Review: DFI Lanparty Pro875 Motherboard Electronics Portal BR

Review: DFI Lanparty Pro875 Motherboard

A Glowing Product We begin with a picture.

This particular photograph was taken in the dark, with the only source of light being a black (UV) light. The board did the rest, basking in the glow of its own expansion slots, memory sockets, and IDE ports. That's right, the Lanparty Pro875P has orange connectors that glow when you shine a UV light on them. Whether you consider this too cool for words or the height of kitsch is up to you.

It's clear, though, that DFI is targeting the market for core gamers, particularly those gamers who happily pack up their systems and drag them to LAN parties -- or at least, those who would like to take part in LAN parties. The motherboard even ships with a carrying harness.

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