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We have not reviewed this product but here is CNET's buying advice on Motherboards. This content was chosen based on the features included with this model of motherboard.
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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CNET product brief
Description: The Elitegroup K8M800-M2 is a VIA UniChrome pro K8M800-based, PC motherboard.Compared to other PC boards on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $50.This motherboard supports Athlon 64 and seMPron processors that use the Socket 7 interface.This motherboard supports up to 2GB of memory.
Pros: Serial ATA hard drives can be used with this unit, allowing the highest disk performance available in a non-SCSI system.
Cons: Supports only 2GB of RAM.This is not out of line with the product's price, but is less than the average board on the market today.
Suitability: For those who want to replace or upgrade their existing motherboard.The Elitegroup K8M800-M2 has an onboard graphics chip best suited for general computing tasks such as office applications and web browsing.
Value: Given its very inexpensive price, this board has great features for the money.Also, this board supports USB 2.0, which allows you to seamlessly connect most modern peripherals.
Suggestions: (1) You may want to consider purchasing 184-pin DIMMs along with your motherboard if your existing memory is not of this type.(2) Be sure that you are using a Socket 7-compatible processor with this motherboard.(3) 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.(4) You may want to consider a motherboard with an available AGP or PCI-X slot if you plan to upgrade or have already invested in a graphics card.(5) For motherboard add-ons, check out the storage and components section of CNET's website.
CNET's Product Briefs are generated by a software tool that combines product specifications with knowledge of our editorial experts. They do not reflect hands-on assessment or labs testing. For more information about how we create Product Briefs, contact us.
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EliteGroup K8M800-M2 (1.0) - motherboard - micro ATX - K8M800:
$94.95
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