GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

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GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

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Zeptowl@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 10/10/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: -None so far Pros: -Good price point-Reliable brand Comment: I bought this to make a cheap build. This mother board was affordable and was just what I needed. I like the gigabyte brand so that was also a positive.
Jonathan_P@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 09/25/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: none i can think of Pros: has Parallel and serial ports Comment: I bought this to replace an old defective MB for a client. It was needed because it came with video, parallel, serial and ethernet all integrated which made replacement super easy. I was able to install the HD with the old win 2000 OS no problem, just needed to reinstall the updated drivers. It has been running 24/7 for the last couple months without any problems.
DukeM.@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 08/17/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: None Pros: Solid price Comment: Purchased this board as part of a potential media server / portable gaming rig build. As those plans are currently on hold, I have decided to hold on to the motherboard. Tested this with some spare parts and stability was never an issue. As I won't be overclocking, I can't really comment on the OC capabilities of the board.If you're looking to build a system while on a budget you can't go wrong with this board.
Jacq@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 08/12/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: None Pros: Cheap.Price Match. Comment: Very good quality board and reliable. i got this price match for $49.99 i love price match.
felix789@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 07/27/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: None for the price Pros: Exceptional value and quality Comment: Excellent quality and reliability for the price. Construction is solid, and the board uses high quality components and capacitors. Also Hackintosh compatible with very little tweaking (note: different revisions may affect Hackintosh compatibility). Great boards for office computers.
Nathan_W@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 06/17/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: Outdated technology. Pros: Cheap. Proven. Comment: For motherboard replacements, there's something to be said for a proven design. Despite G41 boards going for around the same price now, they all seem to have issues. This board has been on the market for awhile now, and it's proven itself. For $55, what more can you ask for?
tremfranz@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 05/13/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: PCI slot too close frome PCI-E 16x slot (had problems with some graphic cards). Pros: Stable, solid capacitors, overclocking features and potential. Comment: Price-wise, it is one of the best LGA775 simple solutions. Similar boards from Biostar, MSI, Intel and Asus all lack something compare to this one. Achieved to overclock a Core 2 Duo e4200 to 3.3ghz without too much voltage, as with my higher end board (EP45-UD3R). Really affordable and all in one solution.
Michael_Y@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 05/08/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: no esata, firewire ports Pros: Low costRS232 Serial portQuality componentsPCIe 16x Comment: I needed a mobo that had a built-in RS232 9-pin serial port to support some legacy hardware and this fit the bill perfectly. Was easy to set up with its nice layout. Running an intel E8400 with 2x2GB RAM (stock speeds). I did not test the onboard video at all and installed a HD 5750 video card right away. Driver installation on XP pro went smooth and everything works great.
Weli@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 05/05/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: None Pros: PriceEasy booting Comment: This is great for a budget build. I powered them up and basically everything worked.For some reason my old Windows did not work, so I was forced to format (I wasn't planning on formatting) but I needed a clean up anyway and I had everything partitioned up so meh, format.Great for budget build, and you can overclock quite a bit too.
MasterSpud@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/17/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: non yet Pros: good price and performance Comment: awesome board fast and for 50$ you cant go wrong it was easy to set up and came with enough things alot of sata ports no problems whatsoever
Aaron_M@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/07/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons: None yet Pros: Connectivity optionsSizeReliability Comment: Bought this board for a small HTPC build. It has everything I could want in a small form factor and a small price. It's been doing its job admirably for about a month now.I've had nothing but good experience with Gigabyte boards.
MP39@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/23/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:none Pros:Quality, brand name, good price. Comment: I bought this mobo to replace my dead Intel prevoius one. Ofcourse budget bill, but dont be fooled only because it is small and cheap!!! This mobo actually it has lots of options for tweeks and ports etc. With price match it was a steal. I higly reccomend it.CheersMarco
Scott-O@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 02/20/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:only 2 mem slots Pros:low price, quality brand Comment: I bought this for a budget home server build and paired it with an Intel E5300 cpu. The board I received was the latest rev 2.0 version and had the most current bios already installed. I wouldn't choose this for a gaming machine, but as a server, office type software, or a web browsing machine this is a good choice.
Matthew_D@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 01/31/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:- only 2 DIMM slots- OC voltages did not stick Pros:- cheap- OC potential- features for price Comment: Overall, a good motherboard for a cheap computer. It has just enough features to make it useful with old parts, but enough so that you can use entirely new parts if desired. The only real set back with this motherboard was that when the CPU voltage was increased, it did not stick, so I was only able to OC using stock voltage. In the end, I won't hold it against this MB since the OC was a bonus.
Hacksaw907@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 01/21/10	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:Micro-ATX Pros:Awesome budget boardMany BIOS features Comment: I bought this motherboard expecting great value because it's Gigabyte, and I must say I'm not at all disappointed. The features in the BIOS are vast for quick and easy overclocking, and for what it's used for, it works great! Highly recommended for a budget build, or even a mid-range gaming build for that matter.
Marc_W@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 12/25/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:2 rams slots, mATX Pros:cheap, on board video, surround sound supported Comment: though it is a mATX mobo, it works great for a budget build. no complaint, just wish it had more than 2 ram slots. if you are in the market for a cheap board for a budget build, this will do the trick.
Lee_H@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 12/21/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:Video card needs to be upgraded for usage outside of Windows apps Pros:Affordable yet has everything you need for a office productivity computer. Comment: Bought this for my wife to use for web browsing, email and office software. Great mobo for building a budget machine.
Gunsmithy@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 11/04/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:-No 1394 firewire header-Only 4 SATA and 2 DIMM slots Pros:-Integrated Video, Audio, Ethernet-Very cost-effective-Very fast for a compact and cheap board Comment: Great motherboard to use in a budget machine. Has integrated audio, video and networking so no expansion cards are necessary. Has high FSB and RAM speeds for such an inexpensive board. A PCI-E16 interface allows for easy upgrade to a more powerful GPU, quickly turning this into a formidable machine.
Derek_S@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 10/25/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:One SATA port is blocked by my Geforce 8800 GT cause of my Arctic Cooling Accelero S1the chipset runs very hotcpu temp is wrong in the bios Pros:Good value for moneyGood stable motherboardsolid capacitorsgood overclocking unless you use onboard video Comment: I installed this motherboard in my case with no trouble whatsoever booted first try. I installed the latest BIOS updates and surprisinglyThis motherboard is a great overclocker paired with an Intel Pentium E5200 I was able to get a stable clock of 300x12.5 3750 MHz at 1.38v and 300x12 3600 MHz at 1.34v with a OCZ Vendetta cooler and cheap ddr2 800mhz ram.I'm sure it could go higher with good cooling and more voltage to the CPU and better ramaccording to Intel the E5200 voltage should not exceed 1.365v unless you want to kill your CPUso I plan to leave it at 3.6 GHz at 1.34v using core temp it idles at 39c full load 17hours of prime 95 and some 3DMark 06 max temp 62cthe CPU monitoring software that came with the motherboard never reported temperatures over 29 Celsiusand the temperature in the BIOS was also incorrectalso the chipset gets extremely hot to the point of not being able to touch it once it's at this point the system becomes unstablea cooling fan works wonders for stabilityHonestly for such a cheap motherboard I was pleasantly surprised to get such a high overclockand the system really zips along fast at 3.6 GHz plus this is my first attempt at overclocking a Intel processor The motherboard has two revisions mine was revision 2even came with 2 SATA locking cablesnot just one standard cable like other cheaper motherboardsI would have to say this is a grate bang for your buck and makes a good fast all around system for vary little cashand even overclocks vary well for a mATX boardthe only problems I have noticed are the hot chipset and cpu temp is wrong other then that even at a overclock of 3.6ghzits been stable for the last 6 days of use.I would purchace again if needed.
PhlyingPhish@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 10/21/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:None Pros:Solid basic board. Comment: Bought this to replace a dead MB in a friend's computer. For the price it has everything you could want. Onboard video isn't going to win any awards for its power, but it does the job fairly well. For the price, you can't go wrong for a no nonsense solid board.
Methyl@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 10/14/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:None Pros:Great budget board. I've got three of these running around the house. Two are basic PC's for family members, and the third is my HTPC. Rock solid board would by many more. Comment: This is a great overall budget board. If it has all the features you need, don't hesitate to purchase it. All three of mine have worked flawlessly, and I don't anticipate any issues at all. Would gladly purchase again, or recommend for a budget or basic system.
Signal To Noise@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 10/08/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:Could benefit from additional memory slotsLacks DVI connection for onboard video Pros:Price4 SATA portsLayout is great Comment: I've become quite the gigabyte fan over the last few years after having a few not so great experience with ASUS boards. I find gigabyte boards are well priced, offer very competitive features and are very well built. This board is no exception. Install and configuration were flawless and it POSTed on first boot.
Wes_M@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 10/03/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:none Pros:low cost, easy to set up Comment: Great board for a typical persons needs. Used this in build for a friend and was surprised at the ease of setup and bios overclocking options.
Bi0mesis@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 09/29/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:Only two memory slots Pros:4 SATA portsCheapPrice/Quality ratio is more than excellentSolid board.PCIe 16x Comment: Extremly easy to set up, cheap and quality product, I don't have the feeling that it's gonna break in my hands (which is a good thing, always reassuring, if you see what I mean). PCIe 16x and the 4 SATA ports make this a great motherboard for a mid-range or second computer.The only thing that I would complain of is the two RAM slots but with 2x2GB, I don't see why you would need more, if you do, buy something more expensive.Recommended.
Zathan@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 09/22/09	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Cons:Only 2 fan headers (1 CPU , 1 external fan) on the motherboard. Pros:Extremely cheap when on sale. Overclocks well considering the price vs performance you get out of it. OC'ed my E5200 f 3600 Mhz Comment: With this board I overclocked my E5200 j 3600 MHz using only the stock cooler w/ MX-2 applied without upping the vCore. Kick ass price vs performance.

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