Motherboard

Chaintech SPT800 VIA Socket 478 ATX Motherboard / AGP 4X/8X / Audio / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA / RAID

Purpose: The main circuitboard inside a computer. It works with the operating system to control all the resources of the computer. Any function that is provided on the motherboard, versus on a separate, add-on circuitboard, is called "on-board".

Cost: $60.99

Motherboard specifications

Form Factor: ATX
Processor Interface: Socket 478
Processors Supported
Prescott Support
Intel Celeron
Intel Pentium 4 up to 3.40GHz
Channels: 5.1 Channels
Speed: 4X, 8X
LAN Type: 10/100Mbps
RAID Modes: 0, 1
AGP Slots: 1
PCI Slots: 5

 

Reason for Selection: I choose this motherboard mainly because Chaintech’s Summit SPT800 Socket 478 ATX motherboard offers a wealth of innovative technology that will launch a fast, powerful high-performance system such as Pentium 4, that I choose for my computer. This motherboard was designed for Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron processors with FSB frequency of 400, 533 or 800MHzm and is based on the VIA PT800 and VT8237 chipsets. The SPT800 supports AGP 8X/4X graphics, Serial 97 5.1 channel audio, USB 2.0, Serial ATA and RAID. The SPT800 also accommodates memory expansion with 2 DIMM sockets using 184-pin DDR for a total capacity of up to 2GB.