ASUS P3B-F Motherboard

Pros: Completely jumperless. 4 Dimms and 6 PCI slots.
Cons: Still available, but lacking some modern features.

I bought this motherboard around August of 1999, and it is still serving me well today, over a year and a half later. I chose this motherboard because it was called the 'flagship' motherboard of the 440BX chipset. What I really liked about it was the...

Pros: Jumper-Free BIOS, speed, stability
Cons: Only 2x AGP, only Ultra ATA/33 IDE, no official 133MHz bus support

I bought the Asus P3B-F motherboard (with six PCI slots) after I read horror stories on Intel motherboards and its newer 820 chipset. Specifically, the Intel 820 chipset still has bugs, and Intel-brand motherboards are under-featured, overpriced (for the...

Pros: Legacy ISA slot; 4 simm slots; nice chip set
Cons: Not 133mhz bus

I've had this board for about a month now, with no complaints. It configures easily, and has a number of features I was looking for:

4 simm slots
ISA slot
Plenty of PCI slots
PIII capability


The board has a lot...

Pros: Good motherboard
Cons: Getting old

I have had the P3B-F for 1.5 years now, and it's performing just fine. It's running with a Celeron 466 in a socket 370 to slot 1 converter, 128MB of PC100 RAM, 170 GB hard disk.

Before you drop your jaw on the hard drive size, I'll explain...

Pros: stable performance, fast booting
Cons: not overclocking friendly, price

Asus is arguably the best PC board maker out there. They stand up to that reputation with their latest and greatest BX board. It runs rock solid. If you want a motherboard that will last you a while, and want the least amount of headaches, this is the...

Pros: Stable, flexible.
Cons: None.

The Asus P3B-F is now pretty much out of date. However, this review may prove useful for someone looking for a used Pentium III motherboard.

I've had this board since Aug 1999. Simply stated, this is the best motherboard I've ever owned. I...

Pros: Jumper free bios
Cons: Ata/33 IDE ports

I purchased this motherboard about 8 months ago, and it has performed flawlessly since. In fact, I have purchased two more for computer systems I have since built for friends and family. The jumperfree bios makes this board easy to set up and configure...