Review Date: 14th June 2002 Reviewed By: Michael "Hughesey" Hughes Product: Gigabyte 8SIML SIS650 Motherboard Rating: 95% Manufacturer: Gigabyte Supplier: N/A

Introduction

Modern computing comprises of 2 main sectors: The home/office users, and the gaming/overclocking users. While gaming/overclocking users have their high end graphics cards and 6800rpm screaching CPU fans, home office users generally have 2 requirements when it comes to buying a computer. It has to be able to handle the home/office tasks (Word processing, Graphic design, etc) while being as quiet as possible.

This is where 'integrated' motherboards come in. They provide almost an entire PC on one board, which delivers enough grunt to drive home/office users, while being compact enough to fit into tiny cases in order to keep up the aesthetics of the office. The board we are reviewing today is Gigabytes Pentium 4 all-in-one motherboard, the GA-8SIML.

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