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10 of 11 people found this review helpful.
I bought the Asrock P4i65G motherboard, not expecting much in view of it's very low price. Admittedly, it is for the now elderly Northwood and Willamette Pentium 4 processors, but these still give a very good account of themselves in everyday operation. (Gamers look elsewhere!!) I only had to add a 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 to complete the board electronics as it has integrated LAN, audio and video. It comes complete with a nicely printed, well written, quick installation guide (with a fuller set of instructions on the CD), a cabinet backplate, a support CD, a comm port bracket and some cables.
The rear panel offers a parallel port, a VGA output, standard audio connectors, an RJ45 socket, optional comm port, 6 USB sockets in addition to the keyboard and mouse connectors. On the board there are two IDE headers, two SATA connectors and an FDD connector. Also are USB headers for use with front mounted USB sockets, although two are shared with the rear connectors.. There are two memory slots for DDR memory, and dual channel memory operation can be accommodated. There is a limit on drive usage, both IDE connectors cannot be used at the same time as SATA drives. This is no real problem as a pair of optical drives can be installed in one IDE channel and two SATA HDD's on the SATA sockets. Alternatively, the SATA connectors can be ignored and IDE HDD's can be installed on the primary IDE channel, with optical drives on the secondary one.
The resulting computer I made has pleasantly surprised me. Using a pair of optical drives and two SATA HDD's the result is a very useful machine. I housed it all in a large case with a low noise power supply.
The Pentium and power supply were purchased on Ebay at low prices, and the drives from a local reliable source. The result is a low cost computer that far exceeds my expectations - and yes I have given Vista a miss, I don't need all those unnecessary bells and whistles. I installed good old WinXP.
I do not intend to compare the result with my new dual core computer as this would really be irrelevant. Suffice to say I have built a very useful machine for a low cost of which I am actually quite proud.
Looking at the board itself, I find it astounding that something of this huge complexity can sell retail for about £25. The board itself is very well made. As circuit board designer myself, I would hate to try and produce something similar on a multilayer board with such a plethora of components at anything like that price!! It certainly pays to use slightly older technology sometimes. If you want to build a simple, general purpose computer, look no further.
The rear panel offers a parallel port, a VGA output, standard audio connectors, an RJ45 socket, optional comm port, 6 USB sockets in addition to the keyboard and mouse connectors. On the board there are two IDE headers, two SATA connectors and an FDD connector. Also are USB headers for use with front mounted USB sockets, although two are shared with the rear connectors.. There are two memory slots for DDR memory, and dual channel memory operation can be accommodated. There is a limit on drive usage, both IDE connectors cannot be used at the same time as SATA drives. This is no real problem as a pair of optical drives can be installed in one IDE channel and two SATA HDD's on the SATA sockets. Alternatively, the SATA connectors can be ignored and IDE HDD's can be installed on the primary IDE channel, with optical drives on the secondary one.
The resulting computer I made has pleasantly surprised me. Using a pair of optical drives and two SATA HDD's the result is a very useful machine. I housed it all in a large case with a low noise power supply.
The Pentium and power supply were purchased on Ebay at low prices, and the drives from a local reliable source. The result is a low cost computer that far exceeds my expectations - and yes I have given Vista a miss, I don't need all those unnecessary bells and whistles. I installed good old WinXP.
I do not intend to compare the result with my new dual core computer as this would really be irrelevant. Suffice to say I have built a very useful machine for a low cost of which I am actually quite proud.
Looking at the board itself, I find it astounding that something of this huge complexity can sell retail for about £25. The board itself is very well made. As circuit board designer myself, I would hate to try and produce something similar on a multilayer board with such a plethora of components at anything like that price!! It certainly pays to use slightly older technology sometimes. If you want to build a simple, general purpose computer, look no further.
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Very good and worked well
) The Mobo, memory, CPU with fan and Graphics card worked well in this combo I have it all up and running in less than one afternoon with WMC 2005 and was watching freeview TV that evening.
All in all very happy :-)
All in all very happy :-)
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Asrock P4i65G Will save your P4 478Review created: 04/08/08
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Like other reviews here, I had some components waiting to be assembled - only needing a motherboard.
This one has all needed features, great performance - and great price!
If you want a great and quick assembly of parts that are just laying around this board will get you kicking in no time.
Good luck! Save the old computers...:)
This one has all needed features, great performance - and great price!
If you want a great and quick assembly of parts that are just laying around this board will get you kicking in no time.
Good luck! Save the old computers...:)
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Asrock P4i65G MotherboardsAs a PC repairer I often encounter motherboard faults. Replacing an up to date motherboard is no problem but the last generation of boards (P4 etc) are not readily available. The Asrock P4i65G boards are usually still available new through eBay and are an excellent board. I have never had a problem with the Asrock and would recommend them to anyone needing to replace their existing board rather than replace their system.
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A good solid basic MATX Socket 478 board.Had a couple of P4 (478) CPU's lying redundant. So Upgraded my Mythtv centre and built my Father a PC. Everyone is happy :)
A good, solid MATX board... nothing fancy, does exactly what it says on the tin.
A good, solid MATX board... nothing fancy, does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Great serviceCame quickly and it works! The board was a replacement for my present board with extra graphics capability. I have found that you can run 4 IDE an 2 SATA devices at the same time.
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How to get a iPhone, Wii, PS3, 360 for nothingReview created: 13/01/08(updated 19/01/08)
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icecold12345 ( 0 )
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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This part is a lot easier than it seems, especially now with free iPhone sites getting so popular. There's lots of people online who want a free iPhone too, so start referring them! You only need to get a few signups before you'll be finished. You can ask your friends or your online buddies. I already got a free PS3, Wii, and XBOX Elite without even having to ask my friends for help - there's lots of people online who want a free iPhone like you! One of the easiest ways to get a referral is to do a favour for a friend and ask them to sign up in return. That way, you both can get a free iPhone!
Basic rules
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- One account per household - don't use a public computer to sign up!
- Use real information - this is a proven legitimate site and they will not give out your information.
- Only complete each offer once! You cannot complete the same offer again, even for different freebies.
- Don't try to cheat the system. This site has been proven legitimate, and they will catch you if you try to cheat. If you do everything legitimately, by following this guide, you will get a free iPhone!
Thats all, just follow my guide and you will have your free iPhone in no time.
Thank you.
To get yourself a free iPhone all you have to do is follow the 3 easy steps:
Step 1 : Sign up for a free iPhone
Sign up at the link below to get your free iPhone. We recommend this free iPhone site because it's been TRIED and TESTED to work.
http://Gifts.real-incenti
You can choose other prizes like free consoles from this site too! Make sure you use a real email address. Use your real details when you sign up so that the company knows where to send your iPhone! Remember that they have been proven legitimate, so will send you your free iPhone if you do everything legitimately!
Step 2 : Try an advertiser's offer
Basically all you need to do in this step is complete one of the offers, this is where the freebie site make their money, if you complete an offer then the freebie site will recieve commission for it. So if you complete Coral which will only cost you £5 to complete, the freebie site gets £25 from Coral. The two best offers are Lovefilm Free DVD rental (rent two DVD's, keep them for about 2 days, send them back and then cancel the trial) and Coral (bet £5 on a sport). I would reccommend you do Coral as it credits in an hour and is really simple to do, Lovefilm however can become complicated and takes up to 2 weeks to credit! You can also try one of the other offers, most are gambling offers. Don't skip this step! You must complete this step to get your free iPhone!
Step 3 : Refer some friends
This part is a lot easier than it seems, especially now with free iPhone sites getting so popular. There's lots of people online who want a free iPhone too, so start referring them! You only need to get a few signups before you'll be finished. You can ask your friends or your online buddies. I already got a free PS3, Wii, and XBOX Elite without even having to ask my friends for help - there's lots of people online who want a free iPhone like you! One of the easiest ways to get a referral is to do a favour for a friend and ask them to sign up in return. That way, you both can get a free iPhone!
Basic rules
Don't break these rules! This is the only reason that you won't get your free iPhone, so make sure you follow these rules!
- One account per household - don't use a public computer to sign up!
- Use real information - this is a proven legitimate site and they will not give out your information.
- Only complete each offer once! You cannot complete the same offer again, even for different freebies.
- Don't try to cheat the system. This site has been proven legitimate, and they will catch you if you try to cheat. If you do everything legitimately, by following this guide, you will get a free iPhone!
Thats all, just follow my guide and you will have your free iPhone in no time.
Thank you.
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How to get a Wii, iPhone, PS3, 360 for nothingReview created: 09/01/08
by:
dknysajdkny ( 1 )
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
The Free iPhone Guide
To get yourself a free iPhone all you have to do is follow the 3 easy steps:
Step 1 : Sign up for a free iPhone
Sign up at the link below to get your free iPhone. We recommend this free iPhone site because it's been TRIED and TESTED to work.
http://Gifts.real-incenti
You can choose other prizes like free consoles from this site too! Make sure you use a real email address. Use your real details when you sign up so that the company knows where to send your iPhone! Remember that they have been proven legitimate, so will send you your free iPhone if you do everything legitimately!
Step 2 : Try an advertiser's offer
Basically all you need to do in this step is complete one of the offers, this is where the freebie site make their money, if you complete an offer then the freebie site will recieve commission for it. So if you complete Coral which will only cost you £5 to complete, the freebie site gets £25 from Coral. The two best offers are Lovefilm Free DVD rental (rent two DVD's, keep them for about 2 days, send them back and then cancel the trial) and Coral (bet £5 on a sport). I would reccommend you do Coral as it credits in an hour and is really simple to do, Lovefilm however can become complicated and takes up to 2 weeks to credit! You can also try one of the other offers, most are gambling offers. Don't skip this step! You must complete this step to get your free iPhone!
Step 3 : Refer some friends
This part is a lot easier than it seems, especially now with free iPhone sites getting so popular. There's lots of people online who want a free iPhone too, so start referring them! You only need to get a few signups before you'll be finished. You can ask your friends or your online buddies. I already got a free PS3, Wii, and XBOX Elite without even having to ask my friends for help - there's lots of people online who want a free iPhone like you! One of the easiest ways to get a referral is to do a favour for a friend and ask them to sign up in return. That way, you both can get a free iPhone!
Basic rules
Don't break these rules! This is the only reason that you won't get your free iPhone, so make sure you follow these rules!
- One account per household - don't use a public computer to sign up!
- Use real information - this is a proven legitimate site and they will not give out your information.
- Only complete each offer once! You cannot complete the same offer again, even for different freebies.
- Don't try to cheat the system. This site has been proven legitimate, and they will catch you if you try to cheat. If you do everything legitimately, by following this guide, you will get a free iPhone!
Thats all, just follow my guide and you will have your free iPhone in no time.
Thank you.
To get yourself a free iPhone all you have to do is follow the 3 easy steps:
Step 1 : Sign up for a free iPhone
Sign up at the link below to get your free iPhone. We recommend this free iPhone site because it's been TRIED and TESTED to work.
http://Gifts.real-incenti
You can choose other prizes like free consoles from this site too! Make sure you use a real email address. Use your real details when you sign up so that the company knows where to send your iPhone! Remember that they have been proven legitimate, so will send you your free iPhone if you do everything legitimately!
Step 2 : Try an advertiser's offer
Basically all you need to do in this step is complete one of the offers, this is where the freebie site make their money, if you complete an offer then the freebie site will recieve commission for it. So if you complete Coral which will only cost you £5 to complete, the freebie site gets £25 from Coral. The two best offers are Lovefilm Free DVD rental (rent two DVD's, keep them for about 2 days, send them back and then cancel the trial) and Coral (bet £5 on a sport). I would reccommend you do Coral as it credits in an hour and is really simple to do, Lovefilm however can become complicated and takes up to 2 weeks to credit! You can also try one of the other offers, most are gambling offers. Don't skip this step! You must complete this step to get your free iPhone!
Step 3 : Refer some friends
This part is a lot easier than it seems, especially now with free iPhone sites getting so popular. There's lots of people online who want a free iPhone too, so start referring them! You only need to get a few signups before you'll be finished. You can ask your friends or your online buddies. I already got a free PS3, Wii, and XBOX Elite without even having to ask my friends for help - there's lots of people online who want a free iPhone like you! One of the easiest ways to get a referral is to do a favour for a friend and ask them to sign up in return. That way, you both can get a free iPhone!
Basic rules
Don't break these rules! This is the only reason that you won't get your free iPhone, so make sure you follow these rules!
- One account per household - don't use a public computer to sign up!
- Use real information - this is a proven legitimate site and they will not give out your information.
- Only complete each offer once! You cannot complete the same offer again, even for different freebies.
- Don't try to cheat the system. This site has been proven legitimate, and they will catch you if you try to cheat. If you do everything legitimately, by following this guide, you will get a free iPhone!
Thats all, just follow my guide and you will have your free iPhone in no time.
Thank you.
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SERVICE GOOD, EXCELLENT ITEM, 5 STARReview created: 07/01/08
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I BOUGHT THE ITEM AS IT WAS SELLING AT A FAIR PRICE COMPARED TO OTHER NON EBAY SELLERS. POSTAGE WAS ALSO VERY COMPETITIVE. COMMUNICATION WAS ALSO VERY GOOD.
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P4 MotherboardReview created: 05/09/07
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
I chose this motherboard for several reasons - 1. quick del 2. for the price. It size it offered all that i required in a mobo......I would highly recommend this and would purchase again for any more upgrade or fix to any body computer.
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