Micro ATX board

Advantages: Good stable board
Disadvantages: Not many PCI slots

...Motherboards are critical to any computer. The selection is wide and the features each contains need to be closely looked at. I was building a new PC and I came across this motherboard. It is a micro ATX board so is alot smaller than any ATX board so therefore has the disadvantage of not having much opportunity for expansion. There are only three PCI slots which is fine if you do not require many but considering that a modem, soundcard and now wireless cards need PCI slots then this does not leave many options if you wish to install these. The board itself has many features and comes with onboard graphics and sound. The advantage of this is that money is saved on needing to buy a graphics card and sound card. The disadvantage of this is that if you do use the onboard graphics it uses your system memory and therefore can slow...

lank 23.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of MSI KM2M Combo-L - motherboard - micro ATX - KM266

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 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

mATX - Small, Sound, Old

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

...and will replace or refund. Verdict I suppose it all comes down to buying or not. The reason I have it is that several parts from my previous rig were only compatible with 487 socket motherboards. Spending extra for a multi-core machine seemed irrational, as the capacities keep increasing faster that the amount of money you need accumulates. Buy if you wish not to get an extra cooler for a 775 or equivalent, feel that a 5 GHz (effective total for P4 with HT) processor suits your needs or you cannot afford an ATX. Do not buy if you have an ATX computer, wish to have plenty of space for fitting many additional devices, require a PCI-E graphics card or DDRII memory. As you can see, chances are you will require some other mainboard, but if you wish to cope with the mATX PC case, you can always find room for the ASRock P4i...

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

one of the best boards for socket 478

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 Ram modules are the same. The northbridge chipset on 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...

smash_3000 26.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of ASRock P4I65G - motherboard - micro ATX - i865G

This is a budget motherboard.

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

...notes: It has 1x AGP slot. This is suitable for the casual gamer (like me) but PCI-E is newer and better than AGP. The more expensive motherboards tend to have PCI-E slots now, sometimes in addition to AGP slots. It has Onboard sound. It has SATA connectors (instead of the old IDE cables/connectors for hard drives, although SATA II is faster) Claims to take up to 4GB of DDR memory. Accepts 775-pin CPU's. Compatible with P4 up to 3.8Ghz, and Celeron up to 3.33Ghz. - Installation - The motherboard comes with all you need (including IDE hard drive cable, a SATA data and SATA power cable, and floppy drive cable). It also comes with a backing plate to fit on to the back of your case. Installation was fairly easy, *except* for one small but frustrating problem I had. Motherboards have a socket/panel where you have to plug in...

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

MSi 845E Max (6566e) Pentium 4 motherboard

Advantages: Fast, cheap, stable, excellent support and v good manual
Disadvantages: Requires a minimum of Win ME upwards

...these are out-dated you have the very simple task of just clicking on update and your chosen driver updates are done for you with nothing else required, its extremely simple and straightforward and a massive bonus of this and other MSi motherboards to have included. The 845E max is a typical ATX motherboard and therefore will fit into most (if not all) modern desktops and the exact size dimensions are... Width 30.5 cm Depth 20 cm Heres a full list of the included supported features of this motherboard as specified by MSi themseoves on thier website... Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x processor - Socket 478 1 ( 1 ) x AGP 4x ( 1.5 V ) 2 ( 2 ) x memory ( 2.5 V ) - DIMM 184-PIN 1 ( 1 ) x CNR 6 ( 6 ) x PCI ( 3.3 V/ 5 V ) Interfaces 1 x storage - floppy interface - 34 PIN IDC 2 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D...

Rabid 12.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of MSI 845E Max - motherboard - ATX - i845E

P4P800-VM, Best P4 Micro-ATX Board.

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

...Without a doubt one of the most powerful feature packed Micro-ATX Boards ever 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 for cases with front usb connectors) Onboard 10/100 Lan. For connecting to a home network or router for internet access or file sharing. Dual Channel DDR 400. Dual channel is basically a way of putting in two identical sticks of rm, for example 2x 512mb crucial 3200, and the motherboard splits...

Darkle 19.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of ASUS P4P800-VM - motherboard - micro ATX - i865G

Overclockable motherboard (Asrock K7S41)

Advantages: Safe overclocking ability, onboard graphics (64mb) Onboard LAN
Disadvantages: Only two Ram slots, and two PCI slots

...'s a very small motherboard (9.6inch X 7.8inch, 24.4cm X 19.8cm) which is ideal for smaller computer cases. The motherboard includes several of inputs and outputs on its back panel stated below. - Keyboard PS2 x1 - Mouse PS2 x1 - USB2 x 4 ports (able to have additional USB ports Via header) - Serial 1COM port bracket - Parallel 1 - Game/MIDI 1 - LAN 1 x RJ45 - Audio I/O Line In (light blue) / Line Out (lime) / Mic (pink) - VGA (64mb onboard graphics) By using the header for the USB2 on the motherboard I was able to connect the USB ports on my computer case to the motherboard giving me an extra two USB ports, totally six USB ports (which is more than enough for anybody) CPU - This motherboard supports socket 462 processors, AMD Sempron, Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron with FSB speeds of 400/333/266/200 Mhz Memory (Ram) - Max 2GB DDR...

cokemusic2009 05.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of ASRock K7S41 - motherboard - micro ATX - SiS741GX

A Reliable and Good Performance Motherboard

Advantages: High performance, Low cost,
Disadvantages: Support Up to 4 Gb of RAM

...+3 ports) - Up to 4 GB RAM Support -Onboard LAN - High Definition Audio Overall the motherboard is satisfactory. You will only say that the RAM support should be up to 8 GB and I am also agree with you. The motherboard is micro ATX and so you can install it on slim cabinets also. It is a very affordable motherboard as it cost Rs. 2400($ 60) in India (on 8th March 2008.). If you want the video for this motherboard go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBvzBpGDypA If you want more technical details visit: http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=2336&l1=3&l2=11&l3=614&l4=0 You can go for this motherboard if you want to configure a low cost and a high performance PC. Cheers! Pravin...

pkprasad82 10.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of ASUS P5N73-AM - motherboard - micro ATX - GeForce 7050