Abit AS8

Pros: SATA and Firewire, 856PE chipset and and stable platform.

Cons: RAID is limited, although I don't personally use it.

The Bottom Line: The bottom line likes the partial upgrade this motherboard affords.

Review: Recently I had some cash left over from a Christmas bonus and my wife agreed to use some for a computer upgrade. My HTPC was rather sluggish when encoding video, which we do quite often. The 2.4a processor that was in that particular computer ran on a ...

Pros: Socket775, 4x184-pin RAM slots, IDE & SATA compatible, good overclocker, not too bad looking either.

Cons: Mounting the HSF sucks but that can be cured with an aftermarket HSF.

The Bottom Line: Good buy, be careful mounting the processor and you'll be fine.

Review: This is a good transition board from old to new technology. I love this board because of it's functionality and overclocking abilities (very oc friendly.) The north and south bridge heatsinks are sweet, the north has a fan on it and the south bridge's ...