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G.Skill enlarges product portfolio of its DDR2 series

G.Skill, a leading memory manufacturer from Taiwan launches two new modules:

The G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR completes the choice of products of the DDR2-800 - series. It will be available as a 2048 MB dual kit (2x 1024 MB), with latency timings of 5-5-5-15. This F2-6400 memory module offers the possibility to all-round users to take advantage of the new DDR2-modules at a reasonable price-performance ratio. As always with G.Skill the visual effect is not neglected and therefore the heatspreader will be coloured in bright green.

The G.Skill F2-8500PHU2-2GBHZ - a DDR2-1066-RAM - is likewise designed as a 2048 MB dual kit (2x 1024 MB), with latency timings as low as CL 4-4-4-5. These latencies signify that the module currently has to be recognized as the fastest high-end memory available worldwide. The heatspreader will be coloured in black.

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ASUS P5W DH Deluxe Motherboard Review

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As the search for the best Core 2 Duo supporting motherboard continues, we decided to take the feature-packed ASUS P5W DH Deluxe for a test drive. This board sports Intel's flagship Crossfire-enabled 975X chipset and the tried and tested ICH7 southbridge. However the price tag of over £170 will put it out of reach of quite a few buyers. To be fair though, it does come with a lot of toys like a remote control and integrated Wi-Fi.

So, is the mammoth price tag justified by the level of performance it offers? Read on to find out....

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Gigabyte GA 965P DS3 Motherboard Review

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With Core 2 Duo officially released, many people are faced with the question of what motherboard to buy. Most high end motherboards based on Intel's flagship 975X chipset cost upwards of £140. However, people who don't want to spend such a large amount on cash are not forgotten. There are a number of motherboards based on the 965P chipset which can be had for under £120. The main difference between the chipsets is mainly that the 965P chipset does not support crossfire. Apart from that, the only other significant difference is that most motherboards based on this chipset utilise the new ICH8 southbridge compared to the older ICH7 used on the majority of 975X boards.

Today, we'll be taking a look at the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3. At about £100, it's one of the cheaper motherboards which natively support Intel's new line up of CPUs. However, don't be fooled by the price tag - this board really is a sheep in wolf's clothing.

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ASUS Announces "Republic of Gamers" Series Motherboards

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ASUS has announced its new Republic of Gamers series of motherboards. The Republic of Gamers (ROG) series was displayed at Computex 2006 as the Pluto concept. It will be catered towards the gaming and enthusiast crowd much like DFI's LANParty series. Most of the features found on the Pluto concept will make it onto production ROG series motherboards. These features include the LCD Poster which is a diagnostic readout placed on the rear I/O panel. Unlike traditional debugging readouts which require users to look up a debug code, the LCD Poster displays the boot-up process and errors in full text for easier diagnostics.

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A taste of thigs to come - Preview of Intels new P965 chipset on an Abit AB9 Pro

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The official release date of Conroe and Allendale CPUs - respective codenames for the 4 MB and 2 MB L2 Cache versions of Intel Core 2 Duo processors is nearing fast and has created a lot of excitement among PC enthusiasts worldwide. The new CPUs will require motheboards with new chipsets. The 975X chipset has been around on motherboards for sometime, but most of the current boards sporting the flagship chipset will be incompatible with Conroe due to VRM changes. The 975X chipset aimed at the enthusiast sector, and commands a relatively high price tag as far as motherboards go. This has always been the case with motherboards based on premium Intel chipsets. Fortunately, Intel has brought out a new chipset called the 965P to cater for the mainstream crowd. The Abit AB9 Pro is one of the first motherboard utilising the 965P chipset.

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Abit previews next overclocker-friendly conroe motherboard

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Abit has been showing signs of returning to the good old days ever since the USI takeover that resolved all of the company's financial problems.

MAX is Abit's flagship brand for overclockers - the MAX series boards are primarily designed with enthusiasts looking to overclock in mind, whereas the Fatal1ty series are primarily designed for rock solid stability and gaming - everything else is secondary.

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ECS RS480-M Crossfire Xpress 200 K8 Motherboard Review

If you're looking for a fully featured micro ATX workstation style motherboard, ECS might have just the board for you. The ECS RS480-M is based on the ATi CrossFire Xpress 200 chipset, so you know that the onboard video will be a class above the alternatives. The motherboard comes with the basics which include a Gigabit network card, 5.1 channel audio controller, assorted Fireware and USB, and four SATA ports.

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Epox 9U1697-GLI K8 Motherboard Review

The Epox 9U1697 GLI motherboard that's passing through the PCSTATS test labs today is based on ULi's last chipset which was quite a sleeper, the M1697. Make no mistake about it, the Epox 9U1697 GLI motherboard is inexpensive but that doesn't mean it's a slow motherboard! Now here is the tricky part - while there are two PCI Express x16 slots on the Epox 9U1697 GLI motherboard, they do not officially support nVIDIA SLI or ATi CrossFire.

Dual videocards can be used for multiple 2D displays, like for workstation style applications - but that's it. Now that nVIDIA owns ULi, it's possible that it may eventually certify the ULi chipset as SLI compatible, but that is something you shouldn't bet on.

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ASUS M2N32-SLI De Luxe Motherboard Review

Hardware Secrets have a review up of the ASUS m2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard. One of the most high-end socket AM2 motherboard from ASUS based on nVidia nForce 590 SLI chipset, which supports SLI technology, targeted to the new Athlon 64 CPUs supporting DDR2 memory.

"M2N32-SLI De Luxe is the most high-end socket AM2 motherboard from ASUS, targeted to the new Athlon 64 CPUs supporting DDR2 memory. It is based on the new nVidia nForce 590 SLI chipset, supporting SLI technology. Let’s see how the performance of this latest release from ASUS is."

Read full review at: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com

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ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 PCIe SLI AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 Motherboard Review

Overclocked Inside take the ASRock 939 SLI32 for a spin. If you feel the urge for AMD 64 Socket 939, check out this review.

"With the brandnew 939SLI32-eSATA2 Socket 939 motherboard ASRock shows once again, that first-class motherboards do not have to be expensive and can also be suitable for overclocking. In spite of the passive cooled chipset and default chipset voltage, this ULi based mainboard hit a stable host clock of awesome 300 MHz. All further results, details of the BIOS options, equipment and the conclusion for this excellent price scoop are specified in the current Review and in the motherboard overview with altogether 19 AMD Athlon 64 boards."

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ECS C19-A SLI Motherboard Review @ Virtual-Hideout

Today on the test bench I have our 3rd ECS motherboard: the ECS C19-A SLI Pentium 4 (skt 775) Motherboard. What differs this board from our previous ECS boards is that the C19-A SLI is the first board from ECS to formally support NVIDIA SLI in an Intel Platform. Unfortunately it is only implemented as dual 8x pipes or a single 16x pipe for the PCI-e. But again: Budget.

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