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Intel D945GCLF 533FSB DDR2 667 533 Audio Video

$98.00 Est. at Amazon

from Gopher, www.newegg.com
when used with an ocz 30gb sshd (n82e16820227372) and kingston 2gb 4200 (n82e16820134187) it draws only 24 watts under load (xp sp3).
from alphaniner, www.newegg.com
also, it's only 100mbps.firefox is a little choppy in ubuntu (ff on dual booted windows is fine).maximum 512mb ram.no onboard speaker/buzzer, a feature which i used to hate, but have since come to
from www.amazon.com
it has an atom processor running at 1.6 ghz, enough power to run various flavours of linux and windows xp, but you don't want to run vista on it.
from Jules, www.newegg.com
i'm using it with xp pro.
from LycanthroLabs, www.newegg.com
i am running opensuse64 and it runs great with kde -- i also boot into a 32bit home brewed linux with xfce and performance is very impressive.

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Install, Good Reliability, Socket 771

2 RECOMMENDED by 60 people for WINDOWS

Intel - Single Unit uiTX 945G Atom330 BOXD945GCLF2

$110.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i'm running gentoo linux, but even with the atom processor, it didn't take very long to build the system.
from Marty, www.newegg.com
i'm running xp on this, so i have no clue how it would handle vista.
from www.amazon.com
it has an atom processor running at 1.6 ghz, enough power to run various flavours of linux and windows xp, but you don't want to run vista on it.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
installation of windows xp pro on it took about 25 minutes.
from Nick, www.newegg.com
it works very well for windows home server and appears as four logical cores.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Performance, Great Reliability, Compatible Processors: Intel Core Duo, Intel Atom

3 RECOMMENDED by 35 people for WINDOWS

Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H 991443028

$156.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i'm running vista 32 bit with media portal and it has not missed a beat.
from pcrow, www.newegg.com
i'm using this for mythtv, and almost everything on the board is recognized by linux just fine, though it requires a fairly recent kernel to get sound working.
from Dude, www.newegg.com
so far i am still in search of a good hard drive so i am testing it from a linux usb drive and it's been doing great so far as much as i can tell.
from andamod, www.newegg.com
no driver issues with vista (lucky!) and it is awesome as my new htpc.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
for some strange reason it doesn't boot windows xp off ssd drive.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Excellent Performance, Good Reliability, Socket LGA775

4 RECOMMENDED by 41 people for WINDOWS

M4a78t-e - ASUSTEK COMPUTER 90-MIB7G0-G0EAY00Z

$171.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
with no issues or special processes.it was a pleasure to build; everything was well labeled and easy to work on.everything detected as it should and win vista x64 had no issues with the board.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
windows 64 bit is perfect for this board cons: little hard to setup and teach it it looks for floppy first and u have set the drive as uyr primary thru bios.
from Zemo, www.newegg.com
i loaded the free windows 7 beta 64 bit ultimate os and it was impressively easy to install.
from SpacePirate, www.newegg.com
of course, with windows 7 and my velociraptor, boot only takes about 28 seconds, so it's instant-on enough.
from NewAtThis, www.newegg.com
running 64-vista home and the system with phenom ii x3720 and ocz ddr3 1600 6gb has made it a great build.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Good Performance, Excellent Reliability, Socket AM3

5 RECOMMENDED by 24 people for WINDOWS

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H

$97.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
dual-bios is a plus, i'm using hdmi to my 37'' lcd-tv just the onboard graphic are quality, i'm also using windows7 beta os and booted with no problems, it installed all drivers only had to update a
from Chris, www.newegg.com
it gets up to 950mhz from 500mhz without trouble.perfect in windows.
from Jim, www.newegg.com
replaced another gb board and os (vista) had no problems with it (except raid) cons: raid functionality did not carry over from my older board.
from StanF, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i am using it for an htpc with vista premium (media center).
from danstheman7, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: for an xp install, make sure you streamline the drivers in the included cd (otherwise you cannot install it).

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Install, High Quality, Socket AM2

Socket Am2 Amd770 4 X Ddr2 16gb- Ga-ma770-ud3

$98.00 Est. at Amazon

from Rex, www.newegg.com
one cool, but probably unnecessary feature is that it has dual cmos chips; one live and one back-up, which also allows you to update the bios in windows.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i literally shut off the computer, took out the old one, put in the new one, turned it on, and watched windows install its drivers.
from Jason, www.newegg.com
no need for further tweaking for default settings, though i'm going to fiddle with it later.software installation -- vista recognized almost everything right off the bat, and installed updated
from Mark0, www.newegg.com
after i did a fresh install of vista sp1 on a new drive, i decided i'd try a stale install from my old hdd just for kicks and it recognized new hardware and loaded up drivers first try.
from Thorvindr, www.newegg.com
i did not do this before installing windows and it did not cause any problems.almost everything is clearly labelled on the board and the instructions are clear (at least clear enough for a guy who's

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Positives: Great Performance, Easy To Install, Great Reliability, Socket AM2

Foxconn A7GM-S 2.0

$73.00 Est. at Amazon

from NeedAir, www.newegg.com
look no further for your motherboard it works well with vista32 and mce "tested to compare performance kept vista".
from Mike, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: it booted right into an installation of vista i had on an old hard drive that was installed on an asus sli board.
from stdyhand, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i run an x2 processor with 2gb of corsair xms and vista 64 bit with this motherboard.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i use it for my home theater pc that will be most of the times playing dvd and blue ray videos and maybe some occasional games.windows 7 immediately recognized all the equipment, hdmi output works
from Frank Rizzo, www.newegg.com
using it for a windows home server board running a 7 camera cctv system and sagetv dvr system, fileserver, and everything else in between.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Easy To Install, Good Reliability, Socket AM2

Foxconn Destroyer

$130.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
didn't have any problems installing it with my vista machine, just took my old 550 motherboard out put this one in os started as if nothing happened (except for drivers etc.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
had it for a week, it's treated me well - that is once i nailed the following:raid 0 boot for a new xp install:hd's used - pair of intel x25-e 32gb slc ssdssata ports used (currently): group 2, ports
from Fritz, www.newegg.com
i'm running windows xp x64 server edition and it works great.
from Firewolfrl, www.newegg.com
i am very impressed cons: it has a minor issue of populating the ram in the bios but has no issues seeing all the ram in windows (64 bit) i have been working with tech support and there will be
from N/A, www.newegg.com
the integrated sound in linux has some issues, but if your not afraid of editing your kernel source it can be fixed.i also cant get one of the windows over clocking tools to work, it segfaults at

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Performance, High Quality, Socket AM2

FOXCONN A74MX-K AMD 740G AM2+/AM2 Phenom

$51.00 Est. at Amazon

from Guy, www.newegg.com
i paired it with a 4850e, 2gb geil ddr2800 and an 8500gt.i haven't used the onboard video, but everything else works great.i installed the windows 7 beta, and i did not even need to load the driver
from Machobi, www.newegg.com
would be nice if it had more memory slots and if it supported more than 4gb of memory since i am running 64-bit linux.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it recognized it and went to windows right away.
from Riga28, www.newegg.com
great performance even with xp!
from Steve, www.newegg.com
loaded windows 7 beta 32 bit very fast and worked fine.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Good Reliability, Nice Performance, Socket AM2

Gigabyte AM2+ 780G MAX-16GB DDR2 ATX

$111.00 Est. at Amazon

from gemini, www.newegg.com
onboard video never quits and the hdmi gives a great picture i just put win xp 64 on it got even better this is a soild board buy it!!!
from Steve, www.newegg.com
it got a 1 on the windows performance index.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
running vista home premium 32bit, which boots much faster than xp for me, so very happy with it.
from Dave, www.newegg.com
i had a windows media center 2005 based system with a pentium iv, 2.8 ghz and 6600gt.
from Tom, www.newegg.com
installation of windows 7 was easy and all on-board devices work as they should.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Excellent Performance, Nice Reliability, Socket AM2

ASRock G31M-S

$45.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i simply snipped the 3-pin socket in half on the case wire to fit it into the plugs of the motherboard.this is running a pentium dual core e5200 with 4gb of ddr800 memory and vista home premium 64-bit
from civic_b18c5, www.newegg.com
if your os is vista, it's still laggy once it recovers from it's hibernation.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it can handle windows 7 build 7100 with no problems cons: needs more places for usb's other thoughts: it works.
from BigStan, www.newegg.com
memory has to be set in bios to 2.02 volts if you do not use amd's overclocking utility or your memory will come up as 5.6 in vista score.
from Zaap, www.newegg.com
xp 64 and windows 7 x64 installed without a hitch and run smooth and stable.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Reliability, Nice Performance, Socket LGA775

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P

$325.00 Est. at Amazon

from Techymike, www.newegg.com
i am running this with vista x64 and have it set up connected to my home theater.
from cmk1198, www.newegg.com
the initial installation of windows 7 is a little slow, but once inside the os it is blazing fast.
from www.amazon.com
1- i cant run easy tone 6 on it w/ vista 64bit (some says it works with windows 7 64bit).
from ICE777, www.newegg.com
also once idown loaded vista spi it became a non issue.
from Imilling, www.newegg.com
i recommend it.i7 965ultra chilltec cooler3gb ddr3 tri data gskillwindows vista, 32 sp1 home premiumantec 900rocketfish 750watt powernvidia 260

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Reliability, High Quality, Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM

Gigabyte P45 DDR2-1333X4 UD3 CPNT1PCIEX16 4PCIE

$119.00 Est. at Amazon

from LabRat, www.newegg.com
not sure at this point if it is a hardware problem or a software issue (vista 64).
from stUnTm4n, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: e7200 2.53ghz to 3.6ghzmsi gtx 260 oc to 700/2300880w hiper psu---had it for 2 years i recommend this company.mushkin ddr2-1066 oc to 1150+windows xp sp3 performance edition.this
from Sniblit, www.newegg.com
specs:intel core 2 duo 8400saphire ati 3850 (fan speed issues) kingston hyperx 2gb (2 x 1gb) ddr2 1066 (pc2 8500)seagate barracuda st3250410as 250gb 16mb cache 2 lg sata dvd burnerswindows xp home
from N/A, www.newegg.com
info:intel c2quad q8200 2.48g patriot extreme performance 2.1v 1066 ddr2evga gtx 260 core 216 superclockedsigma monster sp750 modular psuwd 500g 32mb sata 3.0gbs hddvista645.9 windows aero
from ExMagus, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: intel core 2 duo 2.8ghzrunning windows 7 ultimate x64 with gigabyte beta 64 audio and lan drivers.to install the previous turn off uac, otherwise you'll have problems in the install.i

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Performance, Great Reliability, Compatible Processors: Intel Celeron, Intel Core2 Duo, Intel Core2 Extreme, Intel Core2 Quad

BIOSTAR TpowerX58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX

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from The Engineer, www.newegg.com
horray!my rig-vista ultimate 64core i7 extreme @ 3.6ghz12gb g.skill ddr3 1333 (6x2gb, yes, i do use all of it)biostar tpowerx58nvidia quadro fx3700wd velociraptor 300gbx2dual hp w2408h 24"
from splintereddoor, www.newegg.com
enough on how to set it up.had to resort to ripping out a turtble beach 7.1 of another pc and then use unofficial c-media drivers (no official vista x64 drivers) which caused steam to stop working.
from CUSTOMPC4U, www.newegg.com
i was reluctant to buy being that i have a great c2d rig that is only 6 months old, which i might say still holds its own, but this is better and games do run better even in vista ultimate sp1 32bit.
from ikeman, www.newegg.com
included software for windows oc'd my 920 i7 from 2.6 to 3.2 the first try!
from N/A, www.newegg.com
loads of options, auto-overclocking, 6 gigs of ram (vista 64) is a dream.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Easy To Install, Great Reliability, Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM

ASUS Skt 775 Atx P45 ICH10R 1600MHZ 4719543162576

$186.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
when this is done it flies and installing xp or vista was a piece of cake.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
everything on my new build booted right up on the first try.haven't messed with oc'ing at all, as i figure going from an xp 2200+ to a q6600 with 8gb of ram, i shouldn't have to overclock it, yet!
from Ryan Gardner, www.newegg.com
decent linux support for some aspects of it.
from moniker, www.newegg.com
it is a little distro of linux or something that pops up before the post.
from platojones, www.newegg.com
basic specs:asus p5q deluxeintel q9550 oc to 3.58 gb of ocz reaper 1066windows xp pro and gentoo linux x86_64 cons: not a chance...i could nitpick, but what's the point...it's really an

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Reliability, Good Performance, Socket LGA775

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P

$238.00 Est. at Amazon

from Charged3800z24, www.newegg.com
once in windows it shows ht is 2000 and nb is 2400.
from Frogg, www.newegg.com
easier than i thought it would be.gigabyte 790fxphonom ii 7102gb fatal1ty 1333mhz ddr3630 watt rosewillevga 9600gtold 80gb hard drive w/ 32bit xpcoolermaster elite casebuy this mobo if you are
from Aaron, www.newegg.com
you have to install windows software to control it any more which is not the optimal solution in my view.
from Katphude, www.newegg.com
i was able to hook it all up with my 1tb hdd and dual toxic 4870s and it booted up first time, no problems, i put the windows 7 rc on it as my os and have had no complaints.
from Oregonexile, www.newegg.com
all the drivers installed easily, no issues with w xp64.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Easy To Install, Nice Reliability, Socket AM2

ASUS MB P5KPL-CM C2D LGA775 INTELG31 ICH7 DDR2

$56.00 Est. at Amazon

from asperation, www.newegg.com
i installed xp home, from an hp restore disk and away it went.
from Nick, www.newegg.com
it did support 45nm cpu's out of the box, though.e5200/2gb ddr2 800 (kingston)/seagate 250gb sata hdd (32mb cache)/lg dvd burner/cooler master 500w psu/xp
from N/A, www.newegg.com
:( other thoughts: paired it with an e7400, crucial 4gb 1066 ram and vista ultimate 64bit.
from Depeche Modem, www.newegg.com
what i found interesting about this board was that it didn't vista 64 didn't install the sound or netword drivers.
from Krick, www.newegg.com
i could get into windows with it at 310, but it wasn't stable under load.

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Positives: Excellent Reliability, Easy To Install, Great Performance, Socket LGA775

ASRock A780GXH/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX

$94.00 Est. at Amazon

from quark, www.newegg.com
using it with winxp x64 and fedora-11 linux-64 (under sun's virtualbox thin client).
from wyldmn, www.newegg.com
vista system rating is 5.6 only because of the cpu.
from Jaymer, www.newegg.com
easy install works great with vista 64.
from JCD, www.newegg.com
could not install vista 64 bit with my sata dvd drive.
from Brent, www.newegg.com
works out of the box with linux 2.6.28 kernel.

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Install, Nice Reliability, Socket AM2

GIGABYTE AM2+ AMD-RS780 4XDDRII-1066 5200HT

$72.00 Est. at Amazon

from cigar 537, www.newegg.com
had a hard time to get it to boot to cd to load windows so i went to bios and change order of boot devices.
from Hostile-HST, www.newegg.com
it only has 2 slots for memory, but it will at least hold 4gb which isn't all bad at all since 32 bit xp only uses 3.25gb max.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
of course it runs even faster and more power-efficient when using an amd64 linux kernel.
from TriGuy, www.newegg.com
installed windows xp 64-bit and it's running great.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
transferred my amd x2 5200 cpu and memory from my asxs board to this board and it was up and running with no reinstall of windows.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Great Reliability, Great Performance, Socket AM2

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P 4719331803094

$143.00 Est. at Amazon

from JaZzBaLi, www.newegg.com
running xp on raid takes more steps than with vista or 7, i found it easier to slipstream the drivers with sp3 using nlite.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
extremely easy to bios flash, but use a floppy/usb stick to do it and not the windows utility.
from Negative, www.newegg.com
installed vista just fine and even ran it that way for a couple of weeks.
from Bill, www.newegg.com
i was able to move my old adaptec 29160 + 147gb 15k scsi drive with vista still on it from my previous build and it's been running flawlessly ever since.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
btw, running vista 64 and playing mostly tf2, bioshock, etc.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Great Performance, Good Reliability, Socket A

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