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ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA AM2 board (NF6100-405) Review Intro 1/5
Bluetooth 3 Aug 2006
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ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA
Yesterday, we posted
news about the new single chipset NF6100-405, which is a two in one chipset
integrating the former 6100 + 410 into a single chip. ASRock surprises me again
with a board based on this low cost NVidia chipset that will probably raise a
few eyebrows from other manufacturers.
This new mainboard uses a
single chipset NF6100-405 that comes integrated with a DX9 video PS3.0 that can
be configured up to 256MB of shared memory.
Just like the other AM2 boards
reviewed before, this board supports dual channel DDRII-800/667/533 with 4 DIMM
slots with a max capacity of 8GB. This mainboard also boost a new patented
technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%. With its untied PCIe/PCI
clk, some overclocking can be done with this board.
The board also supports 2 SATA
II 3.0Gb/s supporting RAID 0,1, JBOD, NCQ and hot plug functions. There is Fast
ethernet, a 7.1 ch VISTA premium level HD Audio using the ALC888 audio codec.
There is 1 PCIe x8 for external VGA card. The board is Windows®
Vista™ Permium Logo Hardware Ready.
Specs
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CPU |
- Socket AM2 for AMD
Athlon™ 64FX / 64X2 / 64 and Sempron processors
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology |
| Chipset |
- NVIDIA® NF-6100-405 |
| Hybrid
Booster |
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance
up to 12.5% |
| Memory |
- Dual Channel DDRII memory technology
- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots
- Supports DDRII800/667/533
- Max. capacity: 8GB |
| Expansion
Slot |
- 2 x PCI slots
- 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 1 x HDMR slot |
| Graphics |
- Integrated NVIDIA®
GeForce6-class graphics DX9.0 VGA
- Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB |
| Audio |
- Realtek ALC888 7.1 channel CODEC with High Definition
Audio |
| LAN |
- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN |
| Connector |
- 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID
(RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD), NCQ, and "Hot Plug" functions
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x Game header
- 1 x COM Port header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 20 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) |
| Rear
Panel I/O |
HD 8CH I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x VGA Port
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 Port
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone |
| BIOS
Feature |
- 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support |
| Support
CD |
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial
Version) |
| Hardware
Monitor |
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore |
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Accessories |
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- Floppy/ATA 133 cables
- 1 x SATA data cable (optional)
- 1 x SATA 1 to 1 power cable (optional)
- 1 x COM port bracket
- 1 x HDMR card (optional) |
| Form
Factor |
- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x
24.4 cm |
| OS |
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP /
XP 64-bit / Vista™ compliant |
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Certifications |
- FCC, CE, WHQL |
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