Generation Change: Eight Motherboards For The Athlon 64

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Manufacturer	Shuttle	Chaintech	Asus	MSI
Internet Website	www.shuttle.com	www.chaintech.com.tw	www.asus.com	www.msi.com.tw
Modell	AN50R	ZNF3-150	K8V Deluxe	K8T Neo (MS-6702)
Revision	1.2	1.0	Rev. 1.12	1.0
BIOS Version	AN50S00U (10/03/2003)	29a30 (10/29/2003)	1003 BETA 017 (10/24/2003)	1.1 BETA 4
Dimensions	30.5 cm x 24.5 cm	30.5 cm x 24.4 cm	30.5 cm x 24.4 cm	30.5 cm x 24.5 cm
Chipset
CPU Support	AMD Athlon 64	Athlon 64	AMD Athlon64	Athlon 64 (Socket 754)
CPU Clock (2200/ 2000 MHz)	1994.4 MHz	2020.1 MHz	2000.0 MHz (0.0%)	2000.0 MHz (0.0%)
FSB Clock (200 MHz)	199.4 MHz	202.0 MHz	200.0 MHz (0.0%)	200.0 MHz (0.0%)
Northbridge	nVIDIA nForce3 150	nVIDIA nForce3 150	VIA K8T800	VIA K8T800
Southbridge	nVIDIA nForce3 150	nVIDIA nForce3 150	VIA VT8237	VIA VT8237
Memory
Memory Type	DDR SDRAM	DDR SDRAM	DDR SDRAM	DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed(s)	DDR200 DDR400	DDR333 DDR400	DDR400	DDR400
Memory Modes	Single Channel	Single Channel	Single Channel	Single Channel
Memory Timings	2.0 3-2-6 (SPD)	2.0 3-2-6 (SPD)	2.0 3-2-6 (SPD)	2.0 3-2-6 (SPD)
Memory Slots	3	3	3	3
Maximum RAM	3 GB	2 GB	3 GB	3 GB
ECC/Registered Memory	no/no	no/no	yes/no	no/no
System Components
Piezo PC Speaker	no	yes	no	no
AGP Card Lock	yes	no	yes	no
Northbridge Fan	no	no	no	no
FAN Headers	CPU, System (2x)	CPU, System (2x), RadEX Fan	CPU, System, Power (3x)	CPU, NB, System x2
Voltage Regulators	3-Phase	4-Phase	3-Phase	2-Phase, up to 60 Amp.
I/O Components
Mass Storage Controller	NVIDIA nForce3 150	nForce3 150	VIA VT8237	VIA VT8237
Storage Ports	2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150	2x UltraATA/133	2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150	2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150
Secondary Mass Storage Controller	Silicon Image Sil3112A	Silicon Image Sil3114	Promise PDC20378	Promise 20378
Secondary Storage Ports	2x SATA-150	4x SATA-150	2x SATA-150. 1x UltraATA/133	1x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150
RAID Support	RAID Mode 0, 1	RAID Mode 0, 1,5, 10	Raid Mode 0, 1, 0+1	RAID Mode 0, 1, 0+1
Floppy Controller	yes	yes	yes	yes
Primary Network Controller	Intel 82540EM, 1000 Mbit/s	Broadcom BCM5705, 1000 Mbit/s	3COM Marvel 940, 1000 Mbit/s	Realtek 8110S, 1000 Mbit/s
Secondary Network Controller	Realtek 8201BL, 100 Mbit/s	no	no	no
Parallel/Serial	1/1	1/2	1/1	1/1
USB Ports (integrated/additional)	4/2	2/4	4/4	4/4
Firewire	VIA VT6306 (3 ports)	VIA VT6306 (3 ports)	VIA VT6307 (2 ports)	VIA 6307 (2 ports)
Game Port	no	no	no	no
IR Connector	yes	no	no	yes
Interfaces
PCI Slots	5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3	5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3	5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3	5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3
PCI-X/PCI Express	no/no	no/no	no	no/no
AGP	AGP 3.0 (8X)	AGP 3.0 (8X)	AGP 3.0 (8x)	AGP 3.0 (8X)
ACR/AMR/CNR	no/no/no	CMR (Chaintech Multimedia Card)	no	no/no/no
Features
Sensor	no	no	no	yes
Temperature Monitoring	CPU, System	CPU, System	CPU, System	CPU, NB, System
Fan Monitoring	CPU, Chassis	CPU, Northbridge, Chassis	CPU, Chassis, PowerSupply	CPU, Northbridge, Chassis
Smart/ Manual Fan Control	no	no	yes	yes
Voltage Monitoring	yes	CPU, Chipset, DIMM, AGP	CPU, DIMM, AGP	CPU, Chipset, DIMM, AGP
Power-Up on...	Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem	Schedule, Keyboard, Mouse, LAN, Modem, USB	Keyboard, LAN, Modem	Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem
Power-Up after Power Loss	yes	yes	yes	yes
further	-	BIOS Update	InstantMusic, BIOS LiveUpdate, PC Probe	CoreCell chip, D.O.T, LiveUpdate3, Meta I/O
On-Board Audio
Type	AC97 2.2	PCI	AC97	AC97
Chip	Realtek ALC650	VIA NV24PT	ADI 1980	Realtek ALC655
Surround Support	6 Channel	7.1 Channel	6 channel	6 Channel
yesckets	Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, SPDIF-Out	Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, Bass/Center, Surround	Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, SPDIF (opt./comp.)	Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (center & subwoofer ch.), Line-Out (rear ch.), SPDIF coaxial output, SPDIF optical output
Connectors	CD-In, AUX-In, SPDIF-In	CD-In, AUX-In	CD-In, AUX-In	CD-In
BIOS Details
Type	Award/ Phoenix	Award/ Phoenix	AMI	AMI
Version/ Date	AN50S00U	BIOS Check Sum or Date code	2003	A07
Update via	DOS, Windows	DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows	DOS, BIOS, Windows, Internet	DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows
Special Features	Row 63 - Cell 1	Row 63 - Cell 2	Row 63 - Cell 3	LiveUpdate3, Cool'n'Quiet (via BIOS update)
Configuration
Setup via	BIOS	BIOS	BIOS	BIOS, Windows (CoreCenter)
FSB Frequency Range/Steps	200 - 280 MHz/1 MHz	200 - 400 MHz/1 MHz	200 - 300 MHz/1 MHz	190 - 280 MHz/1 MHz
Memory Frequencies	100/ 133/ 166/ 200 MHz	266/ 333/ 400 MHz	no	200/ 266/ 300/ 333/ 400 MHz
Asynchronous Memory Clock	yes	yes	auto	no
AGP Clock	66 - 100 MHz/1 MHz	auto	auto	auto
CPU Voltage	0.800-1.700/0.05 V	1.45-1.55/0.025, 1.55-1.7/0.05	+ 150 mV	1.50-1.67/ 0.02 V
Memory Voltage	2.7-2.9/ 0.1 V	2.6-2.9/ 0.1V	2.5-2.6/ 0.1 V	2.55-2.85/ 0.05 V
Chipset Voltage	1.70-1.90/ 0.1 V	1.6-1.9/ 0.1V	2.5-2.6/ 0.1 V	no
AGP Voltage	1.60-1.80/ 0.1 V	1.6-2.2/ 0.1V	1.5-1.7/ 0.1 V	1.55-1.85/ 0.05 V
Additional Information
Model Variations	Row 75 - Cell 1	Row 75 - Cell 2	K8V Deluxe + Wifi@Home bundle	Row 75 - Cell 4
Notes	Row 76 - Cell 1	Bundled with CBOX3 ( front panel with 6-in-1 card readers, Audio/1394/USB ports, 80 port display), 3 color exchangeable panels (Black/White/Silver),Round cables x3, Thermal paste, 4-in-1 screwdriver	ASUS Wifi slot, ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2	Row 76 - Cell 4
Add-Ons
Included Motherboard Tools	AWDFlash, WinFlash	BIOS Update Software, Monitoring Utility	BIOS Update Software, Monitoring Software, Logo Software	LiveUpdate3, CoreCenter,
Included Software	no	AntiVirus 2003, Promagic, ImageIt	PCCillin Anti Virus 2002, InterVideo WinDVD Suite	PC Cillin 2003
Cables	2 UltraATA, 2 SATA, USB, IEEE1394	2 UltraATA, 4 SATA, 1 Floppy, 4 SATA Power Cable	3 UltraATA, 2 SATA, 1 Floppy	2 UltraATA Round Cable, 2 SATA Cable, 1 SATA power cord
Additional Add-Ons	Row 81 - Cell 1	Row 81 - Cell 2	SATA power cable, 1394 bracket, USB bracket, SPDIF bracket (optical/composite)	Meta I/O: 5 audio yesckets for truly 5.1 channel audio support, suppor t SPDIF coaxail and optical output both, support IEEE1394 6 pin and 4 pin (I-Link)