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• Foxconn WinFast NF4K8MC-ERS nForce4 Motherboard   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  NVIDIA has come a long way since they released their first nForce chipset several years ago. I don’t think anyone expected a video card company being able to compete with companies like Intel and VIA but if you got a AMD CPU these days chances are high you are using a NVIDIA chipset on the motherboard. NVIDIA’s latest chipset, the nForce 4, has gained a lot of attention mainly for its support for 2 NVIDIA PCI-Express card in SLI-mode. The chipset is available in three versions. SLI, Ultra and non-Ultra. Those who want to save a few pennies and do not need the SLI feature can get motherboards using the cheaper nForce4 non-Ultra chipset. Today I am testing one of those cheaper motherboards, the Foxconn Winfast NF4K8MC-ERS, the little brother to the Foxconn nForce 4 motherboard Shane reviewed a few weeks ago.
   Sat, 19 Mar, 2005 | 54 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Chaintech VNF4 Ultra Motherboard   [Review, legitreviews]
  The Chaintech VNF4 Ultra was found to be an extremely stable motherboard at defualt clock speeds. When you consider price versus performance, this board is a perfect fit for those looking to get the most out of their money....
   Mon, 07 Mar, 2005 | 52 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• nForce4 SLI, Real World System   [Article, Bjorn3d]
  The first thing I want to point out is this is not just a review of SLI; I am going to look at several aspects of the nForce4 chipset. Also this is not a clean install machine being looked at. This is a REAL WORLD machine. It is loaded with all the tools I use for work and things that most computer users would have installed and running. So the performance numbers you see on things should show you how your machine would perform if you had the same system I have built.
   Mon, 07 Mar, 2005 | 50 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• ASUS P5GD2-Premium Motherboard   [Review, legitreviews]
  The ASUS P5GD2-Premium is based off Intel's i915P chipset and sports all the newest features that this chipset offers: PCI Express, DDR2, SATA, etc...
   Thu, 03 Mar, 2005 | 22 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• ASUS's A8N-SLI Deluxe vs DFI's LanParty UT nF4 SLI-D   [Review, Hexus]
  Both come recommended, but the DFI has strings to its bow that you will not find elsewhere. Go forth and purchase, there's absolutely no finer Athlon 64 mainboard at the time of writing.
   Thu, 03 Mar, 2005 | 94 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• NVIDIA and Apparent SLi on P4 (C19)   [Article, Hexus]
  Currently, NVIDIA are working away on delivering SLi to the masses with full support for the Intel platform – this is currently working under the codename of C19. This platform will support the P4 in LGA775, with DDR2 and PCI-E (Dual ‘16’ lanes).
   Thu, 03 Mar, 2005 | 9 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI   [Review, Hexus]
  The GA-K8NXP-SLI oozes of being an enthusiast's motherboard, and it shows throughout, from the thoughtful packaging which doubles as a test bed for the board through to the comprehensive set of overclocking features available in the BIOS. Performance is also generally on a par with other nForce4 boards we've seen, and the whole system was rock-solid stable throughout. The appearance of Gigabyte initiatives such as DPS and Dual BIOS add to that feeling of powerful stability, even in a worst case scenario such as a BIOS failure or power surge.
   Tue, 01 Mar, 2005 | 76 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• ASUS P5AD2-E Premium   [Review, Hexus]
  ASUS has effectively made its i925X-based P5AD2 Premium board redundant with the newer P5AD2-E Premium. The latter carries all the feature nicities of the former but adds in support for 266MHz FSB CPUs. As described, not only is this beneficial from a complete processor support point of view, it also allows the enthusiast to be safe in the knowledge that 200MHz FSB Pentium 4s, which is the vast majority of Intel Pentium 4 chips out there, can be overclocked by at least 33% before the motherboard becomes the limiting factor.
   Sun, 27 Feb, 2005 | 30 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• EQS A58XK9-ALF Radeon Xpress 200P motherboard   [Review, Hexus]
  While I wasn't expecting this particular motherboard to offer a plethora of overclocking options, as it simply isn't aimed towards that market, what I would expect is at least the ability to tune and alter memory timings, and in this discipline the A58XK9-ALF is more than lacking. If this is fixed in future BIOS revisions or final retail boards, then we could be left with something far more worthwhile on our hands. As it stands, the A58XK9-ALF is great for out-of-the-box performance, but a major disappointment for anyone looking to tweak a little extra speed out of their rig.
   Sun, 27 Feb, 2005 | 11 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS nForce4 Ultra Motherboard   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  If the buzz and excitement over the new nForce4 boards coming out is any indication of how successful NVIDIA's new chipset will be, then we just might have another nForce2 on our hands. If you wanted the best in Athlon XP performance and overclocking, you looked towards NVIDIA and one of its partner's nForce2 solutions. It's a safe bet that NVIDIA and its partners hope the same happens with the Athlon 64 and its nForce4. No doubt, many enthusiasts are pumped up about SLI, but there's a lot more than SLI to be excited about, including NVIDIA Firewall and RAID.
   Tue, 22 Feb, 2005 | 41 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• nForce4 Sans SLI : Gigabyte’s GA-K8NF-9 nVidia nForce4-4X   [Review, GamePC]
  Today at GamePC, we're looking at Gigabyte's GA-K8NF-9 motherboard, which is the first fairly low cost nVidia nForce4 board we've seen hit the market. This new Gigabyte board is not based on the expensive nForce4 SLI chipset; rather, it's based on a lower cost variant which Gigabyte dubs the "nForce4-4X". With the use of a lower cost chipset, along with not having to implement a second PCIe x16 slot and a bridge chip for SLI mode, Gigabyte is able to cut roughly $50 off the price of the board, while still retaining a very impressive feature set and terrific overall performance. Let's take a closer look.
   Sun, 13 Feb, 2005 | 484 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• PCI Express x16 For Opteron : Asus’s K8N-DL nForce4 Pro 2200   [Review, GamePC]
  Today at GamePC, we're looking at one of the first nForce4 Pro boards to hit the market, utilizing nVidia's new nForce4 Professional 2200 chipset. We've managed to get our hands on an early board from Asus, their new K8N-DL. First off, let’s see how the nForce4 Professional stacks up on paper.
   Sun, 13 Feb, 2005 | 255 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• ECS KN1 Extreme   [Review, Hexus]
  So, if you want to taste the goodness of NVIDIA's latest chipset in its Ultra incarnation and aren't worried about the overclocking side of things, what you have here is a solid, stable, fully featured setup, and all at an extremely tempting price point to boot. The overclockers among us will want to wait however, either for future BIOS updates for this board or to look elsewhere.
   Sun, 16 Jan, 2005 | 50 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• DFI LANParty UT 915P-T12 Motherboard   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  Today, I'm looking at the LANParty UT 915P-T12, which is a board based on the Intel 915P chipset. It offers support for both DDR and DDR2, but you can only use one type at a time of course. With four DIMM slots, this leads to a limitation of 2GB for the maximum amount of RAM, which should be more than plenty for 99.9% of users. The board also features dual Gigabit LAN (one being on the PCI-Express bus), PCI-Express x16 graphics and DFI's proprietary Karajan audio card. To find out more, check out DFI's press release and be sure to keep reading.
   Fri, 07 Jan, 2005 | 21 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• MSI SLI DBS - Another HEXUS World Exclusive   [Article, Hexus]
  Whilst the performance if an MSI SLI-DBS system may not quite parallel that of NVIDIA's officially validated platform, the cost savings for running an MSI nForce4 Ultra based DBS SLI system will be significant when compared to an SLI rig based on an nForce4 SLI chipset, and we think that it's likely to have a very high appeal and will help grow the NVIDIA SLI market.
   Wed, 05 Jan, 2005 | 25 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Soltek 8KAN2E-GR nForce3 250Gb S754 Motherboard   [Review, Hexus]
  Soltek has put together an impressive S754 package with its K8AN2E-GR motherboard. The intelligent board layout made installation simple. I especially like the way DIMM slots are orientated away from the AGP slot. Soltek has also done well on the feature count, adding in discrete SATA and IDE RAID through Promise's PCI-riding controller. Benchmark performance, too, was right on where I'd expect a well-tuned S754 board's to be, and the sample board overclocked like a champ.
   Wed, 05 Jan, 2005 | 13 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• DFI 875P-T Motherboard   [Review, LegitReviews]
  A few motherboard makers have released boards that bridge this gap in the 865 chipset, these "budget boards" allow users to upgrade their CPU to the new LGA 775 while continuing to use their AGP and PCI based hardware, but none of these boards really stand out performance wise. With the release of the 875P-T, DFI became the first motherboard maker to mix the high performance 875 chipset with Intels newest processor line, the LGA 775. The DFI 875P-T allows users to realize the full potential of the LGA 775 processor while still using their current AGP video card and DDR 1 memory. This allows users to upgrade incrementally instead of replacing their whole system at once.
   Mon, 20 Dec, 2004 | 21 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Dothan Delight : DFI’s 855GME-MGF Pentium-M Motherboard   [Review, GamePC]
  Enter DFI. DFI has been making major inroads in the enthusiast market with their LanParty series of motherboards, and is continuing to push out interesting products like the one we're looking at today. DFI is now shipping a Pentium-M platform of their own, the 855GME-MGF, which will compete directly with AOpen's board. As of right now, it appears DFI and AOpen are the only two companies producing Pentium-M desktop platform, so we thought it would be a good idea to run a comparison between these two boards to see what the differences are between the two.
   Mon, 20 Dec, 2004 | 16 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• EPoX 9NDA3 S939 nForce3 Ultra   [Review, Hexus]
  EPoX's 9NDA3+ has been designed to appeal to the largest possible audience. Layout is pretty good in most respects, aided by having only a single chipset bridge. The feature set is also a well-balanced affair. Due attention is paid to ensuring the board isn't just a stripped-down dragster, designed for pure performance. Instead, audio is given a helping hand by Realtek's ALC850 CODEC and dual S/PDIF-out jacks. There's also decent SATA and Gigabit Ethernet support, and the Power BIOS firmly has the enthusiast in mind. However, I'd like to see EPoX offer a greater variety of voltage options, especially with respect to the undervolting DRAM line.
   Mon, 20 Dec, 2004 | 48 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• ABIT AG8 915P Motherboard   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  ABIT is one of those companies that people seem to continually expect a lot from. When so many enthusiasts flock towards ABIT's products, that's bound to happen. Enthusiasts expect and demand more, and ABIT delivers that time and time again with abundant tweaking options and innovative features. A company like ABIT is good for all of us really, as it makes other companies think about innovation and staying ahead of the game as well.
   Sun, 12 Dec, 2004 | 15 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail