Asus CUSL2

Pros: Many options and features.
Cons: Haven’t found one yet.

I haven’t had to buy a new motherboard separate from a new system for about two years before I bought this one last September. I thought there would have been huge advancements, but not really for the power and price range I was looking for. I needed a...

Pros: Overall Performance and the ability to Overclock.
Cons: Doesn't seem to like Windows 98. Some boards have USB Port problems.

Until our unfortunate house fire where we lost the 3 computers I had built with Soyo Motherboards, which I liked a lot, I had never tried an Asus Motherboard. My wife and I at that time had Slot 1 CPU's. We decided to upgrade Socket 370 PIII Chips....

Pros: The CUSL2 can easily be configured and has many new features.
Cons: The i815e chipset sacrifices performance when compared to the older BX chipset

Lately, most people have turned to the Intel i815 chipset, which is used in this motherboard, when building their Pentium III-based systems because of how easily it can be set up and because of how it offers a lot of newer features like AGP4x. This, in...

Pros: A Very Stable Motherboard. Lots of Value & Good Performance.
Cons: Limitations on RAM.

This ATX motherboard is based upon Intel's 815E chipset. It has very high ratings & has received excellent reviews in several magazines & websites. It even won several awards for the most stable motherboard in 815E class all over the world. With a less...

Pros: Stability, overclocking (both RAM and processor), AGP 4X, ATA 100, PC 133RAM, 2 USB ports...
Cons: Maximum 512MB RAM memory, lack of COM2 port

This is one of the first motherboards with an Intel 815EP chipset. It is basically almost the same as the ASUS CUSL2 Intel 815E chipset, except the ASUS CUSL2-C doesn't have integrated graphics or sound card, which is in my opinion much better, as you...

Pros: Good accessibility of main components Additional USB Root hubs on the board
Cons: On board graphics

Having reached the stage with my old board where many of the internal peripherals were capable of operating at higher bus speeds than the the board I embarked on the search for a suitable replacement. Amongst my main criteria were support for 4x AGP, a...

Pros: good specs, good cpu speeds, plenty of upgrade options
Cons: price, onboard graphics

I have just reviewed what in my opinion is the best available Socket A Duron/Athlon board in the ABIT KT7, so I thought it was only right for me to look at what in my opinion is one of the best S370 boards, for those wanting to go through the Intel...

Pros: stable, 133FSB, USB
Cons: onboard stuff

When I picked this board up, I was wondering why asus would stoop to the level of onboard sound/video. The onboard stuff sucks but there was no conflicts when installing 3rd party sound/video and it has saved me when I burned out my GeForce.

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Pros: solid and fast; decent built-in video; good expansion
Cons: pricey

I wanted a solid, fast system. Having been happy with other ASUS boards I've owned, the obvious choice seemed to be ASUS's new i815E based motherboard, the CUSL2. I have not been disappointed. With a PIII-800 and plenty of RAM, the system is...

Pros: Flexibility, overclocking, stability
Cons: Price, 512MB max memory

I've been building systems since the mid 80's, and had more recently settled on using the FIC 503+ and PAG2130 with various AMD K6-2 CPUs for their value. I looked long and hard when I decided to make the move to a Pentium III based motherboard, and I...

Pros: Fast, great I/O features.
Cons: Expensive, has some quirks.

Edited 12-11-2000. With the rather disappointing debut of the Pentium 4, I have removed my caution about waiting for the next generation of technology and upped the rating to five stars. The price is still high, the technology is now outdated and this...

Pros: Fastest motherboard, latest technology, support everything, no ISA slots, rock solid performance
Cons: Still pricey, runs sluggish on 98 (although kicks butt on Windows ME and Windows 2000)

I have owned/sold almost every brand of motherboard since the early 80's and have never come across such a sweet motherboard in my life. The features I was looking for in a motherboard was the support of ATA-100, AGP 4x, PC-133 RAM, and supported...

Pros: Very Tweakable, Versatile, Asus Quality/Warranty
Cons: Limited to 512MB of RAM

For all you overclockers out there, this is the best board for Intel chips out. Basically, a tweakers dream.

I am right now running a Celeron 667 at 880Mhz rock hard stable. I have the highest scores for my system that I have ever seen, and...

Pros: Fast and Stable, can increase front side bus speed in 1 MHz increments
Cons: Poor integrated video, pricey motherboard

Asus has become well known for their stable and fast motherboards. They produce motherboards that are both user friendly and feature rich. Asus boards tend to overclock well and often come with more “extras” than other brands.

The 815e...

Pros: easy over clocking for the hardcores. Intel chipset more stable for my components then VIA.
Cons: Max 512 megs ram. May be unreliable.

I bought this board because of reviews that were pouring in about the new intel chipset(815e). I previously had an asus cuv4x motherboard mated with a VIA 694x chipset. Setting up was a breeze. Overclocking is as simple as can be. This board supports...