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Socket 754, Athlon 64 Motherboard Round Up (10)
Written by Peter Barnard, Spode (21/Aug/04)
Page 12 of 12
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Manufacturer
Aopen
Gigabyte
ECS
MSI
MSI
Asus
EQS
Shuttle
Abit
Epox
Product Name
AK89 MAX
GA-K8NS Pro
755-A2
K8T Neo-FIS2R
K8N Neo Platinum Edition
K8V Deluxe
A14K8-ALF
AN51R
KV8 PRO
8KDA3+
Cost (Inc. VAT)
£86.98
£82.18
£57.58
£76.97
£84.89
£84.60
£58.75
~£120
£69.78
£108.58
Reseller
Protac (0870 1205370)
N/A
Manufacturer Web Site
 
                    
North Bridge
nForce 3 250
nForce 3 250
SiS 755
VIA K8T800
nForce 3 250Gb
VIA K8T800
VIA K8T800
nForce 3 250
VIA K8T800 Pro
nForce 3 250Gb
South Bridge
N/A
N/A
SiS 964
VIA VT8237
N/A
VIA VT8237
VIA VT8237
N/A
VIA VT8237
N/A
 
                    
DIMM Slots
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
IDE Devices
4
8
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
SATA Devices
6
4
2
4
4
4
2
4
2
6
RAID Controller
Silicon Image 3114
Silicon Image 3512, GigaRAID IT8212
Chipset
Promise 20378
Chipset
Promise R20378
Chipset
Chipset
Chipset
Silicon Image 3114
USB Ports (Cable/IO Panel)
4/4
4/4
4/4
4/4
4/4
4/4
6/2
4/4
4/4
4/4
Firewire Ports (Cable/IO Panel)
2/0
3/0
0/0
0/2
2/1
2/1
2/0
2/1
0/0
0/0
Legacy Ports
2x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
2x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
1x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
1x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
1x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
2x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
2x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
1x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
1x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
2x Serial, 1x Parallel, FDD Connector, 2x PS/2
 
                    
LAN
1Gbit
1Gbit
100Mbit
1Gbit
1Gbit
1Gbit
100Mbit
1Gbit
1Gbit
1Gbit
LAN Chip
Realtek
Marvell 8001
Realtek RTL8201
Realtek 8110C
nvidia
3com 3C940
Via VT6103
Broadcom BCM5788KFB
Via VT6122
Cicada CIS8201
 
                    
Audio
6 Channel
8 Channel
2 Channel
6 Channel
8 Channel
6 Channel
6 Channel
6 Channel
6 Channel
8 Channel
Audio Chip
Realtek AC'97
Realtek ALC850
Realtek ALC655
Realtek ALC655
Realtek ALC850
ADI AD1980
Realtek ALC655
Realtek ALC650
Realtek AC'97
Realtek ALC850
Digital Audio Connections
SPDIF In/Out Coax & Optical
SPDIF (Coax) In/Out
SPDIF Out pin header only
SPDIF Out Coax & Optical
SPDIF Out Coax & Optical
SPDIF Out Coax & Optical
SPDIF Out pin header only
SPDIF (Optical) In/Out
SPDIF (Coax) In/Out
SPDIF Out Coax & Optical
 
                    
Board Width
244mm
224mm
220mm
245mm
245mm
244mm
220mm
244mm
225mm
245mm
Expansion Slots
1x AGP, 5x PCI
1x AGP, 5x PCI
1x AGP, 5x PCI, 1x CNR
1x AGP, 5x PCI
1x AGP, 5x PCI
1x AGP, 5x PCI
1x AGP, 5x PCI
1x AGP, 5x PCI
1x AGP, 5x PCI
1x AGP, 5x PCI
North Bridge Cooling
Passive
Active
Passive
Passive
Passive
Passive
Passive
Passive
Passive
Passive
Fan Headers
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
Supplimentary Power
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
4 Pin ATX Connector
 
                    
Bundled Cables
1x SATA, 2x IDE, 1x FDD, 1x SATA power
2x SATA, 3x IDE, 1x FDD, 2x SATA power
1x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x FDD
2x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x FDD, 2x SATA power
2x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x FDD, 2x SATA power
2x SATA, 2x IDE, 1x FDD, 2x SATA power
1x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x FDD.
1x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x FDD
2x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x FDD, 2x SATA power
2x SATA, 2x IDE, 1x FDD, 2x SATA power
Bundled Software
Norton Antivirus 2004
Norton Internet Security 2004
None
None
None
WinDVD suite PC-cillin AV 2002
PC-cillin AV, Partition Magic, Drive Image
None
None
Norton Ghost, PC-Cillin AV
 
                    
CPU Voltage Options

0.8v - 1.8v

0.025V Increment
0.8V - 1.7V, 0.025V Increment
None

1.4v - 1.55v

0.025V Increment

1.55v - 1.8v

0.05V Increment
100/200/300mV above default
None

0.8v - 1.7v

0.025V Increment

1.5v - 1.85v

0.025V Increment
1.55v - 1.7v 0.05 Increment
Multiplier Options
4x-25x
None
None
None
4x-20x
None
None
4x-20x
None
8x-20x
FSB Range
200-300 MHz
200-300 MHz
200-232 MHz
190-280 MHz
200-300 MHz
200-260 MHz
Fixed
200-280 MHz
200-300 MHz
200-350 MHz

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