Intel BOXDX48BT2 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Great board But why the extreme price jump?

Reviewed By: EnLITE-ONed on 9/3/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Great board! Built it for my parents because I wanted something idiot and break proof. Stable enough to stand up to 2 computer illiterate 50-somethings and the 4 kids banging away at it.

Cons: Next to no legacy support- make sure you have USB everything. This used to be $250- wth?!

Other Thoughts: This board was good for the money- when it was $250- a year ago. It worked so well, I wanted another, and now it's anywhere between $325-over $400! WTh?!!! I will say though, that newegg is still the best price I've found so far, unless someone would like to prove me wrong please?
This is copy-pasted directly from my newegg order-
Invoice Date:
9/19/2008 9:30:49 AM
Extended Price
13-121-338 MB INTEL BOXDX48BT2 775 X48 RT 1
$249.99

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Reviewed By: on 6/13/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: easy to install fast to acces good for now

Cons: audio probles no audio from my speakers the audio jack of the card is not working

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1 Year later

Reviewed By: CLiNT on 5/30/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Stable.
Powerfull enough with a decent graphics card to play most any games.
Easy to find drivers et al from the Intel website and is
much faster than the Asus website.

Cons: Cumbersome to oc, but it can.
Would not choose for overclocking. There are boards out there that are made for this in mind.

Other Thoughts: 1 year later and the board has performed well and is quite stable. I have had no issues with bios updates or other software & hardware related annoyances.
I would recommend this board. Do your hardware research vs specific needs carefully when choosing a mainboard.

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