The Game Pros: SLI Motherboards For Athlon 64

Epox EP-9NPA+ SLI

Board-Revision: 0.2

BIOS-Version: 05.04.07

Epox would also like to get into the gaming arena, and sent us the 9NPA+ SLI for testing. Once again the nForce4 SLI chipset from NVIDIA is used. This board is really visually striking due to its colorful component selection. In addition, the air guide module on the back panel is unusual; with the aid of a 40 mm fan, it diverts the waste heat of the power converter, and some produced by the CPU, to the back of the case. Fortunately, the fan operates at a tolerable volume level; Abit is the only other manufacturer with this type of outlet system (OTES).

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Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.