NVIDIA's NFORCE3 250Gb - New Motherboards from MSI and EPoX
Specifications of the EPoX EP-8KDA3+ & MSI K8N Neo Platinum
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| Specifications for EP-8KDA3+: •For Socket-754 based AMD Athlon 64 processors •nVidia nForce3 250GB Host Controller •1 Floppy drive controller - 2 serial ports - 1 parallel port •AGP 8x for 1.5v graphics cards, 6 PCI slots •2 standard IDE ports for ATA-133, backwards compatible with ATA-100/66 •2 S-ATA ports from onboard nVidia host controller with RAID •nVRAID for combined P-ATA and S-ATA RAID •4 extra S-ATA ports from Silicon Image Sil-3114 controller with RAID 0,1,and 10 (only on 8KDA3+) •3 DDR SDRAM banks for Maximum 3 GB memory DDR333/400 •4 USB 2.0 ports, 4 extra by optional USB back-panel cables •Multiphase power solution for increased stability, including 12v supply adaptation for CPU 8 channel Onboard sound from Realtek ALC850 Audio with Digital SPDIF and Automatic Jack Sensing feature (8KDA3+ adds optical output) •On-chip Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbps providing faster throughput than standard PCI Gigabit chips •Hardware Firewall for internet protection against hackers •Onboard P80P diagnostics LED •Standard ATX format 305mm x 245mm x 40mm, ATX Size |
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| The EPoX motherboard we received for review did not contain a retail bundle because it was an engineering sample. To the right is a list of the package contents as listed on the EPoX website. | •2 ultra ATA Round cables •1 Floppy Cable •S-ATA data and power cables •User manual •Multilingual Installation Guide •1 I/O shield •1 Driver CD with utilities and software including Norton Ghost and PC-Cillin |
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BIOS •The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. •The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications. IEEE1394 •Supports up to 3 x 1394 ports. - Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps - Controlled by VIA VT6306 chipset On-Board Peripherals - 1 floppy port supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes - 1 serial port - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 1 audio jack (5-in-1), coaxial/fibre SPDIF out - 1 IrDA connector for SIR/ASKIR/HPSIR - 8 USB 2.0 ports (Rear x 4 / Front x 4) - 1 RJ45 LAN jack - 3 IEEE 1394 connectors (Rear x 1/ Front x 2) Accessories D Bracket 2 Serial ATA Power Adapter 2 pcs Serial ATA Cables Round Cable IEEE1394 Cable |
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Like the EPoX board, the MSI model we received came with a sample bundle and may vary from the version released to the public. Below is a list of the expected bundle content posted on the MSI website. •User Guide •Drivers/Setup CD •D Bracket 2 •Serial ATA Power Adapter •2 pcs Serial ATA Cables •Round Cable •IEEE1394 Cable |
