Intel D945GCLF2 Dual Core Mini-ITX Carputer Motherboard

After dealing with the numerous issues of my previous AMD Geode carputer motherboard, I decided to upgrade. Some of the problems I had were hanging at POST, bluescreens due to driver issues, and overall weird behavior. I also wanted more features, such as the ability to boot from a USB drive. Not only that, but the board ran pretty hot in my glove box and lacked performance that I wanted.

Alas, the Intel D945GCLF2, based on the Intel Atom, is finally released. One of the key features that caught my eye was the dual core Atom processor. Not only is it dual core, but its power usage is outstanding. It's estimated to use 4 watts under load while consuming milliwatts (thousandths of a watt) when idle. Being in a carputer, power consumption is a vital specification because you need to figure out how large of a power supply you will need. The power consumption spec can also give you an idea of how much heat will be disappated, because after all, the power not used for computing will dissipate into heat.

The power supply I am using is an Opus 120. It's rated for 120 watts and has powered my previous build just fine. I ran into one snag that I didn't expect, however. The motherboard uses a 12v P4 ATX connector (see pic on the website) as well as the standard 20-24pin ATX connector. The power supply I have (and most that I've seen) do not have this connector incorporated into their harness.

To solve this problem, you can either purchase a molex to P4 adapter, or you can mod your existing wiring harness and add the P4 connector. I chose to mod my existing wiring harness and add the P4 connector to one of the existing molex connectors. Basically, I cut off the P4 connector from a regular ATX power supply, stripped the wires, and crammed them into an existing molex connection. See the pictures on the website to see what I mean.

After everything was setup, I installed the full Windows XP Pro with SP3. I opted not to use TinyXP because I felt that it could cause issues down the road with all the drivers it has stripped out. After the installation, I installed the usual Winamp, VLC media player, SpeedFan, iGuidance, Centrafuse, and finally the drivers. Instead of configuring Windows to hibernate after the car was shut off, I chose to shutdown completely because I've had lots of issues with hibernation such as it not resuming correctly.

With 1GB of RAM and a 2.5" 80GB 4200RPM hard drive, the performance isn't too bad. You would think that a 4200RPM hard drive would be kind of sluggish, but I can hardly notice it. Windows starts up from a cold boot quickly and so do all of the programs I use. I'm never left waiting for the next song to load or a program to open.

The low power consumption of the board is also very noticeable. With my old board, the CPU temperature would always be at least 45C upon boot, and rise to a little over 60C after being used for awhile. On a cold morning, at about 55F, The Intel Atom managed to boot up at 30C and after 20 minutes, it had only risen to 35C! Now, when I open my glove box, there's no more hot air oozing out. The air inside the glove box is almost the same temperature as the air in the cabin! However, the temperatures will differ based on the ambient temperature inside the cabin, so the CPU will run hotter on a warmer day. On an 80F day, the CPU boots at 30C and rises to about 55-60C, still not bad on a very warm day.

All in all, the Intel D945GCLF2 is a great buy. At only $89.99 from Mini-box.com, you get tons of features, and best of all, a dual core processor. With low power consumption, low temperatures, and high performance it seems as if the board was made explicitly for carputer usage, in which it excels.

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Analysis and Review of Intel P35, X38, and X48 Chipset Motherboards

Well, it's been maybe a month since Intel released its X48 motherboard chipset as its top-of-the-line, flag ship chipset. Starting out, predictably, at pretty high prices ranging anywhere from $250 to $340 depending on whether the motherboard uses DDR2 or DDR3, the X48's have gradually settled in as a favorable motherboard chipset. And as DDR3 RAM prices continue to plummet, the X48's abundance in future machines grow at a slow but sure rate.

The Intel X38 motherboards are also continually growing in popularity as prices continue to decrease at a pleasant rate. The X38's can now be recommended even for people with budgets between low- and mid-budgets, somewhere in the vicinity of $800 to $950. X38's still support DDR2, so that is one of its reasons for its popularity. The other reason is the fore-mentioned growing popularity of DDR3 RAM. Many X38's also support DDR3 RAM, so it is more likely to gain more popularity through DDR3 RAM.

Now, that leaves us with the old but trusty P35's. You now might wonder: Are they still valuable? Will they still be used as abundantly as they used to be before the release of the X38 and X48 Intel Chipset Motherboards?

Well, they will still be valuable, but will be targeted naturally at more low-budget computer builders. As X38's and X48's become more abundant, the prices of the P35 motherboards will also decrease, because there are now newer, better chipsets. The P35 will continue to exist as an excellent chipset with excellent features, but will now retire to the lower-budget field. That does not necessarily mean it has lost its overall value. It simply has inherently shifted its position in the market.

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The Best Motherboard CPU Combo For Intel Sandy Bridge Processors

Intel released their latest Sandy Bridge processors earlier this year in a new socket 1155 platform. Computer enthusiasts and gamers are started to find the best motherboard CPU combo for their new computer project. Let me help you to give some ideas to be smart in choosing which one is the best for you.

There are two chipset currently available out there to support these new processors the P67 and the H67. The H67 doesn't have the capability to overclock the new i5 and i7 processor. Also it does not support the multi GPU graphics, not a gamer stuff. It would be wiser if you choose a motherboard that has the P67 chipset.

ASUS offers different types of P67 board, the P8P67 Deluxe, P8P67 Pro and the P8P67. The Deluxe version is the ASUS high-end follow with the Pro and lastly the P8P67. All of these boards have the same state of the art technology features from ASUS and it differs only in some points. The Deluxe version has 2 Gbit LAN and the Pro has only 1. Both of them are great performer and easy to overclock but has an $80 price difference. If you don't need the extra Gbit LAN the Pro would be a better choice.

The P8P67 is the lowest price. For another $40 cheaper than the Pro version but lacks of eSATA and SLI support. It shows a bit slower in a CrossfireX configuration but very good in a single GPU card. If you don't have any applications for the Multi-GPU and eSATA port this board is perfect for you.

The best choice for the processor would be an i5 or i7. There's only $15 difference between the i5 2500 and the 2500K. If you want to do more overclocking to push you further go with the K version to unlock more potential speed. If you're happy to throw in another $90 for the hyper threaded i7 2600K nothing can stop you. Set your own records!

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How to Choose the Best SLI Motherboards For Intel Core I7 Socket 1366

Today's latest breakthrough in computer gaming is the SLI (Scalable Link Interface).This technology is developed by NVidia and it uses only an NVidia video cards. It allows multi GPU that performs in parallel so that the work load of each video card is divided, thus producing twice or more the quality on the single output.

There's another technology same as the SLI which is the CrossFireX. This one is developed by ATI and can only be use with ATI cards. The only difference between this two is that NVidia can be use only with identical card this means that they must have the same GPU, clock speed and memory. The ATI can be used with different GPU card with the same memory and speed that both support the CrossFireX.

In order to use the SLI or the CrossFireX configuration your motherboard must be a certified NVidia SLI or ATI CrossFireX. And also you must have at least 2 PCI-E 16X slots for 2-way and 3 PCI-E slots for 3-way. And lastly, your video card must be capable with SLI or CrossFireX. Most of the latest release of video card today is an SLI and a CrossFireX ready.

The best choice for LSI motherboard is socket 1366 with X58 chipset because this supports the intel core i7 quad core and the new Bloomfield hex core for your future upgrade. The best thing about this chipset is that it both supports the SLI and the CrossFireX. The X58 also supports the DDR3 triple channel memory that uses 3 memory sticks but you can also use 2.

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Features of the Intel X58 Motherboard

Recently, there have been more hype of the Intel X58 Motherboards that have been released during the November of 2008, and now there is a lot more to write and explain. In this article, you will read about some of the basic information on this new motherboard chipset, and the new features that this motherboard chipset has that distinguishes it from the rest.

This motherboard chipset is made by Intel, a now common name in the computer hardware industry. The X58 motherboards are the successors of the X48 series(which have not been too popular in the previous months) and the codename is "Tylersburg". Yes, it is a weird codename, but a cool one nonetheless.

Now, onto the functions of the motherboard. There are three important things that have been added onto this motherboard. Here's the list:

1. The motherboard uses the new Socket 1366 for the new Intel Core i7 processors

2. Support for Intel's QuickPath Interconnect(QPI) system

3. Support for Triple-channel memory

Now, if a lot of this content does not make sense when you first see this list, do not worry, because there are many people out there who have no idea what any of these three things mean. So, the solution to this problem, is that all three features will be explained in detail and in the English language that can be understood by everyone. Everyone learns by reading informative articles, and this will be the beginning of a series of articles that will be written about each of the three features. By the end of the series, you will have the knowledge of each feature that will allow everyone to decide whether these features make the X58 motherboard worth the price tag right now.

Thank you for reading, and stay tuned for the next article in this long series.

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ASUS P5N-D Intel Motherboard

Known as the Number 1 motherboard in the world, ASUS has one of the world's best research and development teams who keeps on pushing boundaries of technology to conceive features and components that have resulted in revolutionizing the motherboard industry globally. The computer business is awash with ASUS motherboards being reason enough for the company to be receive numerous awards for their product designs, quality, high performance and value.

The P5N-D, a NVIDIA 750i SLI based chipset motherboard has a combination of powerful performance plus excellent energy saving efficiency and comes with the world's very first ASUS Energy Processing Unit (EPU) which allows the CPU supply of power to be digitally monitored and enhanced with VERM efficiency to help save energy and contribute to the environment. This motherboard is much stronger than similar ones in the same price range and has a serial ATA-300 and ATA-133 storage interface. Being able to support up to 8GB of RAM, this motherboard is also ideal for digital video editing and file transferring.

It is suggested that a LGA775 compatible processor be used with the P5N-D and if you really want to take full advantage of the on-board SATA controller, you should consider upgrading the existing IDE hard drives. It is also relatively inexpensive and suitable for those who are in the process of upgrading or replacing their existing motherboard.

Some Reviews

Consumers seem pleased overall with the performance of this motherboard. The consensus is that this motherboard has everything you could possibly want or need in terms of gaming, video, audio and overclocking. It is extremely fast with a number of overclock options and fantastic features. Installation and setup is a breeze and it is a great deal for its cost. Those who have bought this motherboard are actively recommending it to their fellow enthusiasts.

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Top 5 Intel Pentium 4 Motherboards

Motherboard technology changes so rapidly that the notable motherboard manufacturers like ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI come out with new boards every few months.

To help you out, I've consolidated a summary list of the top 5 Pentium 4 motherboards which I recommend.

These boards are all great performers - you won't go far wrong if you build your Pentium 4 system using them. So let's take a look at the list:

Intel D875PBZLK

The Intel D875PBZLK is a Socket 478 motherboard that gives leading performance for Intel based systems. It supports AGP 8X and 4X, comes with built-in LAN support, USB 2.0 and serial ATA features. A very nice motherboard indeed.

Abit IS-10

The Abit IS-10 Socket 478 motherboard releases incorporates the the Intel 865G chipset to deliver mind boggling speed and power. All the standard features of a good motherboard are there - in-built video and audio, LAN support, USB 2.0 and serial ATA. A very popular item in the market.

Gigabyte 8I848P-G

The Gigabyte 8I848P-G is a Socket 478 motherboard with integrated audio, AGP 8X and 4X support, Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0 and serial ATA features. This full-function platform delivers excellent performance and rock-solid stability. A very affordable board that should be in a budget enthusiast's shopping list.

ASUS P4P800E Deluxe

The ASUS P4P800E Deluxe is a high-end offering from the motherboard manufacturer. Built around the Intel 865PE chipset, this motherboard includes lovely features like IEEE 1394 connectivity, Multi-RAID technolog, as well as 8-channel audio, Serial ATA, USB 2.0 and Gigabit LAN. You get giddy just reading that don't you? There's also an interesting Wi-Fi slot that can be used for wireless LAN upgrade.

Gigabyte 8I915PL-G

A second Gigabyte board on our list? Well, yes. The Gigabyte 8I915PL-G Socket 775 motherboard is a solid performer with built-in audio, LAN support, USB 2.0 and serial ATA features. Most importantly, it comes with PCI Express support, which is needed to power the next generation of video cards.

Conclusion

OK - which of these motherboards would I buy? I've always liked Gigabyte and Abit motherboards so I'd certainly recommend the Gigabyte 8I848P-G, Gigabyte 8I915PL-G and the Abit IS-10. Ultimately, its your own decision - so consider what features you need and your budget, then make an informed choice. Happy shopping!

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What Do You Know About the ASUS P5N-D Intel Motherboard?

ASUS is one of the world's best motherboard manufacturers. They have one of the best development and research teams that are able to push the limits of technology to create new ideas and components that has changed the way other motherboard manufacturers look at their entire development process. ASUS have won numerous awards for innovative product design, performance and quality for the many motherboards that they have developed over the year. 

The P5N-D motherboard by ASUS combines both energy efficiency and high performance to give you a highly innovative device. This motherboard comes with a special feature called the Energy Processing Unit (EPU), this component on the motherboard, allows it to monitor the amount of power that's being distributed to the CPU so that it can efficiently save energy by supplying the right amount of power to the processor when required. These motherboards are significantly more durable and stronger than other motherboards found in the same price range. This device also comes with both ATA-133 and ATA-300 storage interfaces. This motherboard is excellent for people who want to use it for video editing or for transferring a lot of data as it has support for up to 8GB of RAM.

These motherboards are designed for LGA775 compatible central processing units, plus it has its own SATA interface, which I'd recommend you took full advantage of if you want to enjoy the full experience of having a high end motherboard. If you're interested in upgrading your existing machine or interested in building a new one, then this motherboard makes an ideal solution as it's very inexpensive when you consider the wealth of features you get with it.

The views of the consumer

The majority of consumers feel rather pleased about the performance of this motherboard. Most people believe that this motherboard comes with everything that you'd ever want in terms of video, audio, gaming and overclocking. People felt that this board was very fast with a number of fantastic features (not to mention overclocking options). Installing this device is rather easy and is an excellent deal when you consider its overall cost. The vast majority of people who purchased this motherboard recommended it to people of like mind, such as gaming enthusiasts etc.

In conclusion

The Asus P5N-D is an excellent motherboard built on the Nvidia 750i SLI chipset, combining great energy efficiency with powerful performance with the ability to support SLI technology with PCIe 2.0. A must buy, I say.

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A Simple Buyer's Guide For Intel Motherboards

When it comes to getting a computer motherboard, there are basically two choices: an Intel-compatible motherboard, or an AMD-compatible model. We will cover Intel motherboards here.

Whether you already have the additional components, or plan on buying them, the major factor when choosing between Intel motherboards is making sure it's all compatible. With that in mind, here's a breakdown of things that will affect compatibility.

The form factor of the Intel motherboards varies, depending on the case you will put it in. Most common is "ATX," which covers the majority of desktop computers. There's also Micro ATX, Mini ITX, and other form factors, or sizes.

If this seems confusing, don't worry: all you have to do is make sure the case you are putting the motherboard into accepts the motherboard size. As long as it does, you are all set.

Our next focus when choosing between Intel motherboards is CPU support. If you don't have a CPU, or processor already, this is pretty easy: just buy the CPU your motherboard supports. You should do some research on the cost and speed of Intel CPUs that are available, so that when you choose your motherboard, you know what CPU you are "aiming for."

Now, how to tackle memory support? This one should answer itself; the motherboard you choose supports a certain type, and speed of memory. Buy as much as you can of this type of memory, and that's that. Look carefully at the Web site you are buying from, or the box that all Intel motherboards come in, to get your answer.

Now we've come to storage, and we'll talk about internal storage first. When it comes to hooking up DVD drives, and hard drives, SATA has pretty much established itself as the new standard. The old standard was called ATA (notice the missing letter?)

If you have older drives you want to use, your board should probably support both ATA and SATA. If you haven't got to worry about older drives, make sure that the board supports SATA, and that you buy SATA drives.

PCI slots are next on our checklist. The more, the merrier here; more slots means you can add more cards, for video, sound, and many other things. You will also want PCI Express slots, to support faster things such as video cards. Of course, the video card in that case will need to fit a PCI Express slot.

The power supply connector on Intel motherboards can vary, so make sure the board you purchase, and the power supply match. If not, then they aren't compatible.

The last thing to check: the other features Intel motherboards support. Does it have Built-in sound?  Is it Ethernet/LAN? How many USB, and IEEE 1394 ports? Built-in video is the bare minimum; you would probably be better off buying nearly any add-on video card. If you aren't sure about the other features, more is generally better.

There you have it; just follow this guide carefully, double check your work, and you will have a painless experience with your Intel motherboard. It's not as hard as it might seem.

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Intel Motherboards

Intel motherboards have always been at the forefront of cutting edge technology, not that surprising really considering they are one of the world's largest manufacturers of CPU's not to mention various other technologies at the heart of many a PC or Server. Well known for their solid performance and dependability has meant that for many years Intel motherboards have had a great deal of loyalty and support from certain market groups with some that will buy nothing but an Intel motherboard.

Being the core component of any PC the motherboard acts like the central nervous system, connecting all the components needed to provide our high tech demands and multimedia enjoyment, so it's strange that it is often the most overlooked component when deciding to upgrade your PC.

Of course in today's market if you are looking to upgrade your Intel Motherboard then you should really be considering boards that support the newest Intel Core i5 and i7 CPU's. Up until recently only found in the realms of Business and Non Public Institutions these superfast processors are finally breaking into mainstream use with reasonably priced Intel Motherboards that support them. This combination of lower priced motherboards and reasonably priced CPU's means that more and more end users have the ability to consider the purchase of these new Intel motherboards and improve performance over the Extremes and Core 2 Duos they are replacing. With the release of the Core i5 and P55 chipset Intel are poised to increase their market share with the loyal group already mentioned and one such motherboard is the Intel DP55WG.

This reasonably priced Intel motherboard delivers a great deal of bang for its buck, the motherboard is capable of supporting either the i7-800 or i5-700 processors in an LGA1156 socket, with support for up to four DDR3 1600+ DIMM's providing up to 16GB of system memory. Couple this with the Intel High Definition Audio subsystem delivering 7.1 sound and graphics technology support for either Nvidia SLI? or ATI CrossFire? allowing two graphics cards to work together and you get the ultimate in 3D gaming performance and visual quality.

The DP55WG Intel Motherboard also delivers when it comes to expansion and peripherals giving the end user a phenomenal fourteen USB 2.0 ports six Serial ATA and Consumer IR receiver and emitter to mention but a few. Intel themselves advertise this motherboard as a "media machine with a touch of extreme", its advanced on-board audio solution and Firewire? support means that this is a great motherboard for providing a Media PC solution with all the features one could ask for to provide the Blue-Ray movie experience.

Intel know their customer base well and the Intel DP55WG motherboard delivers great performance and is ideal for mid to high performance desktops, developed with the latest generation of multimedia applications, its revolutionary twochip layout enabling multiple platform capabilities means that multitasking never looked so good. Whether for Digital Photography, Video Editing or just pure entertainment this Intel motherboard has the technology to meet the demands.

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Intel Motherboard Features

Intel motherboard designs come in four primary sizes, each with their own unique characteristics. Regardless of the wide differences, there are some general features which they all share to some degree or another: memory, expansion, storage, and integrated peripherals.

Size and socks are closely related in that the largest intel motherboard series on the market is designed specifically to host multiple Xeon-server class chips, while the tiniest ITX Intel motherboard series is only used for mobile CPU sockets or even Netbook/Nettop CPU sockets for Intel's ATOM family of budget CPUs. The middle two groups, ATX and Micro ATX, are both home to desktop CPU sockets, though there are a few server ATX motherboards, and at least one Micro ATX Intel motherboard featuring a socket designed for use with laptop CPUs. Obviously the larger the motherboard physically is, the more features it can integrate.

One of those features is memory sockets, which are becoming more and more important as 64-bit CPUs and 64-bit software continue to gain traction in the market. One of the main benefits of going 64-bit is the ability to address large amounts of system memory, but all that memory needs a place to plug into any Intel motherboard. This is where memory sockets come in, and larger Intel motherboards tend to have more of these than smaller ones because they tend to eat up relatively large amounts of physical space. Because most Intel motherboard designs support dual- or even triple-channel memory configurations, many memory sockets are found in pairs or in trios. The memory sockets are usually designed for very specific types of memory that operate within fairly limited tolerances when it comes to speed (MHz) and electrical requirements.

Memory and CPU sockets are not the only things that can be plugged into most Intel motherboards. All but the very smallest Intel motherboard designs feature slots designed to accommodate various add-in cards ranging from graphics adapters to high-end RAID array devices. These are generally referred to as 'slots' and come in AGP, ISA, PCI, PCI-X, PCIE, PCIE-G, and many other styles and types. Some types such as AGP are only useful for specific types of add-in modules, while other slots such as PCIE all general purpose and allow any Intel motherboard to be expanded and customized to perform any number of customized tasks.

Of course, many of those very tasks that once were exclusively handled by add-in boards are now part of the standard array of integrated features. Onboard sound, networking, USB controllers, SATA, and even advanced RAID controllers are all very common any almost every single Intel motherboard on the market. While some of these features such as RAID controllers come in many flavors, the general rule is that one gets what they pay for; a more expensive Intel motherboard will be more likely to have a more powerful integrated RAID controller. Some of these integrated features may work well for today, but having expansion slots helps to ensure that future upgradability and expansion without complete system replacement is possible if any portion of the integrated feature set is ever deemed insufficient.

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External and Internal Hardware Qualities of an Intel Motherboard

When looking for a motherboard on a computer it is great to see what Intel has to offer. There are many things to see in an Intel motherboard that work with getting a computer to work properly. These include its functionality with many devices and support for different processors.

First the Intel processors that an Intel motherboard can work with are numerous. Some motherboards use the LGA 1156 socket option. This is a socket that can handle Core i5, Core i7 and Xeon quad-core processors at nearly three gigahertz. Some motherboards still use the LGA 775 format for other types of processors. It can still work with many Intel processors including Core 2, Celeron D and Pentium 4 options.

A number of memory devices can work on Intel motherboards. DDR2 and DDR3 memory hardware devices can be used on these motherboards. Memory values that can be added can be especially high. A motherboard on a 64-bit system can handle eight gigabytes of memory. Error Correction Code Memory can work on some motherboards with using bits to check for data errors.

Integrated graphics can be used on many Intel motherboards. This is from the Graphics Media Accelerator that is integrated into the motherboard. It can help to produce high-definition video and add support for Blu-ray discs. DVI outputs can also be used on a motherboard. With this the user will not have to spend extra money to get a new graphics card.

PCI slots of various types can be used on motherboards from Intel too. This is useful in that these slots can be used to help with expanding a computer's needs. Some motherboards can handle PCIe x16 slots that work with greater bandwidths. It helps to know that different products from Intel will work with different amounts of slots.

There are many different types of peripherals that an Intel motherboard can work with. This is thanks to the ability of these motherboards to work with different interfaces. A typical motherboard can work with up to twelve separate USB 2. 0 ports. ESATA ports can also be used. ESATA is an external form of the SATA interface that works with faster data transfer rates.

When checking out an Intel motherboard these factors should be ones to see. The memory and processors that can be handled and expansion areas are great to see. The ability to work with all sorts of things on the outside is another thing to check out.

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