Pros:Jorgen said:i'm considering using this MB for my living room multimedia machine. Any
pro/cons good/bad experiences ?
Yes, I was the easiest PC build I have ever done. Took me less than 2Pros:
Simplicity (potentially)
I put a stick of 512Mb crucial 2700 memory in and its fine.Cons:
Memory fussy
I wouldnt expect anyone would want to use this board for tweaking.Untweakable bios
I have had no issues with bandwidth whilst running various games andIntegrated video steals memory bandwidth
The 8x AGP onboard is way better than a G450. I would say its evenI had a nightmare with this card in an identical application and ended up
having to use a plugin agp card to get a working system.
If you're prepared to shell out on premium memory (and get a buyback
guarantee) then go ahead, but I would go for a non integrated asus (or
other) mobo with a cheapie nvidia TVout graphics card, mine's a GeForce4
MX 440 & it works well. TVout suffers from a bit of PC noise so not perfect
but I will prob sort that with a bit of filtering. nVidia control panel excellent
for full screen clone with loads of nice display options, far better than my
Matrox G450 which it replaces, but admittedly noisier.
HTH
Fine if that's what you've got (or gone out & bought), but don't expect it toHarry said:Yes, I was the easiest PC build I have ever done. Took me less than 2
hours to connect everything up and start installling the OS.
Once I had the drivers installed it ran like a dream.
I put a stick of 512Mb crucial 2700 memory in and its fine.
Not tweaking for performance, but for stability, no ability eg to put in aI wouldnt expect anyone would want to use this board for tweaking.
Personally I have been quite impressed with the performance of this
Mobo.
It's only better if it's working, mem spec is waaay tighter when usingI have had no issues with bandwidth whilst running various games and
software. Unless you are doing intensive work on this PC I doubt you
will have any issues.
The 8x AGP onboard is way better than a G450. I would say its even
better than a MX 440.
I think it's a good board too, with loads of good built ins, but I have myI would buy this board again as its small and fast.
If you want a small form board then this is the one to get as it has
very good performance for a mATX board. If you want top of the range
performance then you'd be better off with a good quality ATX board.
Fair enough, I have always bought Crucial or TwinMOS and have neverFine if that's what you've got (or gone out & bought), but don't expect it to
work with just any stuff you have just lying around.
This board has been very stable. As for adding DDR400, you may have aNot tweaking for performance, but for stability, no ability eg to put in a
some DDR400 stick you have lying around & run it 333 or 266, no choice
to run sync fsb/mem if you chose to etc.
It's only better if it's working, mem spec is waaay tighter when using
integrated video, but as you say you didn't have a problem with Crucial.
I think it's a good board too, with loads of good built ins, but I have my
reservations as a good number have had problems with memory.
Well, all I can say I have had a good experience with this board. ICheck out this thread:
http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?s=d14d45fbfc26ad5abcc
675c4bbae45e1&threadid=67997
or have a look on google groups