13-May-04, 11:43 PM
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| | Affiliate Reviews: Motherboards ----Motherboards----  | Quote: |  | | | | | | | | | | "What happens then to those consumers who don't want fully loaded motherboard? Why should they spend the extra money for features that aren't really needed? For example, my main PC has an IDE RAID controller, onboard 5.1 channel audio, IEEE 1394 and onboard CSA Gigabit LAN... but they all sit idle. They're nifty features to have, but if I could have gone with a motherboard without them for a lower price, I would have" | |  | |  | |  | Quote: |  | | | | | | | | | | "With an onboard graphics core and decent performance from Athlon XP, the N2VIEW makes a lot more sense as a MagicTwin platform, compared to the PT800TWIN. Low cost processors, no need to initially purchase a compatible graphics card and low cost make things that bit more bearable.
The caveats that apply to all MagicTwin systems still apply here; Microsoft's charge for Windows XP and licensing restrictions for many apps on the Windows platform seem to nix the idea before it gets too far off the ground.
But with a bit of software shopping homework, there's value to be had from a MagicTwin setup." | |  | |  | |  | Quote: |  | | | | | | | | | | "Today we have the great pleasure of reviewing Soyo's latest Pentium 4 motherboard offering, the P4I875P Dragon 2 v1.0 Black Label. This board is based on the very successful and powerful Intel Canterwood (875P) chipset and comes with many extras. Soyo is especially known for their Intel based motherboards let’s see how well this motherboard performs." | |  | |  | |
Last edited by scapegoat; 13-May-04 at 11:51 PM.
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