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General discussion

integrated functions on mother-boards

Jun 26, 2010 3:03AM PDT

Not bad, but in the end you'll regret the versability

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I disagree,
Jun 26, 2010 4:35AM PDT

I love my integrated audio and LAN.

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Integrated parts
Jul 13, 2010 7:48PM PDT

The motherboard has few integrated circuits. There are only LAN, Audio, and video. I'll go in details!

On-board video/Integrated Video: This video card is completely soldered on the motherboard and can't be removed. It also uses shared memory from your RAM to use video memory. Some BIOS can allow you to change the video memory. Integrated video is not meant for gaming because of huge bottlenecks. Its slow compared to a dictated video card.

On-board LAN: On all motherboards, they come with a Integrated Network Card. It basically works as a regular Network Card. And theres no actual difference between a Integrated LAN card and a PCI LAN card.

On-board Audio: All motherboards come with a sound card built in. Now they come with 7.1 channel. Which is pretty much nice. You don't really have to buy a PCI sound card because you will hardly notice a sound difference.