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01 March 2006 |
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ECS KN1 SLI Extreme (1.0A) |
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Choosing the right
motherboard is vital for the ultimate gaming machine. The
motherboard is the core piece of hardware which sets the standard of the
computer's potential. The most important components of the
motherboard are its qualities and features. ECS has provided us
with the motherboard, the KN1 SLI Extreme, supporting AMD's Socket 939
Athlon 64 CPUs. This board is packed with features for the
hardcore user, but does it have the performance and reliability to
match? This can easily be determined by benchmarking it in a
variety of tests to see if this motherboard is well worth its money. |
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Here is a specific list of features you can expect to find in the ECS
KN1 SLI Extreme (obtained from the ECS website): |
CPU
-Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64/ Athlon™ 64 FX processor.
-Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core/ Athlon™ 64/ Athlon™ 64 FX
processor.
-High-performance Hyper Transport CPU interface.
-Support transfer rate of 2000/1600/1200/800/400 mega-transfers per
second.
Chipset
-NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
Memory
-Dual-channel DDR memory architecture
-4 x184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM socket support up to 4 GB
-Support DDR400/333/266 DDR SDRAM
Expansion Slot
-2 x PCI Express x16 slot ( SLI mode: x8, x8 )
-1 x PCI Express x1 slot
-3 x PCI slots
Storage
-Supported by nForce4 SLI
-- 4 x Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices
-- 4 x Serial ATA2 devices
-RAID0, RAID1& RAID 0+1 configuration
-Supported by SiI3132
-- 2 x Serial ATA2 devices
-- RAID0, RAID1, PM and eSATA support
Audio
-Realtek ALC850 supports Intel 8 channel audio
-Compliant with AC'97 2.3 specification
IEEE 1394a
-TI TSB43AB22A support 2 x IEEE1394a
Dual Lan
-Realtek 8100C 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller
-Marvell 88E1111 Giga LAN PHY
Rear Panel I/O
-1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors
-4 x USB ports
-2 x RJ45 LAN connectors
-2 x Digital SPDIF (Optical & Coaxial) out
-1 x Serial port (COM1)
-1 x Audio port (Line-in,4x Line-out, Mic_in)
Internal I/O Connectors & Headers
-1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
-1 x 4-pin ATX 12V connector
-1 x Auxiliary 4-pin +12V connector
-1 x FDD connector supports two 360K~2.88MB FDDs
-2 x IDE connectors
-6 x Serial ATA connectors
-1 x IrDA for SIR header
-2 x 1394a headers
-3 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 6 USB ports
-1 x Front panel switch/LED header
-1 x Front panel audio header
-1 x 26-pin LPT header
-CD in header
-CPUFAN/NB_FAN1/CASFAN1~2 connectors
System Bios
-Award BIOS with 4Mb Flash ROM
-Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI
-Supports ACPI revision 1.0 specification
Form Factor
-ATX Size 305mm*244mm |
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Introduction, Specifications |
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Layout |
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Test Setup, Benchmarks,
Conclusions |
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