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Review: Aopen i975a-YDG motherboard

Core Duo-capable motherboard that also supports Intel's high-end 975X chipset

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The best desktop support for Intel’s Core Duo so far

Simon Crisp, Personal Computer World 05 May 2006

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Not many motherboard manufacturers have dipped their toes into the mobile CPU desktop board market, but one company that has kept faith since the early notebook chipset equipped boards is Aopen.

Its latest i975Xa-YDG is a good contender for both the best and most expensive mobile ATX motherboard.

While the price is sky high, so is the feature list. Core Duo/Solo support, Intel 975X (Intel’s latest high-end chipset), 667MHz FSB and two x16 PCI Express graphics slots, which support ATI’s Crossfire technology.

It also has Sata II and Raid (not through the ICH7 Intel chipset, but through an ITE chip), integrated 7.1 audio and Gigabit Lan.

Furthermore, it’s ready to be tinkered with and is highly overclockable.


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