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Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro2-W Motherboard Review [Review, PCStats]
If you're a frequent reader of PCStats you probably noticed that we reviewed the original Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro 2 a while back. This time around Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro2-W has an added USB 802.11b wireless adapter bundled into the onboard package, hence the "W" moniker in the name. Fri, 30 Apr, 2004 | 68 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Albatron PX875P Pro [Review, mbreview]
Albatron hasn’t been around all that long in the world of motherboards when placed in comparison to the big players such as ASUS, ABIT, or Gigabyte. When they burst on the scene with new products in 2002, many were quick to jump at the opportunity to see what they were about. Albatron has actually been around for quite some time but it was only in 2002 that they changed their corporate name to Albatron Technology, and began to make headway into the graphics, LCD monitor, and motherboard markets. Not too long after the capacitor leakage problems, Albatron came out publicly to announce that they would only utilize high quality Japanese made capacitors from the likes of Sanyo and Panasonic. This statement perked my interest because it goes to show that Albatron is taking the necessary steps to ensure a quality product is delivered to the consumer, a fact that we here at MBR look for in new motherboard manufacturers. Today, we’ll be taking a look at the first Albatron motherboard to enter our hands, the “Prescott” supporting PX875P Pro. Albatron make some rather high claims when it comes to the capabilities of the PX875P Pro, mainly in that it is capable of supporting the Pentium 4 processor all the way to the 1.2GHz FSB mark. Is this true, or nothing more than another marketing spin with no basis to it? Let’s find out. Thu, 29 Apr, 2004 | 29 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Chaintech A865PE [Review, mbreview]
As with the recent and continuing trend, today we’ll be evaluating a motherboard from a new manufacturer, Chaintech. For quite some time, Chaintech wasn’t the most popular enthusiast supplier, and weren’t unto popular with the performance crowd. Chaintech succeeded in building solid, reliable products, but it wasn’t too long ago that they came onto the scene in a big way with their Zenith and Apogee mainboard product lines. These boards offered stellar aesthetics, performance, overclocking, and weren’t too hard on the pocketbook to boot. The Chaintech Apogee A865PE motherboard is on our review list today, and it will be the last of the Apogee line. Chaintech will soon be replacing the Apogee series with the new Zenith Value Edition products. This new product line will offer fewer accessories to keep pricing down, and to satisfy the enthusiast users looking for cheap, solid overclocking without the extra bells and whistles. Thu, 29 Apr, 2004 | 26 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
ASUS P4R800-V Deluxe Motherboard [Review, HotHardware]
Today, we'll be taking a look at the P4R800-V Deluxe Motherboard from ASUS. This product aims to offer a rich multimedia experience in a full size product that can grow with the user's needs. To do this, ASUS opted to build the system around ATi's debut chipset, the Radeon 9100 IGP. Offering a complete multimedia solution is no easy task. Does the marriage between ASUS and ATi make for a winning combination? Let's take a look... Tue, 27 Apr, 2004 | 62 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
nForce3 250 Chipset Overclocking [Article, Hexus]
Since the introduction of the AMD Athlon 64 processor the overclocking community has, as ever, been keen to see just how far these fast processors will go. Progress has been slow and frustrating as both the VIA K8T800 and the nForce3 150 chipsets do not lock the PCI bus. This means that increasing the effective front side bus frequency affects not only the CPU and main memory, but also any peripherals connected to the PCI bus, since it's derived from that CPU driven frequency, itself derived from the HTT clock. As most onboard RAID controllers are on the PCI bus and nearly all SATA hard drive connections are via the RAID controller, increasing the front side bus speed can soon cause catastrophic hard drive failures. It seems that most AMD Athlon 64 owners are only able to increase the stock 200 MHz Front side bus a mere 10 to 20 MHz before problems start to occur. Tue, 27 Apr, 2004 | 46 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
MSI K8N Neo: nForce3 250Gb Motherboard [Review, HardOCP]
The K8N Neo is the latest board in MSI’s Athlon64 based lineup. The board itself is built upon the single chip nForce3 250Gb chipset, and supports the AMD Athlon64 754-pin processors, in addition to PC3200 DDR RAM operating in Single Channel mode only. The K8N Neo is feature complete right out of the box, requiring the minimum of components to function such as processor, RAM, video card, and drives. The following components are integrated in to the motherboard: 2 IDE ATA-133 ports; 4 SATA-150 ports; 8 USB 2.0 capable ports (4 in rear panel, and 2 onboard headers supporting 2 ports each); 3 IEEE 1394 capable ports (1 in rear panel, and 2 onboard headers supporting 1 port each); NVIDIA chipset integrated Gigabit Ethernet; Realtek 8 channel audio codec featuring S/PDIF output ports; on-board support for the D-Bracket2 diagnostic LED display; and serial, parallel, and PS/2 port support. Wed, 21 Apr, 2004 | 87 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
DFI LanParty Pro875B (Intel 875P Canterwood) Motherboard Review [Review, Digital-Daily]
The sector of high-end motherboards is especially attractive among manufacturers. It's no secret that profit from sales of motherboards priced higher than $100 is not significant (as per the measures of IT industry). So the justified increase of prices up the the 150-200$ mark allows companies to gain much more essential profits. Mon, 19 Apr, 2004 | 30 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel D875PBZ (Intel 875P Canterwood) Motherboard Review [Review, Digital-Daily]
Quite recently, we reviewed products of several companies aimed at the high-end sector of the market. These are primarily Asus, Gigabyte and Abit. There are also second-rank manufacturers, like Chaintech and DFI (see the recent review on Pro875P LanParty motherboard). However, there is also one more large motherboard manufacturer on the market - Intel corporation. Mon, 19 Apr, 2004 | 39 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
DFI LANPARTY Pro875B Motherboard [Review, Bjorn3D]
DFI surprised us all last year with the introduction and undeniable success of its LANPARTY motherboard line. In a few short months, DFI went from a relatively unknown company to a household name. If you build it for enthusiasts, enthusiasts will come. And that's what DFI bet on, as well as the growing popularity of UV sensitive products. So far, the bet has paid off. More geeks than ever are checking for what DFI has cooking. Fri, 16 Apr, 2004 | 19 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
DFI LANPARTY PRO875B [Review, LegitReviews]
Once again we have the opportunity to look at a Canterwood motherboard, the DFI LanParty 875B. The "B" in the name signifies that this is a second generation Canterwood board. Obviously by now, motherboard manufacturers have had plenty of time to get things right on these boards and to tweak them to their fullest potential. DFI has done a wonderful job over the last several months breaking into the enthusiast market. The LanParty series has been a hit in both the AMD and Intel arenas, and DFI has recently launched another series of boards called the Infinity. Hopefully we will have the opportunity to look at an Infinity board at a later date. For now, we have this colorful LanParty board to look at! So, let’s look at the specs and get to the reviewing! Sun, 22 Feb, 2004 | 88 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
FIC K8-800T [Review, MBReview]
If you remember back to the beginning of the good old Slot-A days, one of the first motherboard manufacturers to ever provide this K7 solution for the do-it-yourself user was First International Computer. That seems to be a suiting name, since FIC also headed into Athlon 64 territory very early with their K8-800T motherboard. Sun, 22 Feb, 2004 | 39 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Nvidia nForce 2 Ultra 400: Aopen AK79D-400 Max [Review, AMDZone]
Aopen has come on strong in the Socket A arena with feature rich boards that have been turning heads. We last tested their AK77-600 Max which was based on the KT600 chipset. We now look at the AK79D-400 Max which utilizes the nForce 2 Ultra 400 chipset. Mon, 22 Dec, 2003 | 171 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Nvidia nForce 2 Ultra 400: Biostar M7NCD Ultra [Review, AMDZone]
If you are looking for a low cost motherboard based on the nForce 2 Ultra 400 chipset then look no further. Even if you are looking for a low cost overclocking board the M7NCD Ultra could be a match for you. If you are looking for top performance and features however look elsewhere. For budget minded buyers however the Biostar M7NCD Ultra is a good bet. Mon, 22 Dec, 2003 | 1015 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Socket 940 Roundup: Motherboards for the Athlon64 FX [Roundup, AnandTech]
Whatever the liabilities of the Socket 940 Athlon64 FX motherboards, there is no disputing that the Enthusiast community has recently embraced the FX chip. Recently, an FX-based board was the first to crack 30,000 on the FutureMark 2001SE Hall of Fame. With this kind of attention to the FX processor, and about 3 to 4 months until Socket 939, it was time for a closer look at the performance of Socket 940 motherboards. Mon, 22 Dec, 2003 | 79 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
ABIT AI7 Springdale [Review, Hexus]
Motherboard manufacturers are faced with a difficult task these days. The quality of chipsets from the likes of Intel, VIA and SiS has meant that producing a stable board is a non-event now. The number of discrete controllers on the market allow any competent manufacturer to produce a top-notch board. We believe it's a fallacy to state that certain manufacturers produce far more solid boards than the rest. That, really, isn't the case anymore. Mon, 08 Dec, 2003 | 117 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
ABIT KV8-MAX3 (VIA K8T800) Review [Review, Hexus]
ABIT has seen the considerable promise inherent in AMD's hybrid CPU and decided to launch what it reckons is the ultimate S754 motherboard. It chooses the VIA K8T800 chipset as a base and puts forward the KV8-MAX3. Is it all things to all men ?. The Pentium 4 version, whilst expensive, is one of the best Canterwood boards available. The KV8-MAX3 has something to live up to. Mon, 08 Dec, 2003 | 84 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Aopen AX4C Max II Review [Review, Neoseeker]
AOpen has been transforming their image as just another OEM through their enthusiast and high end offerings. Having reviewed both AK77 and the AK79 on the AMD side of AOpen's product line, we take a look at the AX4C Max II today, a board based on the Intel 875P Canterwood chipset, the undisputed speed king on the Intel side. The Max series from AOpen is their feature rich configuration where they put everything onto the board. The feature set on the AX4C Max II is very similar to that of the AK77 600 Max. Mon, 08 Dec, 2003 | 78 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
ASUS P4S800D-E SiS 655TX Mainboard Review [Review, OCWorkbench]
ASUS P4S800D-E is the 2nd P4 board that incorporates SiS's Dual Channel DDR400 chipset. The first was the ASUS P4SDX which features the first generation 655 chipset. P4S800D-E skipped the 655FX chipset and went straight to the 655TX chipset which offers better performance. One of the most important advancements is the Advanced HyperStreaming™ Engine which makes it faster than the previous generations of SiS 655 chipsets. Mon, 08 Dec, 2003 | 183 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
DFI LAN Party PRO875B [Review, MBReview]
At first, DFI struggled to make a sizeable dent into this category, but then came the LANParty series of motherboards, and DFI’s goal to position themselves into the enthusiast market had been achieved. DFI’s LANParty motherboard received high praise for their performance, stability, and unique features such as their UV reactive slots, and connectors. Today, we’ll be taking a look at the latest revision i875P LANParty motherboard, the LANParty PRO875B. Do the latest revision LANParty motherboards hold up to their reputation? Let’s find out. Mon, 08 Dec, 2003 | 58 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
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