever! I bought an Asus P5P800SE instead. It has a similar feature set to that of the 775V88+, perhaps slightly less features, but cost about £35 more. Needless to say I'm now extremely happy with my system 2 weeks on. No problems with mouse...

Pendulum 24.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of ASRock 775V88+ - motherboard - ATX - PT880

ASUS P5PE-VM

Advantages: Flexible
Disadvantages: -

...the BIOS auto-recovery function in a support CD. Users can reboot their system through the support CD when a bootable disk is not available, and go through the simple BIOS auto-recovery process. ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to pay for an optional ROM. Max. 8 USB 2.0 ports supports USB 2.0 is the latest connectivity standard for next generation components and peripherals. Backwards compatible with current USB 1.1 peripherals, USB 2.0 delivers transfer speeds up to 40 times faster at 480Mb/s, for easy connectivity and ultra-fast data transfers. C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) When the system hangs due to overclocking failure, there is no need to open the case to clear CMOS data. Just simply restart the system, the BIOS would show the previous setting and then users can amend...

djohan 09.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of ASUS P5PE-VM - motherboard - micro ATX - i865G

Asus P5VD2-X

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...

djohan 04.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of ASUS P5VD2-X - motherboard - ATX - PT890