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RBMODS REVIEWS |
Date 2006-11-29
Provider: MSI
Author: Niko Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
MSI K9N Neo-F Socket AM2 motherboard
Today it's time to take a look at a motherboard. Msi has sent us a sample of their K9N Neo-F motherboard for socket AM2 and we are going to test it with our brand new 4800+ X2 processor to see what type of speeds we can get out of it. The market is getting full with different sockets these days and it can be hard for consumers to know which one to get and hopefully this review will help you with that issue since we will compare it to a S775 board to see the actual speed difference.
About MSI:
Founded in August 1986, MSI has built a business philosophy that stresses "Award-winning product quality and outstanding customer service." MSI specialises in the design and manufacture of mainboards, VGA cards, OSD and barbone systems. Entering a challenging industry environment, MSI are now ranked within Taiwan's Top Three and the world's Top Five mainboard manufacturers.
MSI employs an extensive and experienced research and development team. Currently, over 600 engineers make up this department. This team carries out its work with the latest research equipment, continuing to raise the bar on product quality and innovative product features.
To meet the rising needs of our global customers, MSI has been expanding aggressively, opening two new production facilities and an R&D lab in China. Yearly production of MSI mainboards is expected to rise to over 15.6 million units in 2003.
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MSI has had local representation in the UK since July 2001. Initially employing just a small number of people, it has since gone from strength to strength almost trebling in size. With an extensive Sales, Marketing and support team, a large UK warehouse and a repair centre. MSI offers a complete friendly service to its customers.
Specifications:
CPU:
• AMD® Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 and Sempron in the Socket AM2 package.
FSB:
• HyperTransport supporting speed up to 1GHz (2000MT/s)
Chipset:
• NVIDIA® nForce 500 Ultra Chipset
Main Memory:
• Supports Dual DDR II 400/533/667/800
- 2 DDRII DIMMs (240pin / 1.8V)
- Supports a maximum memory size up to 4GB.
Slots:
• 1 PCI Express x16 slot
• 1 PCI Express x1 slots
• 3 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.
On-Board IDE:
• One IDE port by NVIDIA® nForce 500 Ultra
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode
- Can connect up to two IDE devices
On-Board SATA:
• 4 SATA II ports by NVIDIA® nForce 500 Ultra
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 300 MB/s
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RAID Function:
- SATA II 1~4 supports RAID 0/1 or 0+1 mode by NVIDIA® nForce 500 Ultra
Audio:
• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC655
- Compliant with AC97 v2.3 Spec
LAN:
• Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Vitesse VSC8601
Internal I/O Connectors:
- ATX 24-pin power connector
- ATX 4-pin 12V CPU power connector
- CPU / System FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Clear CMOS Jumper
- SPDIF-out connector for HDMI
- Chassis intrusion switch connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x Front panel connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 4 x Serial ATA II connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connectors
Back Panel I/O Ports:
- 1 x Parallel port
- 1 x Serial port (COM 1)
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 1 x 3 in 1 audio jack
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
Dimension:
• 30.4cm(L) x 18.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor
Mounting:
• 6 mounting holes.
Time to take a look at the board >>>>> Page 2
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