Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 CPU Motherboard Combo Review
In this article we offer a Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 CPU motherboard combo
review. The Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 is one of the best motherboards you can buy
- just check out the specs below and you'll see what I mean.
Backed by the good people at Mach Speed, this motherboard is capable
of the supporting the most demanding users - from gamers to desktop video
enthusiasts to all kinds of intensive professional applications.
Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 CPU motherboard combo
Design and Construction
This motherboard features a Socket 478 design and is available
in an attractive red color. The Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) style socket makes it
easy to install and upgrade your processor. Mach Speed has always delivered
great looking circuitry and this product is no exception.
Chipset and Memory
The Mach Speed Socket 478 CPU
motherboard combo is based on the Via P4M800 Northbridge chipset and the Via
VT8237 Southbridge chipset. It supports Intel Pentium (up to 3.40GHz; Northwood
& Prescott) and Celeron D Processors, with 400/533/800MHz Front Side Bus
support.
The combo package includes an
Intel Celeron® D processor, best suited for desktop applications. It has a 533MHz FSB and
a 256K cache within the 478-pin package. Along with an
integrated L2 cache, this combination is a killer package.
Also, there are 2 DIMM sockets
using 184-pin DDR with a total capacity of up to 2GB. You can install DDR
266/333/400MHz memory.
Overclocking Features
Overclockers will be delighted with the Mach Speed Socket 478
CPU motherboard combo. You
can tweak settings in voltages, frontside bus and memory bus in a number of
different increments — making this one of the best motherboards out there for overclockers.
Performance
Reports have shown that the Mach Speed Socket 478 CPU motherboard combo delivers
sensational performance to systems running on Intel Pentium 4 processors up
3.4GHz and with FSB up to 800MHz.
Other
Features
The Matrix P4M800 motherboard
combo provides one 8X/4X AGP slot. You can easily include an AGP 8x video card
to get a more realistic graphics experiences while gaming or movie watching.
The board also supports Serial ATA
technology. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with
lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 150 MB/s data transfer
rate.
Sound-wise, There's also a Realtek
ALC655 audio codec which supports high quality 6-channel audio.
Shortcomings
No product is absolutely perfect in every respect. The Matrix
Mach Speed P4M800 CPU motherboard combo does not come with integrated graphics
built in. This may be a problem for some who do not want to buy a separate video
card. It's no issue for those who already have existing video cards or for those
who intend to buy new ones.
Conclusion
The
Mach Speed Socket 478 CPU motherboard combo is one heck of a value deal.
Here are some sample specs: try it with an Antec mid
tower case, 1 GB Rosewill memory, 80 GB Seagate SATA, ATI Radeon 9550 and a
Creative Soundblaster soundcard. It will run great.
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