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Support for ATI's new 9100I GP desktop chipset continues to grow; one of the latest manufacturers to use it is Gigabyte, in its GA-8TRS300M motherboard.
Built on a microATX format PCB, the GA-8TRS300M is a feature-rich motherboard that could form the basis of a PVR (personal video recorder) or similar applications that favour the compact microATX format.
ATi's RS300 (9100 IGP) Northbridge provides support for all variants of Intel's Celeron and Pentium 4 processors running at speeds of 400, 533 and 800MHz FSB.
Because of the small size of the board, there's the usual problem of the memory slots obstructing the AGP slot.
There are only three PCI slots, or two if you fit a bulky graphics card in the AGP slot. But this may not present any problem as the board comes with integrated sound, networking and graphics.
Realtek chips control the LAN (RTL8100C) and 5.1 sound (ALC655) and the graphics are provided by the RS300 (9100 IGP) Northbridge. The integrated graphics are more than adequate for normal office applications but struggle to play the current crop of top games.
Overall, this is a neat, tidy and sensibly featured motherboard for that microATX case you've had your eye on.
Contact: Dabs.com
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Specifications:
- Form factor microATX
- CPU socket Socket 478
- Chipset ATI RS300 (9100 IGP)
- Memory supported Maximum 4GB (PC2100, 2700, 3200)
- PCI slots 3
- I/O ports 2 x PS/2, 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x serial, 1 x Parallel, 1 x VGA, 3 x audio, LAN
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