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Supermicro P3SCD Review

[ 12/31/99 | by FastSite]

This mainboard is made on i820 and equipped with SDRAM. Besides, it is the first mainboard with MTH we managed to look at.In our review we will discuss the performance of i820+SDRAM configuration ingeneral and compare it to that of other systems on different chipsets and with different memory.

Chaintech 6WEX2 Review

[ 12/21/99 | by FastSite]

The board is based on i810E chipset and equipped with integrated graphics and sound. However, it can boast a few uniquefeatures, which turn the mainboard on a rather ordinary chipset into an absolutely extraordinary thing. Its maindistinguishing feature is the presence of both: Slot 1 and Socket 370.

Slot A Mainboards Comparison

[ 12/03/99 | by FastSite]

Over three months have already passed since the first AMD Athlon processors, which are rightfully regarded as thefastest x86 processors nowadays, appeared in the market. We can already enjoy a couple of different Athlon models,however, the main problem about assembling an Athlon based system is still the proper mainboard you have to choose. Thecomparison covers 5 mainboards on AMD750 chipset.

Mainboards Manufacturers Interview

[ 10/15/99 | by FastSite]

The mainboards market is now living through some kind of jam. One of the main reasons is an absolute muddle with thechipsets. Intel keeps postponing its poor i820 launching some novelties for Low-End computers. VIA is slowly, little bylittle, ousting the former leader. Well, we suggest trying to clear out what is in fact going on and predicting thepossible peculiarities of the future mainboards development. In order to make the problem easier to understand, weaddressed a couple of most curious questions to our favorite :-) mainboard manufacturers.

ABIT BE6-II Review

[ 10/01/99 | by FastSite]

This is a very cool mainboard on i440BX. It supports UltraDMA/66 and Slot 1 CPUs. A really good choice for extreme overclocking.