ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA LGA 775 VIA PT880 Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This is a great mobo, this is exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to move on out of my athlon xp 3200+ but didnt have sata drives, ddr2 or pcie. This board allowed me to do conroe 2 duo with ddr1 and AGP. And for 60 dollars I can't complain much!!!

Cons: Unfortunately the board has 2 slight flaws. Firstly BE AWARE THAT THE PCIE IS ONLY 4X but will accept any PCIE 16x cards. However reviews of the board show that the difference between 4X and 16X these days is pretty minimal (less than a few %). This is because most PCIE don't use the 16x speed anyhow.

The second problem is that the board isn't very overclockable. Although the bus can go up to 340mhz, it can only run 290 from my stock 266.

Overall Review: None

Pros: 2 Types of RAM, 1066Mhx FSB, Quad-COre compatibility, This board gives you the abitlity to do a "semi-upgradable". Read Cons to see why I call it "semi".

Cons: PCIE IS NOT 16X!!! I emailed ASROCK and they told me, "PCIE slot is 4X"!! The company webstie only said"PCI Express. Newegg says "1 x PCI Express Graphics slot" in the "PCI Express x16" column. I'm VERY Upset. I thought I would be able to upgrade the video card in the future. BEWARE!!! I got swindled by somebody!!

Overall Review: I dont know where the other reviews got their information. I was told by ASROCK email support.