ONE OF our British readers is asking if anyone has tested the Tyan VX50 - an 8-socket opteron - using the S4881 and the M4881 board because he encountered some weird results when playing with one of those monsters.

We take a quick look at EPoX's 945P based motherboard and find very good budget performance from a mostly standard design.

[H] - "EPoX brings us the Intel 945P Express chipset based EP-5P945Pro. This board offers outstanding stability and excellent performance within its market segment. This board also provides Intel Core 2 Duo compatibility, though the hardcore enthusiasts need not apply.

EPOX released a new motherboard that goes under the name of Epox MF570 SLI. This one is based on Nvidia's second most powerful chipset, the Nforce 570 and it is cheaper than its stronger 590 SLI brother.

OverclockersClub - "At the request of one of our Senior Staff members, we at OverclockersClub are asking our thousands of members and guests who view our page everyday for help.

THIS WEEK-OLD article speaks about the newest motherboard champ from Asrock, the Conroe 945G-DVI motherboard , the jewel in Asrock's crown. See for yourself.

GLi motherboard can support both camps... Conroe as well. IF YOU THOUGHT that the only Intel chipsets that support Crossfire are i955X and i975X, then you're in for a bit of surprise.