Specifications:
| CPU |
» LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo /Pentium 4 / Pentium D Processors
» FSB 1333(OC)/800/667/533 MHz
» Support Hyper-Threading Technology |
| CHIPSET |
» NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
» North Bridge: NVIDIA C55
» South Bridge: NVIDIA MCP51 |
| MEMORY |
» Dual-channel DDR2 memory architecture
» 4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket support up to 32GB
» * (Due to the DRAM maximum size is 2GB at present, the memory maximum size we have tested is 8GB)
» Support DDR2 800/667/533 MHz DDR2 Memory |
| EXPANSION SLOT |
» 2 x PCI Express x16 slot (SLI mode: x8+x8, single PCI-E is x8 mode)
» 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
» 3 x PCI slots |
| STORAGE |
» Supported by NVIDIA MCP51:
» 4 x Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices
» 4 x Serial ATA2 devices
» NVIDIA MediaShield RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD |
| AUDIO |
» Realtek ALC883 support Intel 8-ch HD Audio
» Compliant with HD specification |
| LAN |
» Marvell 88E1116 Gigabit LAN PHY |
| REAR PANEL I/O |
» 1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors
» 4 x USB ports
» 1 x RJ45 LAN connector
» 1 x Serial port (COM1)
» 1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in, Center/Bass, Surround, Side surround)
» 2 x Digital SPDIF (Optical & Coaxial) out |
| 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 Speaker header
» 2 x IDE connectors
» 1 x FDD connector
» 4 x Serial ATA connectors
» 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB Ports
» 1 x Front panel switch/LED header
» 1 x Front panel audio header
» CD in header
» CPUFAN/NBFAN/SYSFAN/CASFAN 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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The lists of features and specifications seem pretty standard, for the most part. One of the more notable features this board comes with is a native 1333MHz FSB strap, though it can only be attained via overclocking. The primary downfall that I can see is that when running with two PCI Express graphics cards in SLI mode, the PCI-E 16x slots will both default down to 8x, as was found on the older Nforce 4 motherboards (however, with a single card installed it will run at the full bus speed of 16x).
For the most part this looks like a pretty standard motherboard, minus a few of the features that have become a standard in the enthusiast market, such as Dual LAN ports, 4+ SATA ports, 4+ USB ports, etc. Something that also surprised me was the lack of a parallel port, though it does include a serial port. Take that as a hint to go buy a USB printer!
