An excellent budget upgrade!

Advantages: Excelent choice when moving from AGP to PCI-E
Disadvantages: Not quite the rolls royce in this range from ASUS

...divides the 16 PCI-E channels between the two cards. What you do get is: AMD Socket 939 supporting Athlon 64FX, Athlon 64 X2 and Athlon 64 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Chipset Dual Channel Memory Support PCI Express SATA RAID with 3Gb/s support Up to 10 USB 2.0 ports using on-board and external connectors SPDIF audio output for home cinema AI NOS (software over clocking) Crash Free BIOS Ok then enough talking about who what why and when let's get down to what's in the box. Inside the box you will find your motherboard, back plate, SLI cable, sata cables, ide cables, floppy cable, sticker, manual and driver cd. Everything was well packed and easy to get at. With my case hollowed out and my screwdriver in hand I moved on to the building. The layout of this board makes it very easy to work with, plenty space around the CPU socket...

codiak 16.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of ASUS A8N-SLI SE - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI

One fatal motherboard - A8N SLi

Advantages: Many over normal boards
Disadvantages: price above average

...(blinks icons for email etc) and displays frequency and voltage. So what you think !! - Well the difference with this is that you can overclock your pc while in game by using preset overclock features and monitor system performance while doing so, if it's struggling you can then switch back. ~ The motherboard ~ As stated in the specification it's a socket 939 with 1 PCI Express x16, 2 PCI Express x1, 3 32-bit/33MHz, 4 184pin DIMMs or PC3200 memory, 4 USB 2.0 ports, gigabit Lan port, 1 firewire port and a separate sound card. Don't be fooled by some reviews stating this has ATA - 150 support only, it actually supports Sata II on 4 channels which is ATA-150 compatible, the other 2 ports are ATA-133. The motherboard uses Nforce Ultra chipset with a 6-channel audio via nForce4 integrated audio and ALC658 codec PCIE sound card...

lostsworld 26.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 SLi - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI

Mother & Daughterboard

Advantages: Features, Design, Future-Proofing
Disadvantages: Price, Dual Power System problems

...could potentially save you £100 on a replacement motherboard so by way of an insurance policy I think it's worth paying a few £'s extra for. This particular motherboard also boasts some interesting features thanks to the nVidia "nForce 4 controller". This set of chips is responsible for governing the communications between the main components, at a higher level than the BIOS. It governs the way memory is accessed, the way instructions are sent from the CPU to the graphics card, even communications to the hard drives and the network. The benefits of the nForce 4 chipset include; Dual-Channel memory for higher bandwidth and faster memory access; support for the latest AMD Athlon chips, including the new Dual-Core CPUs; nVidia's "Active Armor" technology that embeds firewall functions into hardware meaning they are virtually impossible to...

LegendaryMrDude 10.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 - motherboard - ATX - nForce4

P5N32 SLi - Deluxe Motherboard

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

.... -------------------------------------------------------- Main Specifications: -------------------------------------------------------- CPU : Socket 755, Intel Pentium D, Extreme Edition, Celeron and Pentium 4. Chipset : Nvidia nforce 4 SLi, dual x16. RAM : DDR II, 533/667MHz. Supports : RAID, 4xSATAII, IDE, firewire, dual onboard LAN, external SATA. External connectors : 1 x Parallel 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 2 x RJ45 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 (5 x USB for WiFi edition) 1 x External SATA 1 x WiFi-b/g (optional) 8-Channel Audio I/O Internal connectors : 2 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports 2 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x COM connector 1 x GAME/MIDI connector CPU Fan / 2x Chassis Fan/ Power Fan / 2x chipset fan connectors Front panel audio connector Chassis Intrusion connector CD / AUX audio in 24-pin ATX Power...

Jon_Farrimond 05.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI Intel

GIGABYTE MEGA BOARD

Advantages: very future friendly
Disadvantages: seems cluttered

...the pentium 4 tho as i got a very good deal plus i didnt know much about the new PENTIUM D but im glad i chose the PENTIUM 4 as i could tell straight away it was noticeabley faster compared against my older AMD processor running at 2.06 ghz . Programs run almost 3 times faster than they did on my older system and the inclusion of 2 gigabyte of ddr2 memmory make this even more of a power horse, SPEC'S ' LGA775 Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 processor 1066/800/533MHz FSB NVIDIAl® nForce4 SLI Intel Edition Chipset Dual Gigabit Ethernet Controller Realtek ALC850 Audio Codec Memory Type: Dual channel DDR2 667/ 533 -240pin Max capacity: Up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots Internal I/O Connectors 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors 2 x UDMA ATA 133/100 connectors 1 x FDD connector 1 x IEEE 1394a connector (support 2...

FUTURENOIR 05.03.2006 (08.03.2006) · Read review
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Review of Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI

ABIT AN8 Ultra motherboard

Advantages: ease of use , reliable and soo quiet
Disadvantages: needs better mobo spacers underneath to space from case

...armour as well as your standard motherboard drivers. On a nforce 4 ultra chipset this is one of the most reliable boards i have ever used inside my pc's I paid £ 52.99 for this motherboard and it's well exceeded my expectations for speed , reliability and quietness a good board rock solid performance and reasonably price compared to other manufacturers...

havanna 05.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of ABIT AN8 Ultra - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 Ultra

It's the SLI of the tiger

Advantages: SLI. AMD64 bit goodness, DDR memory still used, Hypertransport, Hardware Firewall, Cable testing ports
Disadvantages: New PSU needed for 24 pin ATX and PCI-E power, BIOS updates required

...highly indeed as some other motherboards have issues installing dual slot varients of PCI-E based graphics cards. Not only do you have the two 16x PCI-E slots but you also have two 1x PCI-E slots and 3 PCI slots. As yet, I've still to see a single PCI-E based card that uses 1x slots but eventually there will be a few interesting cards available nearer to christmas. Most motherboards have just the 1 Gigabit ethernet port on them. Asus has included 2 on this motherboard. 1 is based upon the nvidia nforce4 gigabit network adaptor and comes supplied with a "hardware" based firewall, meaning that once the software interface is installed - Your system is secure from most the major threats out there that we face as internet users. The second which is based on the Marvel Yukon gigabit network adaptor comes with a Cable testing software package...

dfjericho 06.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI

The perfect mother

Advantages: SLI ready, PCI express, Dual channel DDR400+
Disadvantages: SLR can be expensive, Dual RAM can also be expensive

...: Gigabyte Form Factor: ATX CPU Socket: 939 FSB Speed: 2000 MHz Chipset: NF4 SLI Memory Type: DDR Memory Type (ECC): Non-ECC Memory Type (R/U): Unbuffered Memory Speed (Mhz): 266 , 333, 400 Memory Capacity: 4Gb Graphics Interface: PCI-E (x16) SLI: YES Expansion Slots: 2 x PCI (32 bit) 2 x PCI-Express (x16 Graphics) SATA: SATA II RAID: SATA RAID RAID Controller: nvidia nforce4 Raid Controller Back Panel: 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN) 1 x Line In 1 x Line Out 1 x Mic In 1 x Parallel (LPT) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x Serial (COM) 1 x SPDIF...

tomdrum6 13.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI

AMD dual core heaven ?

Advantages: quieter running,Onboard network firewall,good onboard sound chip,excellent manual
Disadvantages: fiddly connectors for external I/O on sound

...configuration of SATA arrays. NVIDIA nFORCE4 SLI allows the following RAID 0,RAID 1,RAID 0+1 AND JBOD configuration for 4 SATA and two PTA connectors. DDR dual channel memory suport up to 4GB of system memory including DDR400 / 333 / 266 DIMM,S. PCI Express. Allows for higher clock speeds works with PCI cards as well. S/PDIF out from mother board sound chip. IEEE 1394a Support allows up to 400 Mbps data transfer. USB 2.0 temperature,fan and voltage monitoring keeps an eye on voltage for critical componants. A I NOS an inbuilt overclocking facility that will overclock for short bursts depending on CPU loading (runs CPU higher than stated clock rate IE 2000MHZ might rise by 10-20% higher than stated clock speed as example). Access to FSB to allow tweaking of clock rate. AI Cool Pipe. dissipates heat away from the CPU with out...

slavinvorlon 17.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of ASUS A8N-SLI Premium - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI

mATX - Small, Sound, Old

Advantages: ATX-compatible, Power-efficient, Inexpensive, Supports ATA and SATA
Disadvantages: Obsolete DDR Technology, Unsuitable for Gamers

...ASRock P4i65G is a compact motherboard for that tiny PC case. Because it was manufactured for microtower standard computer boxes, it lacks the strengths that the following customers would desire: workstation administrators, hardcore gamers, media professionals. In other words, this motherboard is currently suitable only for those with medium requirements (if you wish to buy it for a new computer) and highly recommended for Socket 478 processor owners. Introducing mATX Power Capacity Most mATX computers support power supplies of no more than 350W, and the case is sometimes too small for you to stuff two hard disks. This motherboard can easily house a P4 3.4 GHz HT (one of the most powerful and watt-guzzling monocore CPUs) that can compete with modern dual core processors, multiple DVD-ROMs and hard disk...

Lord_Kelvin 15.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of ASRock P4I65G - motherboard - micro ATX - i865G