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Two Alternatives to i865PE: ASUS P4S800D on SiS655FX and Soltek SL-PT880Pro-FGR on VIA PT880

[ 03/28/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We tested two mass mainboards (ASUS P4S800D and Soltek SL-PT880Pro-FGR) based on chipsets from VIA and SiS, which represent low-cost alternatives to the popular i865PE. Let’s find out how successful these dual-channel products from VIA and SiS are and decide if non-Intel based mainboards are really worth our attention today.

ECS 755-A2 Socket754 Mainboard on SiS755 Chipset Review

[ 02/21/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We reviewed one very impatiently awaited product: SiS755 based mainboard from Elitegroup. This solution is one of the best value purchases for Socket754 processors, which boasts excellent performance due to SiS755 chipsets. Let’s take a closer look at this product to see how these features were implemented in the first mass mainboard.

DFI LanParty NFII B Ultra Mainboard Review

[ 02/08/04 | by Yury Mitrofanov]

Even though AMD is not going to release any new Socket A processors, the mainboards for this platform continue coming out. Today we are going to talk about the second generation mainboard based on nForce2 400 Ultra from DFI.

ABIT KV8-MAX3 Socket754 Mainboard Review

[ 01/22/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

And here is one more Socket754 mainboard for AMD Athlon 64 CPU from the well-known ABIT Company. In this review we will take a closer look not only at the mainboard performance and design peculiarities, but also at those new technologies introduced by ABIT in its latest products and known as uGURU.