Introduction
Matsonic 8308E SiS730s Motherboard Review
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Ever since the launch of the Duron processor from AMD, there has been a great market for a budget AMD-based system. However, we have not yet seen any widespread distribution of a motherboard solution that would benefit those looking to spend a minimum of cash on a new system. Both VIA and SiS had announced and shown motherboards with just this purpose, but we have still yet to see them in mass for sale to customers. Ensonic, a smaller and lesser know motherboard manufacturer that has a much larger influence on the OEM market than retail market, has released a motherboard that they hope can take this niche in the market: the MS-8308E.
Before we get into the analysis of the product, lets first take a look at the specs on the motherboard. Notice all the on-board features available:
| CPU Socket | Socket A (100/200 DDR MHz Support) |
| Chipset | SiS730s |
| Form Factor | micro-ATX |
| Multiplier Options | none |
| Bus Speed Options | none |
| Voltages | default |
| Memory Support | 2 x 168-pin SDRAM PC100/PC133 Support |
| Expansion Slots | 2/0/1/1 (PCI/ISA/AMR/AGP) |
| AGP Support | 4x AGP |
| USB Support | 2 Standard USB ports |
| Integrated Components |
SiS730-VGA Video SiS900 Network Realtek AC’97 Audio |
| Bios | AMI Bios |
| Onboard IDE |
2 x ATA100 EIDE |
