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Intel - Single Unit uiTX 945G Atom330 BOXD945GCLF2

$111.00 Est. at Amazon

from wd6cmu, www.newegg.com
i now have two of these, one running ubuntu linux, the other windows server 2008, and am constantly amazed at how smoothly it crunches through daily tasks.
from dan727, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i am running windows server 2008 (courtesy of a microsoft launch event) on this motherboard .
from KONA Radio, www.newegg.com
setup was a breeze and it has been very stable since early march 2009.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i bought it to replace a pentium ii-400mhz domain controller/dns server for a 2000 pc domain.
from www.amazon.com
need a couple of extra cables and such to build a machine with this board but once you get your computer up and running you will most likely be impressed by what you put together for under 200 bucks.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for 200

Intel D945GCLF 533FSB DDR2 667 533 Audio Video

$97.00 Est. at Amazon

from na, www.newegg.com
good bargain motherboard.google earth works great in windows 2000.
from Brewski, www.newegg.com
runs xp mce 2005 with no delays, hangs, or anything negative!also, a cheap route to play with a hackintosh.excellent budget board!
from N/A, www.newegg.com
for right around $200,, you can build a linux machine around this board that is perfectly adequate for email, browsing, and light office work.
from Dave, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: the computer i built with this board cost me right about $200 with shipping and tax included.
from Raymond Day, www.newegg.com
look at other mini-itx not as good and cost about $200!

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for 200

ASUS 90-MIB850-G0EAY00Z

$284.00 Est. at Amazon

from THRILLED TO OC!!!, www.newegg.com
clicked option 2000 mhz, it's been running for 3 days now, cpu @ 2.8mzhz.
from computerdiehard, www.newegg.com
it is kind of a small board but works great with my quad-sli 9800gx2 and ddr3 2000.
from Mrav8er, www.newegg.com
cons: no show stoppers here.the only negative i noticed was that asus typically adds a alot of accesories in with their boards that cost north of 200 and this one, other than the external poster
from wrangler, www.newegg.com
cons: wish nb was actively cooled, but i have to say, mine is not running as hot as i was lead to believe it would even at 200 bclk.
from Lu(ky, www.newegg.com
cons: had problems with my kingston hyperx 2000mhz kit.

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Install, High Quality, Socket LGA1366

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for 200

Gigabyte X58 DDR3-2000X6 UD3 CPNT3PCIEX16 2PCIE

$356.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i installed a core i7 920 that i am running at 4ghz by simply using a $79 cool it systems liquid cooler and raising the base clock to 200.
from Joelagz, www.newegg.com
the driver dvd works like a charm in winxp/2003/vista and the gigabyte tools are not bad, specially the bios one that allows you to update the bios right from windows.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
overclocked to 200 bclk w/ a simply boost in qpi/vtt to 1.4 all else stock!
from Adam, www.newegg.com
with three video cards you'd also loose access to aux usb and fw ports on the bottom edge of the board.still too expensive, a board like this should be under $200.
from Colebert, www.newegg.com
pc wizard 2008 reads 8 cores...

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for 200

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

$73.00 Est. at Amazon

from VandiL, www.newegg.com
no explicit support for server 2003, although the xp64 drivers work fine.
from Macabre215, www.newegg.com
this still didn't fix the stability issues, neither did an increase in the vcore or ram voltage from a 200mhz overclock.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
website - * if you install amd am2+ cpu on am2 motherbord, the system bus speed will downgrade from ht3.0(5200mhz) to ht1.0(2000 mt/s) spec; however, the frequency of am2+ cpu will not be impacted.
from Chris, www.newegg.com
go to the realtek website, they have a driver for the 8111c controller specifically for server 2003.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i put an amd athlon 7750 dual core 2.7 ghz in this board and about a month later gigabyte put this message on their website - * if you install amd am2+ cpu on am2 motherbord, the system bus speed

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

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P 4719331803094

$143.00 Est. at Amazon

from Zach, www.newegg.com
it stays at 2000mhz instead of the rated 2600mhz.
from tylerward, www.newegg.com
i overclocked the front side bus from 200 to 211 (past that it goes unstable).
from Leo, www.newegg.com
also the fsb is at 2000mhz not the 2600 thats said.
from EvilHomerClone, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: again, i have no problems with the board itself (been buying from gigabyte since 2001, only board i use), just have a problem with their tech support.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
had to dig up old plastic standoffs becuase the board didn't line up with the normal screw-in standoffs on it's right side (sata connector side).i notice the 2600mhz ht clock only runs at 2000mhz, i

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

Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H

$138.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
too many usbs to count.the included hd3300 graphics are just fine for any os, but it will actually run well on older game like half life (it is from 2004)16gig memory limit for future-proofing
from N/A, www.newegg.com
no problems, just put it all together and it worked.amd phenom ii x3 720gigabyte ga-ma790gp-ud4hg skill 4gb ddr2 1066rosewill rg630-2 630w psuwd cb 750gb hdcm storm scout sgc-2000-kkn1-gp
from Mr T, www.newegg.com
the onboard graphics is plenty for flight sim 2004 (my only game) with 35+ fps at all times.
from 350zx6r, www.newegg.com
i've been ordering parts from newegg since 2000 and i have nothing bad to say about them.
from bassman98, www.newegg.com
pros: - onboard video- 2 pcie slots for crossfirex (x8 if using 2 cards)- lots of usb ports- hdmi, dvi, and vga connectors onboard!!- lots of tweakable options in the bios- runs 1066 ddr2 memory just

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

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2

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from Shin0bi272, www.newegg.com
is pointless for me.i7 920true 1366rtchenming 601b caseenermax 550w psu (even though manual states you should have a 600w minimum)evga 8800gtxwd 200gb ide hdsony dvd/cdrw combo drivesb audigy2 zs p
from ZOL, www.newegg.com
this is my 3rd asus board since 2003, all 3 still working solid like a rock.
from khoang82, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i got this board openboxed at 200.
from Chris, www.newegg.com
i can only expect so much from onboard audio, but if i cared that much about the sound, i'd pop another $200 for a high-end card.-
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it posted once with an hd 4870 x2, pci-e wifi card, core i7 920, and 12 gigs of ddr3-2000 memory.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Great Performance, High Quality, Socket LGA1366

ASUS M3A76-CM

$70.00 Est. at Amazon

from Randall, www.newegg.com
office 2007 runs well on it and it can handle games pretty well--just don't expect killer graphics without an aftermarket gpu, and don't expect good frames on any cutting-edge games.
from Neil H., www.newegg.com
2008) drivers on the installation disc.
from busygeek, www.newegg.com
a mb + nice cpu for ~$200: hard to beat.
from boblak, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: loaded win server 2003 and mirrored the two 500gb hdd's.
from beege, www.newegg.com
pros: comboed this with a cpu iirc and got a nice triple core, 8gb ram machine for the low price of $200 ish (re-used some other components).

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

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

$51.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
also thought it strange that the "free 90 day" version of norton security supplied on the cd was norton 2006...
from N/A, www.newegg.com
the board does support a range of 125w processors (full list here: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/upload/compatibility/200808181358023447a74mx-cpu-a75.mht ).
from Usta, www.newegg.com
its cheap, supports am3 (have not actually tried this) windows 7 rc works just finedrivers are there and work for xp cons: comes with norton 2006, not newest versiondoes not support pci-e 16
from jas340, www.newegg.com
they were doa when i purchased board in late 2008.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: it worked great when i got on 12-31-2008 everything was working on the montherboard cons: today the 3-18-2009 the onboard lan died on me had to put in a pci ethernet card to get back

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

Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P

$145.00 Est. at Amazon

from ReleaseAllFear, www.newegg.com
mode and don't worry about it (performance is just as good, i benched it).don't know why someone someone gave bad marks for a max hyper transport speed of 2000mhz, when phenom ii x4 is specd at 1800.
from rayik, www.newegg.com
while designed as a desktop board, it is running server 2008 with hyper-v guests with no problems of any kind (with phenom ii x4 and 8 gb ram).
from N/A, www.newegg.com
ive also heard this can unlock the phenom ii x2 and x3's to be x4's cons: fsb is 2000mhz instead of 2400, but not a big deal to me.
from ReleaseAllFear, www.newegg.com
so better yet, just run the sata ports in ide mode and don't worry about it (performance is just as good, i benched it).don't know why someone someone gave bad marks for a max hyper transport speed
from Dave, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: ga-ma790x-ud4p, amd 6000+ cpu, thermaltake v1 cpu cooler, 4 gigs corsair 800meg, 2x 1tb wd hd, asus 8800 graphics, fsp 700 watt psu, cyberpower upsu, nzxt trinity case, asus 24" wide

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

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

$98.00 Est. at Amazon

from SUMGOOD, www.newegg.com
all for circa $200.00 my computr hazsum neweggggsss!!!!!!
from Jsharon1, www.newegg.com
just from moving from my previous board to this board with the same ram and cpu i was able to pull another 200mhz oc 100% stable cons: had a slight issue with the on board audio, had to swap
from stimr2, www.newegg.com
i bought this board because i was upgrading from a amd athlon athlon 64 4000+ system that i had built in 2005.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
cons: newegg sent me a rev 1.0 board on july 19th 2009.

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

Creative Technology SB Titanium Fatal1ty Pro PCIe

$129.00 Est. at Amazon

from sweets, www.newegg.com
been using creative xtreme gamer since about 2004 i think.
from dblairw, www.newegg.com
original build date = march 2008 with the x-fi titanium and corsair dominator 1066 ram recent upgrades.
from SLI260, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: its good for under $200
from =]H[= Pvt.Joe.Bauers, www.newegg.com
/ cpu 3.75ghz (250 x 15) @ 1.4875 volts / ht 2000mhz @8 multiplieramd x3 720 black edition overclocked from 2.8ghz to 3.75ghz with the amd oem heatsink/fan (250fsb * 15 multiplier with 1.4875 volts)!
from rzkesp, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i bought this to match my $200 headphones and $300 speakers.

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Positives: High Quality, Easy To Install, Good Performance, Compatible Processors: AMD Athlon, Intel Pentium

DFI Lanparty Jr X58-T3H6 Core i7/ Intel X58/

$251.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: my specs:intel core i7 920 2.66ghz quad-core processor with hyper threadingevga nvidia geforce gtx 285 "for the win" edition 1gb ddr3samsung 23inch 5ms 16:9 widescreen lcd 20000:1
from roth4fun, www.newegg.com
drivers are for consumer os but most vista ones work in windows 2008.i originally purchased this to be a virtual machine host in windows 2008.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: dfi just released a bios update (2009-07-01) that allows the board to properly support intel's "virtualization technology".

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Install, Great Reliability, Socket LGA1366

ASUS MB P5KPL-CM C2D LGA775 INTELG31 ICH7 DDR2

$74.00 Est. at Amazon

from reviewer bob, www.newegg.com
so if you have a 200mhz fsb, and overclock it to 250mhz, and use the 800mhz (2:1) ram setting, your ram will run at 1000mhz.
from Tim, www.newegg.com
a $200 motherboard may have allowed me to run the ram at 1066mhz.
from Mike, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i went with a slight overclock (200 -> 230 mhz fsb) because i wanted to stick with the stock cooler and be reasonably reliable.
from Krick, www.newegg.com
this is what i used...cpu: intel core2duo e5200 (12.5 x 200mhz = 2.5ghz)memory: ocz ddr2 pc2-8500 fatal1ty 4gb (2x2gb)(note, i recommend memory with faster timings, though this worked for me)i'm
from painter203, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: have about 200+ of these boards in use and had maybe 5 doa's and so far none have died out in the field.

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

M4a78t-e - ASUSTEK COMPUTER 90-MIB7G0-G0EAY00Z

$169.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
it has one of the best onboard graphics chipsets available and is approximately equivalent to a high end card from early 2006.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
the power-down mode is fantastic, and i expect to save $250/yr in electricity (old box stayed on 24/7 at a constant power usage of 200w).
from Seacaptain, www.newegg.com
i've flashed with the asus updater (which stinks, as it can't update through the internet - it only works if you already have the file, and you cannot flash to older bioses with this utility), i've
from GanjaSMK, www.newegg.com
cons: at the time of this review (1st week of april 2009) i unfortunately cannot install drivers on windows 7 as it's still a beta and as asus won't support it until it's rc or rtm!
from SE, www.newegg.com
as i wasn't having any problems with the system, i didn't even have to update the bios.here's my build:m4a78t-e asus motherboardamd phenom ii x4 955 black cpu4 gb (2x2gb) corsair ddr3 memory1 tb wd

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

Foxconn A7GM-S 2.0

$71.00 Est. at Amazon

from mbutterman, www.newegg.com
next version will have better support but it is still in testing with a october 2009 release.
from Elliott78212, www.newegg.com
this board with a better video card would be great for some heavy gaming with the 3450 in hybrid sli mode you will get good gaming on some games pre 2007 and even some modern games just don't expect
from Satisfied Builder, www.newegg.com
pros: i built my girlfriend a computer with this motherboard in december 2008.

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

ASUS M4N82 Deluxe AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 980a

$177.00 Est. at Amazon

from punisher, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i am using a q9650 with dual channel ddr3 2000 ram and that is worth it.
from Lum, www.newegg.com
it's relatively affordable and i was actually expecting this to be $200+ when first released.
from Captain Admiral, www.newegg.com
this should be a 200-220$ dollar mother board.

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Positives: Good Reliability, High Quality, Great Performance, Socket AM3

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H

$94.00 Est. at Amazon

from mandarin77, www.newegg.com
killed my internet connection and had to rollback (it optionally installs a 2007 driver.
from Slim, www.newegg.com
the bios was released 6/10/2009.rev.
from Sam, www.newegg.com
cons: i had to update the bios (or the mobo drivers, don't remember which) to read some of the usb ports as usb 2.0, which should not be a problem with any mobo made after like 2004.

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

MB EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 775 750I SLI

$176.00 Est. at Amazon

from Hardwar man, www.newegg.com
1066mhz jedec ddr2maxiumum 2000fsb, great for extreme overclockers.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: build:antec 300, evga 750i, evga 9800gtx+, psu corsair 650watt, wd 500gb 7,200rpm 32cache, q8200, and vista home edition x64bit.
from Recon0212, www.newegg.com
pros: motherboard was the same size of my old 2004 motherboard.

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Positives: High Quality, Great Reliability, Easy To Install, Socket LGA775

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