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15 Dec 2006

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			<h2 class="header-green">Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H (Intel G965)</h2>
		<span class="byline">Reviewed by Zachary Chan on Friday, 15 Dec 2006</span>
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<p>Ever since the trend moved towards modernization of the traditional PC into home entertainment consoles, there have been plenty of reasons for one to go for Small Form Factor (SFF) and HTPC designs. There are generally two ways one can go about this though. The easy way out is to buy into custom PCs like the AOpen Mini PC or barebone systems like those offered by Shuttle. The other way is to go the D.I.Y. route. With an increasing number of SFF chassis designs that can accommodate regular sized motherboards, building your own compact PC from the ground up isn't too difficult.</p>
<p>If you're in the second group, you'd most probably be hunting for a microATX motherboard for your rig and while they aren't hard to find, boards these size are historically under-powered or under-featured compared to their full seized ATX brethren. AOpen is one of the manufacturers that have always catered to this group, but once in a while we get hold of a gem from some of the more mainstream manufacturers. The latest board to catch our eye is the Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H. Being one of the newer generation Core 2 ready motherboards, the G9657MA-8EKRS2H sports an up-to-date chipset, full CPU and memory speed support, plus rich features in a small footprint.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="445" width="500" src="/files/images/foxg965_top.jpg" title="The Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H motherboard." alt="" /></p>
<p class="rteleft">The Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H comes with the following peripherals bundled in its box:-</p>
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    <li>1 x SATA data cable</li>
    <li>1 x SATA power converter cables (dual plugs)</li>
    <li>1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA data cable</li>
    <li>1 x floppy drive data cable</li>
    <li>I/O shield</li>
    <li>Driver CD and diskettes</li>
    <li>User's manuals and guides</li>
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<p class="rtecenter"><img height="166" width="500" src="/files/images/foxg965_rear.jpg" title="Every connection conceivable is represented including optical and coaxial S/PDIF, eSATA, FireWire, USB 2.0, RJ45, analog surround audio, VGA and legacy ports." alt="" /></p>			</div>
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