ASROCK AM2NF3-VSTA ATX MOTHERBOARD, AMD AM2 CPU SUPPORT, NVIDEA NFORCE2 250 CHIPSET, 4 X DUAL CHANNEL DDR2 800, 8 CHANNEL AUDIO, 10/100 LAN, 1 X AGP 8x, 5 X PCI SLOTS, 2 X SATA, 2 X IDE, 6 X USB 2.0, VISTA READY

Title : ASROCK AM2NF3-VSTA ATX MOTHERBOARD, AMD AM2 CPU SUPPORT, NVIDEA NFORCE2 250 CHIPSET, 4 X DUAL CHANNEL DDR2 800, 8 CHANNEL AUDIO, 10/100 LAN, 1 X AGP 8x, 5 X PCI SLOTS, 2 X SATA, 2 X IDE, 6 X USB 2.0, VISTA READY
ASIN : B000I0RLBS
Description : 4xDDR2,1xAGP,5xPCI 2xSATA,2xPATA,LAN,7.1AUDIO
Features :

• Supported memory types: DDRII800/667/533
• Maximum internal memory: 8 GB
• Processor family: AMD
• Processor socket: Socket AM2
• Processors compatible: AMD Athlonâ"¢ 64FX / 64X2 /

category: ASRock
brand: ASRock
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.0
Review : For AGP GFX card owners, it's a beauty
I've had this motherboard for a few years now and feel I know it inside and out. I'll get the bad stuff out of the way first. If you want to run Vista, avoid this board. While the name is deceiving, VSTA, no version of Vista will run well with this board. The problem lies in the fact it is an nforce3 chip-set with AGP graphics. If you never play any games or play any videos you might get away it but I wouldn't recommend it at all, if Vista or Windows 7 is what you want to run now or in the future.

If you're still reading, when paired with XP or perhaps a flavour of Linux, this board is terrific. What makes this board so special is it will take really cheap DDR2 memory, happily run dual core amd chips, right up to the Phenom range and still let you make use of an AGP graphics card. If you happen to have bought an expensive one you still feel can cut it performance wise, then this is a great upgrade, as you can keep your graphics card but buy into really cheap and fast...