Avant-Garde: Four boards for AMD's Athlon 64 FX

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Table Of Features

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Manuf.	Asus	MSI	Gigabyte	Asus
Internet Website	www.asus.com	www.msi.com.tw	www.gigabyte.com.tw	www.asus.com
Model	SK8N	K8T Master 1.x (MS-9130)	GA-K8NNXP-940	SK8V
Revision	Rev. 1.03	1.0	1.0	1.0
BIOS Version	1004 BETA 001 (10/15/2003)	V1.1B6 (09/25/2003)	E05 (09/10/2003) and M01 (09/10/2003)	First BETA
Form Factor / Size	30.5cm x 24.5 cm	30.5cm x 25.4cm	30.5 x 24.4cm/ATX	30.5cm x 24.5 cm
Chipset
CPU Support	AMD Athlon64 FX + AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron / Athlon FX-51	AMD Athlon FX	AMD Athlon FX-51 / AMD Opteron
CPU Clock (2200/2000 MHz)	2200.10 MHz (0.00%)	2205.10 MHz (+0.23%)	2194.60 MHz (-0.24%)	2200 MHz
FSB Clock (200 MHz)	200.00 MHz (0.00%)	200.50 MHz (+0.23%)	199.50 MHz (-0.24%)	200 MHz DDR
Northbridge	NVIDIA NForce3 Pro 150	VIA K8T800	nForce3 150	VIA K8T800
Southbridge	NVIDIA NForce3 Pro 150	VIA VT8237	nForce3 150	VIA VT8237
Memory
Memory Type	DDR SDRAM	DDR SDRAM	DDR	DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed(s)	DDR333	DDR266/333/400	DDR400	DDR266, DDR333, DDR400
Memory Modes	Dual-Channel	Single-Channel, Dual-Channel	Dual-Channel	Single-Channel, Dual-Channel
Memory Timings	2.0-3-2-6	2.0-3-2-6	2.0-3-2-6	2.0-3-2-6
Memory Sockets	4	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	8 GB	8 GB	4 GB	8 GB
ECC / Registered Memory	yes / yes	Yes/Yes	no/yes	yes / yes
System Components
Piezo PC Speaker	yes	no	yes	no
AGP Card Lock	yes	no	Yes	yes
Northbridge Fan	no	no	yes	no
FAN Headers	CPU. System, Power (3x)	CPU(2X),system(1)	CPU, System,power (3x)	CPU, System, Power (3x)
Voltage Regulators	3-Phase	4-Phase	3-Phase+3-Phase(DPS module)	3-Phase
I/O Components
Mass Storage Controller	NVIDIA NForce3 Pro 150	VIA VT8237	nForce3 150	VIA VT8237
Storage Ports	2x UltraATA/133	2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150	2x UltraATA/133,	2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150
Secondary Mass Storage Controller	Promise PDC20378	no	Silicon Image Sil3512 / GigaRAID	Promise PDC20378
Secondary Storage Ports	2x SATA-150. 1x UltraATA/133	no	2x SATA-150,2x UltraATA/133	2x SATA-150. 1x UltraATA/133
RAID Support	Raid Mode 0, 1, 0+1	RAID 0,1	RAID Mode 0, 1, 0+1	Raid Mode 0, 1, 0+1
Floppy Controller	yes	yes	yes	yes
Primary Network Controller	NVIDIA NForce3 Pro 150	Broadcom BCM5705, 1000 Mbit/s	Realtek 8110S (GbE)	3COM Marvel 940, 1000 Mbit/s
Secondary Network Controller	no	no	Realtek 8201	no
Parallel / Serial	1 / 1	1/2	4 / 2	1 / 1
USB Ports (integrated / additional)	4 / 2	2/6	2 / 4	4 / 4
Firewire	TI TSB43AB22A	no	TI 1394b	VIA VT6307 (2 ports)
Game Port	no	no	yes	no
IR Connector	no	no	yes	no
Expansion Components
PCI Slots	5x 32Bit PCI 2.3	4x 32 bit PCI 2.3	5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3	5x 32Bit PCI 2.3
PCI-X / PCI Express	no	no/no	no / no	no
AGP	AGP 3.0 (8x)	AGP 3.0 (8X/Pro)	AGP 3.0 (8X)	AGP 3.0 (8x)
ACR / AMR / CNR	no	no / no / no	no / no / no	no
Features
Chassis Intrusion Detection	no	yes	yes	no
Temperature Monitoring	CPU, System	CPU,system	CPU, System,power (3x)	CPU, System
Fan Monitoring	CPU, Chassis, PowerSupply	CPU,chassis	CPU, Northbridge, system,power	CPU, Chassis, PowerSupply
Smart/Manual Fan Control	yes	yes	yes	yes
Voltage Monitoring	CPU, DIMM, AGP	CPU,chipset,DIMM,AGP	CPU, Chipset, DIMM, AGP	CPU, DIMM, AGP
Power-Up on...	Keyboard, LAN, Modem	Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem	Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem	Keyboard, LAN, Modem
Power-Up after Power Loss	yes	yes	yes	yes
Other Features	BIOS LiveUpdate, PC Probe	Row 52 - Cell 2	@BIOS,Q-Flash	InstantMusic, BIOS LiveUpdate, PC Probe
Row 53 - Cell 0
On-Board Audio
Type	AC97	AC97	AC97 w/Universal Audio Jack	AC97
Chip	Realtek ALC 650	Realtek ALC 201	Realtek ALC658	ADI 1980
Surround Support	6 channel	2 Channel	6 Channel	6 channel
Jackets	Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, SPDIF (opt./comp.)	Line-in,Line-out, Mic	Line-In, Line-Out, Mic	Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, SPDIF (opt./comp.)
Connectors	CD-In, AUX-In	CD-In, AUX-In	CD-In, AUX-In	CD-In, AUX-In
BIOS Details
Type	AMI	Award/Phoenix	Award	AMI
Version / Date	2003	V118	M01 (Sep. 12, 2003)	2003
Update via	DOS, BIOS, Windows, Internet	DOS	DOS,BIOS (Q-Flash),Internet(@BIOS)	DOS, BIOS, Windows, Internet
Special Features	ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2	Row 64 - Cell 2	Dual BIOS	ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2
Configuration
Setup via	BIOS	BIOS	BIOS	BIOS
FSB Frequency Range / Steps	200-300 MHz / 1 MHz	200-233/1 MHz	200-300/1 MHz	100 - 300 MHz / 1 MHz
Memory Frequencies	200-266-300-333-400 MHz	100-133-166-200	200/266/333/400 MHz	266 / 333 / 400 MHz
Asynchronous Memory Clock	yes	no	Yes	yes
AGP Clock	66 - 75 / 1 MHz	no	66-100/1 MHz	auto
CPU Voltage	Auto	no	0.800-1.700/0.025 V	unknown
Memory Voltage	2.5-2.7/0.1V	2.5-2.65/0.05V	2.5-2.8/0.1 V	2.5 - 2.8 / 0.1V
Chipset Voltage	no	no	+0.1/0.2/0.3V	no
AGP Voltage	1.5 - 1.7/0.1V	no	1.5-1.8/0.1 V	1.5 - 1.65 / 0.5 V
Additional Information
Model Variations	Row 76 - Cell 1	Row 76 - Cell 2	Bundle GC-K8DPS+GC-SATA	Row 76 - Cell 4
Notes	ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2	Row 77 - Cell 2	Row 77 - Cell 3	ASUS Wifi slot, ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2
Add-Ons
Included Motherboard Tools	BIOS Update Software, Monitoring Software, Logo Software	BIOS Update Software, Overclocking Utility, Monitoring Utility(Core Center Pro)	EasyTune / GMC /...	BIOS Update Software, Monitoring Software, Logo Software
Included Software	PCCillin Anti Virus 2002, InterVideo WinDVD Suite	no	Norton Internet security	Row 80 - Cell 4
Cables	3 UltraATA, 2 SATA. 1 Floppy	2 UltraATA,2 SATA	2 SATA,4PATA,1FDD	PCCillin Anti Virus 2002, InterVideo WinDVD Suite
Additional Add-Ons	SATA power cable1394 bracketUSB bracketSPDIF bracket (optical/composite)	1 power cable	Row 82 - Cell 3	3 UltraATA, 2 SATA, 1 FloppySATA power cable1394 bracketUSB bracketSPDIF bracket (optical/composite)