More to come on this motherboard soon. But
for now let me just state; If you're building a high end
computer for gaming or general use, this is the motherboard
you want. It screams.
My only reservation so far is the NForce4
chipset it uses has not lived up to expectations with the
digital audio community.
Look at the specs... There's nothing this
board doesn't have:
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CPU
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Socket 939 for
AMD Athlon 64FX /
Athlon 64 /
Sempron/
Athlon 64 X2
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet
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Chipset
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NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
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Front Side Bus
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2000/1600 MT/s
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Memory
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4 x DIMM, max. 4GB, DDR 400/333/266, ECC, non-ECC,
un-buffered memory
Dual Channel Architecture
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Expansion Slots
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2 x PCI-E x16
- SLI mode: x8, x8
- Default (single VGA): x16, x1
1 * PCI-E x 1/ 1*PCI-E x 4(x2 mode)
3 x PCI
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Storage/RAID
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nForce4: 4 x SATA 3Gb/s
NVRAID: RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1 and JOBD span
cross SATA and PATA
2 x UltraDMA 133/100
Silicon Image 3114R RAID controller
4x SATA with RAID0, 1, 10, 5
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Audio
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Realtek ALC850, 8-ch High-Definition Audio CODEC
Jack Sensing and Enumeration
S/PDIF out interface
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LAN
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nForce4 built-in Gbit MAC with external Marvell
PHY
MARVELL PCI Gbit LAN controller
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Other ASUS Special Features
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ASUS AI Cool-Pipe
ASUS AI Selector
ASUS AI NOS
ASUS AI NET 2
ASUS SLI warning LED
ASUS AI Overclocking
ASUS PEG Link for single/dule graphics cards
ASUS Precision Tweaker
ASUS EZ Flash
ASUS MyLogo2
ASUS C.P.R.
ASUS POST Reporter
ASUS Q-Fan2
ASUS Multi-language BIOS
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2
ASUS Instant Music
ASUS EZ Plug
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Back Panel I/O Ports
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1 x Parallel
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O
2 x RJ45
1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial)
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
4 x USB
1 x IEEE1394
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Internal I/O Connectors
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3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB
ports
SLI selector card connector
CPU / Chassis FAN connectors
24-pin ATX Power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
3-pin PWR FAN connector
1 x IEEE1394 ports
4-pin EZ Plug power connector
GAME/MIDI connector
COM2 connector
Front panel High Definition Audio connector
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BIOS
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4 Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0,
SM BIOS 2.3
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Support CD
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Drivers
ASUS PC Probe
AI Booster
Anti-Virus Software
InterVideo WinDVD Suite
NVIDIA nTune Utility
ASUS LiveUpdate
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Accessories
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User's manual
UltraDMA cable
IDE cable
FDD cable
2-port USB module
COM Port module
SLI connector
SLI retention bracket
2-port USB / Game module
I/O shield
SATA Power cables
SATA Extension module
SATA cables
1 port 1394 module
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