With just three PCI slots, no Aureal Vortex or Yamaha sound processor and support for up to just 512MB of SDRAM it's no secret that the UWH31 isn't intended for an audience that is looking forward to the release of "Quake3: Arena".

Cost cutting was the mandate for this mainboard and its delivers on that promise as buyers won't be seeing many of the little extras like four PCI slots or a dedicated sound chip that some i810 mainboards we've reviewed previously have contained.

Installing the Mini-Me sized UWH31 is an easy job. Its microATX form factor allows it to swim in open space even in the smallest mini-tower case.

Its ergonomic layout was also very well designed, with the ATX power supply, SDRAM slots, and other connectors logically placed for easy manipulation.

One gripe we had with the board's layout concerns the placement of the floppy drive connector. Much like the recent boards we've seen from AOpen, Transcend's i810 board places the connector near the top of the mainboard, which is on the North side of the CPU socket.

Otherwise the UWH31 is well designed and packs a good amount of hardware into a very small space.