HardwareZone.com takes a close look at the Foxconn P35A (~US$135), an Intel motherboard that features 90nm/65nm Intel LGA775 processors support, 45nm ready (Wolfdale & Yorkfield) processor ready, Quad-Core processor Optimized, Intel P35 Northbridge / Intel ICH9 Southbridge chipsets, 4 x 1066/800/677 dual channel DDR2 memory slots, 4 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface, Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) audio, Optical and coaxial S/PDIF, Realtek RTL8111B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet, 100% Solid capacitors, ATI CrossFire compatible, and ATX Form Factor (12"x 9.6").
"Of course, overclocking isn't for everyone and when you put these misgivings aside, the Foxconn P35A is a worthy update to its P965 predecessor, the Foxconn P9657AA/B. It has a slightly better layout, full solid capacitors and a brand new chipset generation to support Intel's latest and upcoming processors. It may be a pain to configure to your optimal preference (inclusive of overclocking), but once you have everything running, it shouldn't give you anymore problems. Priced at around US$135, the P35A will give budget gamers and general users some decent bang for their buck. At the end of the day, you ask yourself, do you want a US$300 motherboard that would probably give you 1-2% faster overall performance? Or get the US$135 P35A and keep the change for some other part that will make more of a difference, like a better GPU - or two." [HardwareZone]
HardwareZone gave the Foxconn P35A a rating of 4 out of 5 stars ("Very Good"). I just love the blue color of the PCB! Although I'm not that too excited with Crossfire support.
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