Price Guide, January 2006 - Motherboards
by Haider Farhan on January 28, 2006 12:48 PM EST- Posted in
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Intel Motherboards
Motherboards featuring the i975X chipset were just recently released into the market. Currently, our RTPE is only displaying two motherboards with this chipset, but as the channel gets stronger, we'll have more boards appearing in the charts. We actually just had the opportunity to take a look at the Intel D975XBX, which is based on the i975X chipset. We found that this board was about average, yet not too impressive, although quite stable as many Intel motherboards are. You can read more on this board in Gary Key's all-inclusive article.
As you may already know by now, the i975X has been instilled to replace the unsuccessful i955X, while hovering at around the same price point. While this new i975X chipset will support the Conroe processor, it will not support the Yonah because the Yonah is based on the socket 479 platform. But you can expect the 945GM based boards to support the Yonah as well as the Merom. We are expecting the 945GM to be released at around Q1 '06.
For a low-end dual-core CPU, a motherboard featuring the 945P chipset would be a great choice. For approximately $125, the ASUS 945P P5LD2 [RTPE: P5LD2] is a reasonable board. We can also recommend the MSI 945P Neo-F [RTPE: MS-7176-020] which is also a great motherboard for the price.
You can see the motherboards featuring the i945G chipset in the pricing chart below. Although nothing spectacular, these motherboards have adequate integrated graphics capabilities which are perfectly fine for your basic home-office type of use.
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Phiro - Monday, January 30, 2006 - link
How you can say that is beyond me. It's a very mediocre board with a slew of problems.
nullpointerus - Sunday, January 29, 2006 - link
Nothing much happened.*sigh*
In the old days some product would go from being overpriced to the best bang for the buck because the price would suddenly drop $50. Now all we get are tables of minor changes and a lot of wordy substitutes for "same old, same old." I wish I could take a big stick and whack the motherboard market. We need something exciting!
(Sorry, AnandTech! I know it's not your fault.)
stephenbrooks - Thursday, February 2, 2006 - link
http://stephenbrooks.org/hidden/temp/mobopriceguid...">http://stephenbrooks.org/hidden/temp/mobopriceguid...mongoosesRawesome - Sunday, January 29, 2006 - link
The RTPE would be great if it were'nt SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SLOW!!!!!
phaxmohdem - Saturday, January 28, 2006 - link
No Asus a8n32 love in here?JarredWalton - Saturday, January 28, 2006 - link
Updated! The pricing engine for the graphs is pretty picky, so the extra "X16" inbetween SLI and (939) caused it to get skipped. The board certainly warrants a mention.arswihart - Saturday, January 28, 2006 - link
Looking forward to the Uli M1697 boards, like the Epox EP-9U1697, here:http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps...">http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps...