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The Asus P5BV-C is an Intel 3200-based, PC motherboard.Compared to other PC boards on the market, it is midpriced at around $185.This motherboard supports Pentium D, Pentium Dual Core, and Core 2 processors that use the LGA775 interface.
Specifications: Product type: Motherboard ; Form factor: ATX ; Chipset Type: Intel 3200 / Intel ICH7R ; See full specs
Price range: $154.99 check prices
CNET product brief
Description: The Asus P5BV-C is an Intel 3200-based, PC motherboard.Compared to other PC boards on the market, it is midpriced at around $185.This motherboard supports Pentium D, Pentium Dual Core, and Core 2 processors that use the LGA775 interface.
Pros: Supports up to 8GB of memory, which is ideal for memory intensive tasks such as digital video editing or file transfer.
Cons: Has only an Intel 3200-based chipset, which is considerably less advanced than some similarly priced boards.
Suitability: A PC board, suited for use in a whitebox system, or as a motherboard replacement.
Value: Overall, this board's features are in line with its price.
Suggestions: (1) Be sure that you are using a LGA775-compatible processor with this motherboard.(2) If you want to take full advantage of the on-board SATA controller, you will want to consider a hard drive upgrade.Existing IDE hard drives will run on the ATA-133 bus.(3) For motherboard add-ons, check out the storage and components section of CNET's website.
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Socket LGA775
LGA775 (occasionally called Socket T) is the current processor socket used for Intel desktop processors and has been in use since mid-2004. As such, it is the basis of most current consumer motherboards and supports a variety of processors including versions of the Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Core 2 processors. As actual compatibility with a particular processor is determined by the chipset used on the board, it is still important to check the motherboard's actual compatible processors.
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Built-in Graphics
These motherboards feature an on-board graphics processor, alleviating the need to purchase a graphics card. This can be a good choice for a cheaper system that is not expected to need the latest and greatest in graphical processing power. Even better, many of these still have a acceptable graphics card slot on the motherboard, allowing it to be upgraded later.
Not all on-board graphics are alike. Some are versions of actual graphics processors, mounted on the motherboard with built-in video RAM, which can give decent performance; others are integrated graphics solutions, which are built into the main chipset of the board itself. These latter have been getting better, and can provide enough performance for standard office tasks, but still fall far behind any of the dedicated solutions.
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