Motherboards aren’t the most glamorous piece of equipment in a computer build, but choosing a good one can dramatically affect your computer’s overall performance and functionality. Biostar, a popular motherboard manufacturer, offers the T-Force N4SLIA9T SLI Socket 939 motherboard that is packed with features and offers some unique overclocking utilities to help in boosting the computer’s performance to the next level. But does it deliver where it counts? Read on to find out more.
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI chipset
Socket 939
ATX form factor
2 GHz HyperTransport bus
Supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet technology
Supports up to 4 GB DDR400 memory
Dual-channel memory architecture
Realtek ALC850 AC97 Rev 2.3 8-channel audio
NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY (supports 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet)
Supports up to 4 SATA2 drives
NVIDIA RAID Technology
SATA RAID 0, 1, 0+1
Two (2) UDMA/33/66/100/133 IDE controllers
One (1) floppy controllers
Expansion Slots:
Two (2) PCI Express x1 slots
Two (2) PCI Express x16 slots
Three (3) PCI slots
Four (4) DIMM sockets
SLI Selector card slot with SLI-NF4 Selector card pre-installed
I/O Ports:
Two (2) PS/2 ports
One (1) 9-pin Serial port
One (1) 25-pin Parallel port
IEEE 1394 FireWire port
Ten (10) USB 2.0 ports (four on back and six via header)
Two (2) IEEE 1394 FireWire ports (One on back and one via header)
One (1) RJ-45 Ethernet jack
Line in, microphone and line out jacks
Hardware Monitor:
CPU/System Fan Speed
CPU Voltage
AGP Voltage
CPU Temperature
System Temperature
BIOS Features:
ONE (Overclocking Navigator Engine): provides two overcloking engine; MOS & AOS for both elite and casual overclockers
CRP (CMOS Reloading Program): allows users to save and adjust up to 50 ideal overclocking CMOS settings on the fly
SRS (Self Recovery System): restores the the default CMOS setting automatically when overclocking attempt fails.
MIT (Memory Integration Test): provides memory compatibility test before starting to build a system or overclock
IFP (Integrated Flash Program): offers fast and a safe way to update BIOS
Supported Processors:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 (dual core) up to 4800+
Athlon 64 FX up to FX-55
Athlon 64 processor up to 4000+
AMD Sempron processors up to 3400+
Socket 939
Package Includes:
Biostar N4SLIA9T Socket 939 ATX Motherboard
User's Manual
Overclock Guide
Driver and Utility CD
SATA RAID drive disk
Two (2) Round hard drive cables
One (1) Floppy drive cable
Four (4) SATA cables
One (1) S/PDIF cable
BRI-2 SLI bridge
Retention bracket
I/O Shield
Zippered cable and accessories case
Free gift - Microphone headset for computer or mobile phone
Free gift- Cell phone adapters with retractable USB cable
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The product:
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The Biostar N4SLIA9T motherboard came in a sturdy cardboard box with a simple design and a handy carrying handle. The back of the box highlighted some of the overclocking features of the motherboard, which I will talk about later.
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