SOYO MainBoard SY-6IBM
The Conclusion
Another original product! This motherboard
is easy to install, running very steady, has everything you wish, is easily software
upgradable and offers great performance. In many ways its just like the Dreamcode except
it has been mounted with an ATi Rage 128 Chip. The package comes with a driver-CD, the
necessary cables and a small (but sufficient) user-manual.
If you are not a die-hard gamer and you
want a basic PC with not too much gaming violence, then this board is a good option for
you. Good Solid performance versus a very interesting price. You can play a standard game
pretty decent with this setup. However, if you are a killer-3D, hardcore gamer then this
mamma is nothing for you. The graphical performance is below the current high-standard
gaming quality with Voodoo 3 and TNT-2 in sight. To put it bluntly, the performance is
somewhere between Voodoo1 and Banshee. I personally like to be in control of my AGP
port .. I want to stick a new Videocard in there on every occasion without having to
change the entire mobo, so I consider this as a negative also. But if that's not the thing
for you, hey then go for it. Its good quality!
Average Retail Price : Around 200 $
Sales and info at : Soyo Computers Inc NL or Soyo
TEK Inc USA
Positives
- VERY Low price
- Easy installable
- Good Quality components
- Good and easy to use installation software
Negatives
- the missing option to install a new AGP
card when needed
- to less Ram for the ATI Rage 128 VR PRO
Technical Summary
SLOT 1 architecture supports
Intel® Pentium® II/ Pentium® III CPU 233-550MHz
Intel® Celeron® Processors supported
Chipset: Intel BX AGPSet 66Mhz, 75Mhz, 100Mhz, 112Mhz, 133Mhz FSB speeds
supported
BIOS:
Award® PCI BIOS
System Memory:
3 168-pin DIMM Sockets
Maximum 768MB RAM
3.3V SDRAM DIMMs of the following types supported: Buffered, Non-Buffered, SPD, EEPROM
Supports 256MB DIMMs
On-Board EIDE:
(2) UltraDMA/33 PCI Bus Master IDE Ports
LBA Mode, Enhanced PIO Mode, 4HD Autodetect
On-Board Super I/O:
1 Floppy Controller (up to 2.88 MB)
2 Serial Ports (16550 UART)
1 Parallel Port (EPP/ECP)
2 USB Ports
Expansion Slots:
3 PCI Slots
1 ISA Slot
SystemRequirements:
ATX Case & Power Supply
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