Motherboards
*Prices are approximate | PRICES
MARCH 07
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Intel |
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| Brand |
MSI |
MSI |
Foxconn |
MSI |
Foxconn |
MSI |
ASUS |
Elitegroup |
MSI |
ASUS |
ASUS
Alife |
Gigabyte |
ECS |
ECS |
MSI |
MSI |
ASUS |
Gigabye |
| Model |
915G
Neo2 |
915G
Neo3 |
915
PL7AE-8S |
915PL
Neo-V |
915GV7MH-S |
925 XE
Neo |
P5AD2-E
Premium |
PF21
Extreme |
P4N
Diamond |
P5ND2-SLI |
P5WD2
Premium |
955
Royal |
Nforce
4-A939 |
KN1
Extreme |
K8N
Diamond |
K8N SLI |
A8N-SLI
Premium |
GA-K8NXP-SLI |
| Chipset |
Intel 915G |
Intel 915G |
Intel 915 |
Intel 915 |
Intel 915 |
Intel 925XE |
Intel 925XE |
925XE |
Nforce 4 (SLI) |
NForce4(SLI) |
Intel 955 |
Intel 955 |
Nforce 4 |
Nforce 4 |
Nforce 4 SLI |
Nforce 4 SLI |
Nforce 4 SLI |
Nforce 4 SLI |
| Interface type(Socket) |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
LGA 775 |
AMD 939 |
AMD 939 |
AMD 939 |
AMD 939 |
AMD 939 |
AMD 939 |
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Features
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| Memory Speed Supported/ Max memory/Type |
400,533/4GB/DDR II |
333,400/4GB/DDR |
333,400/2GB/DDR |
333,400/2GB/DDR |
333,400/4GB/DDR |
400,533/4GB/DDR II |
400,533/4GB/DDR II |
400,533/4GB/DDR II |
400,533/4GB/DDR II |
400,533/4GB/DDR II |
400,533/4GB/DDR II |
400,533/4GB/DDR II |
400/4GB/DDR I |
400/4GB/DDR I |
400/4GB/DDR I |
400/4GB/DDR I |
400/4GB/DDR I |
400/4GB/DDR I |
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Form Factor
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ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
m ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
| Onboard Graphics/Graphics Port/Type |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
Y/PCI Ex/16x |
N/PCI Ex/16x |
N/PCI Ex/16x |
N/PCI Ex/16x |
N/PCI Ex/16x |
N/PCI Ex/16x |
N/PCI Ex/16x |
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PCI Slots/PCI Ex
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3/2 slots |
3/1 slots |
3/1 slots |
3/1 slots |
3/1 slots |
3/2 slots |
3/2 slots |
3/2 slots |
3/2 slots |
3/2 slots |
3/1 slots |
3/2 slots |
3/2 slots |
3/2 slots |
3/0 slots |
3/0 slots |
3/2 slots |
2/2 slots |
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Onboard Sound (Channels)
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8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Onboard FireWire / Firewire b Port |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y/1 |
Y/1 |
Y/1 |
Y/1 |
Y/1 |
Y/1 |
N |
N |
N |
Y/1 |
Y/1 |
Y/1 |
N |
| USB
1.1 (Nos)/2.0 (Nos) |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
2.0/4 |
| Ethernet/Gigabit
Ethernet |
Gb |
Gb |
10/100 |
10/100 |
10/100 |
10/100 AND Gb |
Gbe |
10/100 AND Gb |
Gbe/GbE |
Gbe/Gbe |
Gbe/Gbe |
Gbe/Gbe |
Gb |
10/100 and Gb |
10/100 and Gb |
Gb |
Gbe/Gbe |
Gb and Gb |
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RAID 0, 1 , 0+1
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0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
| SATA (I/II) |
SATA I |
SATA 1 |
SATA I |
SATA 1 |
SATA I |
SATA 1 |
SATA I |
SATA 1 |
SATA1 |
SATA 1 |
SATA 1 |
SATA II |
SATA I |
SATA I |
SATA II |
SATA II |
SATA II |
SATA I/SATA II |
| SATA (No. Of Ports) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
| HyperThreading
Support |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Power Supply Type (Pins) |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
| Component
layout (SO5) |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Capacitors near the CPU socket |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2.5 |
| Placement
of IDE and SATA connectors |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
| Memory Slots |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2.5(too close to the fan) |
2.5(too close to the fan) |
2.5, too close to the fan and the slot lock hits the gfx card |
2.5 |
| Graphics slot with locks |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
3 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3(too close to fanII) |
3(too close to fanII) |
2.5 conflicts with the RAM slot |
4.5 |
| Locking mechanism of the processor |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Interference of Graphics card with PCI
card(Rate clearance) |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Manual |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Yes |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| CD's |
Driver |
Driver |
Driver |
Driver |
Driver |
Driver |
Driver/WinDVD |
Drivers |
Driver, dolby digital sample disc |
driver/intervideo win dvd |
DriverIntervide win dvd |
Driver |
Driver |
Drivers/Apps |
Drivers |
Driver |
Driver |
Driver |
| Necessary cables |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Yes |
Y |
Y |
Y |
No Ide |
Y |
Y |
| Space Saving Cables (Y/N) |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Dual Bios |
No |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
No |
No |
N |
Yes |
No |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| Wireless (Bundled/Optional) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y/Bundled |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Bundled |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Other Miscellaneuos Features(Bluetooth,IrDA,
Error Correction, AGP+PCIe) |
S/PDIF |
S/Pdif |
S/PDIF |
AGR slots for AGP cards |
N |
S/PDIF |
Wi-Fi/External SATA Adapter/S/PDIFCoax/Optical |
S/PDIF, Firewire(a) |
S/Pdif |
External SATA port, S/PDIF |
TV/FM ,S/PDIF, E SATA |
Bluetooth wifi, DPOS, S/PDIF |
N |
Dual SP/DF out put optical and Coax |
Bluetooth, uses creative soundblaster as the 8
channel sound chip |
S/PDFUses creative soundblaster as the 8
channel sound chip |
Instant music/spdf/windvd |
wifi, dual bios,dpos, spdf |
| Performance |
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| Unreal Tournament 2004 |
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| High (1024 x 768 x 32) |
92.63 |
106.76 |
107.386 |
105.46 |
106.1 |
108.69 |
110.47 |
106.55 |
107.13 |
100.1 |
102.2 |
109.37 |
134.4 |
134.47 |
117.33 |
127.14 |
132.75 |
124.79 |
| High (1280 x 1024 x 32) |
66.58 |
98.29 |
98.84 |
98.71 |
98.2 |
99.7 |
101.11 |
97.78 |
99 |
95.4 |
97.8 |
88.53 |
122.009 |
121.83 |
126.19 |
118.26 |
123.51 |
116.19 |
| Doom 3 (Quality/Resolution) |
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| High/1024x768x32 |
64.5 |
66.5 |
61.5 |
62.5 |
61.5 |
63 |
65.3 |
59.2 |
76.4 |
54.2 |
50.1 |
48.1 |
68.5 |
72.9 |
75.5 |
83 |
79.6 |
76.4 |
| Ultra 1024x768x32 |
60.6 |
60.1 |
59.6 |
60 |
59.5 |
60.3 |
62.7 |
53.7 |
67.1 |
51.2 |
45.9 |
41.1 |
65.5 |
62.2 |
72 |
70.3 |
75.8 |
72.5 |
| 3D Mark 2005 |
3515 |
3637 |
3631 |
3611 |
3620 |
3654 |
3801 |
3602 |
6385 |
6295 |
5998 |
3602 |
3691 |
3688 |
6589 |
6611 |
6867 |
6166 |
| Zdbench Multimedia Content Creation 2003 |
42 |
57.9 |
57.8 |
55.6 |
54.2 |
58.3 |
59 |
54.4 |
57.3 |
56.9 |
42 |
48.1 |
53.4 |
54.8 |
56.6 |
65.4 |
71 |
66.5 |
| Video Encoding 60MB file (Time in secs) |
75 |
46.18 |
46.05 |
46.89 |
49.8 |
45.9 |
45.87 |
47.1 |
45.18 |
59.91 |
51.67 |
56.12 |
44.95 |
45.9 |
46.67 |
46.59 |
44.17 |
45.51 |
| Price
(Rs) |
8500 |
8000 |
4195 |
4200 |
4295 |
13500 |
17300 |
11000 |
16500 |
16900 |
17050 |
16950 |
5500 |
8750 |
17900 |
9600 |
9550 |
12000 |
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