In this review of 13 Slot 370 motherboards,the RMIT IT Test Lab looks at the features and designs that really make a difference at the most basic level of the PC.
This is only Part 1 of our motherboard comparison--for those hankering to see the Slot A test results for AMD processors, we're sorry, you will have to wait another month.
As far as slot 370 is concerned, what's available is either Intel's 815 chipset or VIA's Apollo Pro--with just two exceptions: the motherboard from Protac was based on the GFX Pro chipset and, to our surprise, the FIC FB-11 was based on the ageing, but apparently not tiring, BX chipset.
The FB-11 also had the distinction of being the least expensive board in the comparison at just $195. Mind you, it's not high up in the bells-and-whistles stakes with no audio and only ATA-33, but its certainly no slouch.
The most expensive board tested was the SuperO at a healthy (depending on your perspective) AU$440. The median price of the 13 boards tested hovered around the AU$283 mark.
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