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All Aboard: In Defense of Integrated Components
by vicwang | Nov 11 '00
In the history of personal computers, a handful of products and technologies have achieved legendary status as those detested more than any other. These are products that no self-respecting hardcore PC user would be caught dead using, or at least caught...

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by nad_masters
Integrated components aren't as bad as they used to be. In fact, some of the best mobos have integrated components that we used to hate.

For the hardcore users and gamers, sound, LAN, and RAID (and even SATA) are welcomed. Video is still not. Sound has improved so much - especially thanks to nVidia for their nForce2 chipset!

For a system builder, an integrated mobo is very cheap, and makes for a great value PC. Most users don't need high end graphics.
Feb 17 '03
11:52 am PST

A great review (Reply to this comment)
by Lark729_89
to forward to some people I know. Thank you for the all the info here. You write "super" reviews.
Dec 09 '00
10:07 pm PST

Thanks for the lesson (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
Excellent review. Easy to follow and very, very informative.

Bret
(DrDad)
Nov 20 '00
1:55 pm PST

Thanks for` (Reply to this comment)
by Lucky47
such an informative review.
Carol ~
Nov 20 '00
4:26 am PST

Wow!!!! (Reply to this comment)
by Mimi369
You have said a mouthful!! This is an extraordinary review, Vic.
:-)
Mimi
Nov 19 '00
6:04 am PST

re: excellent job (Reply to this comment)
by cntaur5
Wow! your review is really helpful, you did a fine job!
Nov 17 '00
11:42 am PST

Thank you. (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
I really appreciate you checking our my writing. I am fairly new and know very little about computers. Just love to write. It gives me joy for someone like yourself to rate me high.
Susan.
Nov 15 '00
12:11 pm PST

Nice.. (Reply to this comment)
by jmrm5
Thanks for the information. It will be definitely used.

lates...
jmrm5.
Nov 13 '00
12:59 pm PST

Thanks (Reply to this comment)
by maceyr
for another well written, detailed review. I always look forward to reading them.

May
Nov 12 '00
8:53 pm PST

Great review, Vic. (Reply to this comment)
by maillion
As always. I still don't want a video system integrated on a motherboard, although I admit I never thought of the 'fallback' idea. I suppose the integrated system would do in an emergency. I am happy to see that there is now a decent integrated sound system. I really don't need all the bells and whistles of some sound cards I've seen recently. (Until computers and TV are fully 'converged' I won't be playing DVD on my computer much, except maybe for music videos.) I do need top notch video, however, because I'm into graphics applications.
Thanks for the info.
Maillion
Nov 11 '00
10:30 pm PST

Wow! (Reply to this comment)
by meanbeast
This is an excellent review!

Great job!
-Lauren
Nov 11 '00
1:13 am PST
   

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