- Intel C232
- Xeon E3-1200 v5 / Core i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1151)
- DDR4 2133
Good budget board with very limited features
04/07/2016
This review is from: GIGABYTE GA-X150M-PLUS WS (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel C232 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Pros:
+ Supports Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v5 processor, 6th Gen. Intel® Core™ i3
+ 8 channel HD audio (downside is, Realtek)
Cons:
- lacks included accessories - 2 SATA cables and metal port-plate, only.
- Keyboard and mouse PS/2 ports - good for freeing up 2 of the 6 total USB ports, but naturally archaic features and wasteful if you only play FPS games, such as myself.
- No ECC support for Xeon CPUs
- No integrated video support
- Limited to 2 RAM slots
Overall Review:
This is a good, cheap, little Xeon-capable motherboard. It has decent, but limited, hardware and features. The PS/2 ports for dedicated keyboard and mouse ports free up USB slots, but if you have a keyboard/mouse made in the last decade, it will most likely have a USB male connectors and you'll need to get a USB-to-PS/2 converter to keep USB ports free.
In my humble opinion, regardless if you are planning on utilizing a Xeon CPU, check out the sister board "GA-X150M-PRO ECC" that supports ECC memory, provides 2 extra RAM slots (4), 2 PCI-e 3.0 slots, a SATA-express slot, a M.2 slot and support for 2-way Crossfile or SLI.
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