Asrock 775Dual-VSTA

Pros: Allows use of DDR1 memory and AGP, extremely stable and amazingly cheap for the quality.

Cons: Not a good overclocking or gaming motherboard, SLI or CrossFire not possible.

The Bottom Line: Both this motherboard and its successor, the 4CoreDual-VSTA, are excellent products that fill an important niche in the do-it-yourself PC market. Highly recommended.

Review: Similar to popular motherboards of the past, like the FIC VA-503 and the ECS K7S5A, the AsRock 775Dual-VSTA and its successor, the 4CoreDual-VSTA, allow do-it-yourself upgraders to reuse older but still useful components while still providing an ...

Pros: Flexibility! DDR+DDR2, AGP+PCI-E, dual core support, stability, cheap, good BIOS support

Cons: Very slight speed impediment on PCI-E slot, no quad core support, limited overclocking

The Bottom Line: If you want an inexpensive but very versatile and stable board, then this board is for you. Great bang for the buck.

Review: This is the motherboard that I eventually bought to replace my ill-fated P4M800PRO-M. This particular MB appealed to me because it allowed almost complete reuse of my high-quality previous components like low latency DDR memory and a high-end AGP ...

Pros: Cheap, stable, flexible with old peripherals, 7.1 sound, HDMI,

Cons: No tweaking allowed. No Quad-core. DDR2 RAM limited to 667mhz and 2gb.

The Bottom Line: A good mobo for a stepwise upgrader, this board has limited expandability, nonetheless. Otherwise, it is solid, stable, and reliable.

Review: Opening I usually don’t write hardware reviews, but I thought I would share a few thoughts about the ASRock 775Dual-VSTA motherboard that I recently upgraded to. I have been running the board for five months now and have been very happy ...