The Pentium Elite, Part 2: 955X versus nForce4 IE

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Manufacturer Abit Asus Foxconn
Internet Website abit.com.tw asus.com.tw foxconnchannel.com
Model AW8-Max P5WD2 955X7AA
Revision 1.0 1.02 1.0
BIOS Version 1.2 04.22 2005-05-18
Chipset
CPU Clock 3193 3211 3200
Northbridge 955X 955X 955X
Southbridge ICH7R ICH7R ICH7R
Memory
Memory Sockets 4 4 4
Maximum RAM 8 8 8
System Components
Piezo PC Speaker - - yes
PCIe Card Lock yes yes yes
Northbridge Fan - - yes
FAN Headers CPU, System (7x) CPU, System (3x) CPU, System (1x)
I/O Components
Mass Storage Controller ICH7R ICH7R ICH7R
Storage Ports 4x SATA2, 1x UltraATA/100 4x SATA2, 1x UltraATA/100 4x SATA2, 1x UltraATA/100
RAID Support 0, 1, 5 0, 1, 5 0, 1, 5
Secondary Mass Storage Controller Silicon Image 3132 Silicon Image 3132 Silicon Image 3114
Secondary Storage Ports 2xSATA 2xSATA 4x SATA
RAID Support 0, 1 0, 1 0, 1, 5
Tertiary Mass Storage Controller - ITE 8211 ITE IT8212
Tertiary Storage Ports - 2x UltraATA/133 2x UltraATA/133
RAID Support - - 0,1,0+1
Primary Network Controller Broadcom BCM5789KFBG PCIe Gigabit Intel PCIe PC82573V Gb Broadcom BCM5789KFBG PCIe Gigabit
Secondary Network Controller Broadcom BCM5789KFBG PCIe Gigabit Marvell 88E8001 Gb Broadcom BCM5788KFB Gigabit
Parallel / Serial - 1 / 1 1 / 1
USB Ports (integrated / additional) 4 / 4 4 / 4 4 / 4
Firewire (integrated / additional) 1 / 2b 1/ 1 0 / 3
Game Port - yes -
IR Connector - - -
Expansion Components
PCI Slots 2 3 3
PCI Express x16; 2 x1 x16;x4(x16);x1 x16; 3 x1
AGP - - -
Features
Temperature Monitoring yes yes yes
Fan Monitoring yes yes yes
Smart/Manual Fan Control yes / yes yes/no yes / no
Voltage Monitoring yes yes yes
Power-Up on... RTC, PCI PME,LAN, Firewire RTC, Ring, PCI, PCIe PCI PME, RTC, Ring, LAN
Power-Up after Power Loss yes yes yes
On-Board Audio
Type HDA HDA HDA
Chip Realtek ALC882M Realtek ALC882D Realtek ALC880
Surround Support 7.1 7.1 7.1
Jackets 6x Klinke, SPDIF in/out optical 6x Klinke, SPDIF out optical & coax 6x Klinke, SPDIF out optical & coax
Connectors 5x2 pin Front Audio, 4x1 pin CD-in 5x2 pin Front Audio, 4x1 pin CD-in 5x2 pin Front Audio, 4x1 pin CD-in
BIOS Details
Type Phoenix AMI Phoenix
Version / Date 1.2 / 2005-07-29 04.22 / 2005-05-27 2005-05-18
Configuration
FSB Frequency Range / increments 133-400 100-450 200-265
Memory Frequencies 533, 667 400, 533, 600, 667, 800 533, 667
PCIe/AGP Clock - 90-150 100-200
CPU Voltage 1.4V-1.75V; increments 0.025V 1.3V-1.7V; increments 0.0125V +0.0125V-0.0875V; increments 0.0125V
Memory Voltage 1.75V; 1.8V; 1.85V; 1.9V; 1.95V; 2.0V; 2.05V; 2.1V; 2.2V; 2.3V 1.8V; 1.9V; 1.95V; 2.0V; 2.1V; 2.15V; 2.2V; 2.3V +0.07V, +0.13V; + 0.18V
Chipset Voltage 1.5V; 1.55V; 1.6V; 1.65V; 1.7V; 1.8V; 1.9V; 2V 1.5V; 1.55V; 1.6V; 1.65V +0.05V, +0.1V, +0.15V
Add-Ons
Cables 6x SATA, 4x SATA Power, 1x PATA round, 1x Floppy round, optical cable 5x SATA, 5x SATA Power, 3x PATA, 1x Floppy 8x SATA, 8x SATA Power, 2x PATA round, 1x Floppy
Additional Add-Ons Bracket with 2xUSB & 2x FW800, Guru Clock DVB-T/Analog TV-Card, TV-Antenna, Remote Control, Bracket for COM1, Bracket for 1394a, WLAN Antenna, Bracket with 2x USB and Gameport Bracket with 2 FW400 small & normal; Bracket with FW800; Bracket with 2 USB
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.