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• GeForce 6150 mini round-up   [Roundup, sudhian]
  A couple of months ago NVIDIA launched their first K8 chipsets with integrated graphics capabilities?GeForce 6100, 6150 and nForce 410, 430. Our initial evaluation was of the Biostar T-Force 6100-939, an enthusiast targeted mATX motherboard that featured the base GeForce 6100 and nForce 410 combination. GeForce 6100 motherboards were available at immediately after the launch announcement but GeForce 6150 & nForce 430 based boards were nowhere to be found. After an approximate month-long delay 6150 boards started showing up at retailers and at our doors?although with a limited selection.
   Wed, 14 Dec, 2005 | 54 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Gigabyte GA-G1975X motherboard   [Review, Hexus]
  Gigabyte has decided that overclocking should play a large part in the GA-G1975X's makeup, and a couple of plastic ducts are designed and implemented to cool the hot-running components in and around the CPU socket area.
   Wed, 14 Dec, 2005 | 22 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• VIA EPIA MII 12000   [Review, CaseModGod]
  Are you considering building an HTPC but do not want a full size PC in your living room? Maybe the following has ran through your head... "If I could put a PC into that it would be freaking outrageous!" Well you may just be in luck, at a compact size of 6.75"(w) x 6.75"(d) x 1.5"(h) the VIA EPIA MII 12000 could just make all your custom PC dreams come true. This tiny mother board has every thing imaginable onboard, from the embedded CPU to an MPEG-2 Accelerator, the MII 12000 is a feature rich and versatile product.
   Wed, 14 Dec, 2005 | 7 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Albatron Mars PX915SLI Intel 915PL SLI Motherboard Review   [Review, PCStats]
  nVidia's Scalable Link Interface (SLI), just three little words that until recently have separated top of the line graphics performance, and AMD and Intel platforms. Albatron is one of the more innovative motherboard manufacturers, and its team of engineers has actually figured out a way of running SLI on the budget Intel 915PL chipset! We will get into how the 915PL is turned into an SLI chipset in just a moment. Since the Albatron PX915SLI is based on the Intel 915PL chipset, the motherboard only supports Socket 775 Pentium 4 processors that run on a 533/800 MHz FSB. The two DIMM slots will handle a maximum of 2GB of PC3200 DDR RAM which will run in a dual channel configuration.
   Thu, 01 Dec, 2005 | 5 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Epox 8NPA SLI Motherboard Review   [Review, PCStats]
  With an nForce4 SLI chipset hidden below that golden heatsink, the Epox 8NPA SLI supports all Socket 754 Athlon64 or Sempron processors on the market. The green motherboard only comes equipped with two DIMM slots and supports a maximum of 2GB of PC3200 DDR memory. Other onboard goodies, some new to Socket 754 are nVIDIA's Serial ATA II RAID controller, Gigabit LAN, and 5.1 channel audio. My personal favorite is the Port 80 diagnostics card. Expansion possibilities are numerous with the boards two legacy 32 bit PCI slots, two PCI Express x1 slots for high bandwidth devices, and two physical PCI Express x16 slots for dual videocard goodness! Epox have certainly built a lean green motherboard here.
   Thu, 01 Dec, 2005 | 9 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S Motherboard Review   [Review, PCStats]
  The Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S motherboard we're testing out in the course of this review is based upon a new chipset from SiS which has a couple media-friendly assets. The SiS 761GX chipset includes SiS' Mirage 1 graphics core, accessible through the analog video jack nestled into with all the other motherboard inputs/outputs. The SIS chipset is being positioned as a good alternative to the nVidia 6100 series IGPs which recently launched. Elsewhere on the WinFast 761GXK8MC-S motherboard are two DDR memory sockets for up to a maximum of 2GB of PC3200 DDR memory. The microATX board includes one PCI Express x16 slot and three 32 bit PCI slots.
   Thu, 01 Dec, 2005 | 8 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• DFI Infinity NF4 Ultra   [Review, overclockersonline]
  The DFI Infinity nF4 Ultra is a very solid motherboard. The build quality is great and the components that are used are top notch and seem to be almost the same as the LanParty Ultra-D. I have basically compared these two motherboards throughout the review and have come to the conclusion that the Infinity nF4 Ultra is almost the same model but without the options or accessory package. Call it the base model if you will with the LanParty Ultra-D being the GT or Type-R version that has slightly better performance and more buttons.
   Tue, 29 Nov, 2005 | 14 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Epox 5NVA+ SLI NF4 Intel Edition Motherboard Review   [Review, pcstats]
  Motherboards like the Epox 5NVA+ SLI support Socket 775 533/800/1066 MHz FSB Pentium 4/D/Extreme Edition as well as Celeron D processors. The four DIMM slots can accommodate up to 8GB of unbuffered non ECC DDR2 memory running at 400/533/667 MHz, while operating in dual channel mode with 1.8V. Epox also bundles a few on board goodies with the board such as Gigabit LAN, a 7.1 audio controller, IEEE 1394 and my personal favorite a Port 80 diagnostics card. If you need something the motherboard does not support, there are two free PCI Express x1 slots (three if you count the second PCI Express x16 slot when only running one videocard) and two open 32 bit PCI slots for legacy hardware. Of course, we must not overlook the two PCI Express x16 slots which will support SLI set-ups with the appropriate videocards either!
   Tue, 29 Nov, 2005 | 1 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Albatron nForce4 K8SLI   [Review, Bjorn3D]
  But what if you have one of those and want to in a cheap way increase the graphics performance? NVIDIA has the solution with SLI. Pop in a second card and in theory get double the performance. Today I am looking at one of the cheaper SLI-capable motherboards on the market, the K8SLI from Albatron.
   Sun, 20 Nov, 2005 | 5 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 nForce 430/GeForce 6100 Mainboard   [Review, Hexus]
  What you get for £52 is a solid board with very few surprises that's good for a multitude of uses. Voltage manipulation in BIOS, better subsystem performance, and, perhaps, a sweeter bundle would garner the Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 an instant recommendation in the budget sector. As it is, it's decent but not outstanding, although you could do a lot worse than the K8N51GMF-9 if your budget stretches to only £50 or so and you require a S939 motherboard with onboard video and decent storage potential.
   Sun, 20 Nov, 2005 | 26 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Sapphire Pure Innovation PI-A9RX480 Motherboard   [Review, PimpRig]
  Tell me, isn't that one of the purdiest boards you've seen seen since the Soyo Dragon KT400 Platinum? I "borrowed" the full board pics from Sapphire since the top is pretty reflective and honestly, their shot looks better than any that I took of the full top. I think I would have to cut a window in the motherboard tray and right side of the case just to show off the nice Sapphire logo on the bottom of the board.
   Wed, 16 Nov, 2005 | 6 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Epox EP-9NPA+ SLI Motherboard Review   [Review, PCStats]
  The Epox 9NPA+ SLI supports any current and future socket 939 AMD Athlon64 processor and is based on the Nvidia nForce4 SLI chipset with support for up to 4GB of PC3200 DDR memory. We will get into the specifics a bit later but on board goodies consist of Gigabit LAN, IEEE 1394a, 7.1 channel audio and an additional Serial ATA II/RAID controller. A set of nice quality rounded cables are bundled in with the package, and we find two sets of IDE cables, and one FDD cable encased in white rubber sleeving.
   Mon, 14 Nov, 2005 | 10 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS Motherboard Review   [Review, PCStats]
  With the release of the nVIDIA's GeForce 6100-series chipsets, enthusiasts now have a high powered integrated option that does not well... suck. Foxconn is one of the first manufacturers to release an GeForce 6100-series motherboard, and the 6150K8MA-8EKRS specifically uses the best of class nVidia GeForce 6150 iteration and nVidia nForce 430 Southbridge. The Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS mini-ATX motherboard which supports all Socket 939 AMD Athlon64 X2/FX processors on the market, as well as up to 4GB of PC3200 DDR RAM.
   Mon, 14 Nov, 2005 | 34 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• DFI NF4 SLI Infinity   [Review, InsaneTek]
  DFI surprised us all with the NF4 Ultra Infinity. This time they bring us their NF4 SLI Infinity, another budget motherboard for the gaming/overclocking enthusiasts. It might not "look" much, but it does pack a lot of power.
   Fri, 11 Nov, 2005 | 9 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• DFI RDX200 Review   [Review, tbreak]
  A couple of things that we specifically wanted to test was 1T mode with four memory modules and CAS 1.5 settings however, neither of this worked with our testing. We used Corsair modules and any two of the four we chose worked without any problems at 1T with two modules inserted, but with all four modules, this was a no go even with additional voltage. The system simply hung up on the BIOS. CAS Latency of 1.5 went a little further with us reaching Windows boot screen but nothing more than that, again, with added voltage as well.
   Wed, 09 Nov, 2005 | 12 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA Review   [Review, tbreak]
  We’ve already talked about the integrated video features in the chipset article, but to put it briefly, you get a SM3.0 capable Direct-X 9.0 GPU with PureVideo technology. FoxConn has a DSUB connector on the back panel and an S-Video TV-Out cable is included in the package, however, the header for connecting the TV-Out module is missing.
   Wed, 09 Nov, 2005 | 17 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS (nForce 6150/nForce 430)   [Review, hardwarezone]
  The WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS is a budget friendly motherboard packed with advanced media and storage features native to NVIDIA's GeForce 6150 and nForce 430 chipset. It's not the fastest motherboard around, but HTPC aficionados take notice, PureVideo HD decoding is what it aims to deliver.
   Wed, 09 Nov, 2005 | 17 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Gigabyte GA-8I955X Royal   [Review, InsaneTek]
  Intel's current flagship chipset continues to be the 955X. Gigabyte has taken that chipset and made a wonderful board out of it. The GA-8I955X Royal provides great performance, great overclocking headroom, and has a big bundle of goodies.
   Wed, 09 Nov, 2005 | 8 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Abit NI8 SLI   [Review, InsaneTek]
  Intel fans who look for SLI performance now have a new choice on their motherboard list. Abit's NI8 SLI is a solid board that performs well without any issues. Overclocking is probably the only department that needs help.
   Sat, 05 Nov, 2005 | 6 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• ECS KN1-SLI Extreme nForce 4-SLI Motherboard Review   [Review, PCStats]
  The ECS KN1-SLI Extreme looks like a pretty sweet motherboard for anyone on a budget who wants good performance, and the all important option of running dual PCI Express x16 SLI-compatible videocards. Based on the nVidia nForce4 SLI chipset, the ECS KN1-SLI Extreme supports all the current flavours of Socket 939 AMD Athlon64/FX/X2 processors. Its four DDR DIMM slots can be installed with as much as 4GB of PC3200 DDR memory (non ECC unbuffered) in a dual channel configuration.
   Sat, 05 Nov, 2005 | 6 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail