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The GigaByte GA-K8N51GMF-RH is a nVidia GeForce 6100-based, PC motherboard.Compared to other PC boards on the market, it is inexpensive at around $65.This motherboard supports Athlon 64 and seMPron processors that use the Socket 7 interface.This board can be expanded to 2GB of memory.
Specifications: Product type: Motherboard ; Form factor: Micro ATX ; Chipset Type: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / NVIDIA nForce 410 MCP ; See full specs
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CNET product brief
Description: The GigaByte GA-K8N51GMF-RH is a nVidia GeForce 6100-based, PC motherboard.Compared to other PC boards on the market, it is inexpensive at around $65.This motherboard supports Athlon 64 and seMPron processors that use the Socket 7 interface.This board can be expanded to 2GB of memory.
Pros: The hard disk controller of the GigaByte GA-K8N51GMF-RH supports the latest generation of fast and affordable mainstream hard drives using Serial-ATA.In addition you can take advantage of the onboard Firewire (iEEE 1394) to quickly transfer data to and from A/V devices such as MP3 players and camcorders.
Cons: Has only a nVidia GeForce 6100-based chipset, which is less advanced than some similarly priced boards.Also, this board 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 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 graphics on board is adequate for general office computing, web browsing, and email; enthusiasts, designers, and gamers should look to standalone graphics.
Value: Given its 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.
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CNET editors' buying advice
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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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