Date 2004-03-18
Provider: Albatron
Author: Niko Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
Albatron Px875p Pro motherboard
It's time for another P4 board to be on the testing bench today. We recieved a sample of an Albatron board called PX875p Pro. It has the Intel 875 chipset and seems to have some nice features also. We will test this vs a Gigabyte and a Chaintech board to see the difference. Stay tuned as we test these boards tonight in several benchmark programs. This is also a Prescott ready motherboard :)
About Albatron:
It would be the beginning of 2002 before the name Albatron would first be heard along corporate corridors, but one must go back to 1984 to trace the true birth of the company. Starting out as Chun Yun Electronics, the company was primarily a display manufacturer, producing wide-screen multimedia monitors, rear projection systems, TVs, and plasma displays. The change in name to Albatron signaled the dawning of a new product line and a new direction. From our initiation, it was clear to us that to succeed we would need to be strong. This strength comes to us through our personnel. In screening applicants, we look for people who show creativity, passion and the entrepreneurial spirit. We expect and ask a lot from our personnel but then we give a lot in return. Albatron operates on a platform of mutual respect and understanding that flows from upper management to project leaders, from engineers to sales and marketing specialists, from production personnel to all the support people, and back around. Our greatest focus and driving force is you our customer. We consider it our duty to deliver the products you want at the right time and provide support when you need it. But above all, we��re here to ensure that your evolving needs--no matter how small--are taken care of.
Specifications:
Intel Pentium� 4 Processor (Northwood/Prescott)
Socket 478 with FSB 400/533/800/1200+( by overclocking) MHz
( FSB1.2G Hz + setting available by overclocking )
4 DDR266/333/400 Memory Sockets ( Dual Channel DDR400)
6 Channel AC97 Audio
3Com 10/100 Ethernet LAN
2 Serial ATA150 Channels,
2 ATA100 Channels, up to 4 ATA 100 IDE Devices
8 USB 2.0/1.1 Ports (6 ports by optional cable)
400/533/800 MHz( FSB1.2G Hz + setting available by overclocking )
Chipset
North Bridge : Intel 875P
South Bridge : Intel ICH5
LAN Chip : 3Com 3C920
Audio Codec : Realtek ALC655
I/O Chip: Winbond Smart I/O W83627THF
Memory
4 * DDR Sockets:
DDR400/333/DDR266 ECC/NON-ECC DDR SDRAM up to 4GB
Note 1: If the FSB of your CPU is 400 MHz, the memory speed supports only DDR 266.
Note 2: If the FSB of your CPU is 533 MHz, the memory speed supports DDR 266/333
Note 3: If the FSB of your CPU is 800 MHz, the memory speed supports DDR 266/333/400
Expansion Slots
1 x AGP(3.0) 8X slot (1.5V only)
5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3 compliant)
IDE Connectors
2 ATA100/66 Channels, up to 4 ATA 100 IDE devices
Onboard I/O Connectors
1 x Floppy Connector 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 header (6 ports by optional cable)
1 x CD_IN header
1 x S/PDIF in/out header (S/PDIF in/out cable optional)
1 x CPU fan header ( 1 fan rotation detection function )
2 x System fan headers ( 2 fan rotation detection function )
1 x 10 pin system panel header (Intel spec)
1 x 3 pin Power LED header
1 x Front audio header (Intel spec)
1 x IrDA header
1 x Case Open detection header
I/O via Back Panel
PS/2 keyboard/mouse, 2 x USB(2.0/1.1), RJ45,2 x Com(serial), 1 x Parallel, 1xLine-in/Line-out(Speaker Out)/MIC
Power
20-pin ATX power connector, 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
BIOS Feature
3Mb Flash EEPROM
Award BIOS with ACPI, DMI2.0, PnP, WfM2.0, Green Suspend to RAM (S3), Suspend to Disk (S4) Wake on keyboard/mouse, Wake on LAN/RTC Timer
Hardware Monitoring
3 FAN sensors, CPU/System voltages and temperature monitoring
Special Feature
Zero Jumper Design Adjustable CPU frequency by 1 MHz increment, Adjustable Vcore, VAGP, VMemory for overclocking
Watch Dog Timer (auto-reset system when it can not handle overclock configurations)
AGP Protection (The AGP Protection can ensure the AGP card voltage to be 1.5V, to protect the mainboard and the AGP card ) Certifications
FCC, CE, BSMI Form Factor
ATX (244mm x 305mm)
The product:
Please click on thumbnails to get bigger pictures
The packaging is gold colored, but will the board get a gold star? I like this package and the color scheme. On the back as usual we find specifications. Let's continue on and have a closer look at the accessories.
