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A few months ago I bought a new Abit KX7-333R motherboard and it was one of the best boards out. However like always they come out with better technology the very next month such as the VIA KT400 chipset and the Serial ATA technology. Such feature can be found on the motherboard that I'm reviewing today, the Asus A7F8X. The Asus A7V8X motherboard can be bought choc full of features such as: Serial ATA, (4) USB 2.0 ports, RAID, AGP 8x, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), Gigabit LAN Port, DDR400, and Asus Post Reporter. When I requested this board from KnowledgeMicro they only had the "crippled" version of this motherboard in stock. What I mean by crippled is that some of the optional features were not found on my board. For example, my board did not have Serial ATA and Firewire. Cripple, really isn't a very good word since this board still has plenty of other very nice features. So let's find out what those features are!
Features
DDR400 Support
Gigabit LAN Ready
Serial ATA (optional)
S/PDIF in/out Interface
ASUS Post Reporter
IEEE 1394 (optional)
USB 2.0 Ready ASUS Q-Fan
What you get
Asus A7V8X Motherboard
(2) IDE Cables
Floppy Cable
Game & Firewire Redirect Ports
Motherboard Faceplate
Thick User Manual
Quick start user manual
CD -Drivers & Utilities
ASUS A7V8X Motherboard Review
: GF City Computers
Price: $133 USD
Price: $133 USD
Introduction:
A few months ago I bought a new Abit KX7-333R motherboard and it was one of the best boards out. However like always they come out with better technology the very next month such as the VIA KT400 chipset and the Serial ATA technology. Such feature can be found on the motherboard that I'm reviewing today, the Asus A7F8X. The Asus A7V8X motherboard can be bought choc full of features such as: Serial ATA, (4) USB 2.0 ports, RAID, AGP 8x, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), Gigabit LAN Port, DDR400, and Asus Post Reporter. When I requested this board from KnowledgeMicro they only had the "crippled" version of this motherboard in stock. What I mean by crippled is that some of the optional features were not found on my board. For example, my board did not have Serial ATA and Firewire. Cripple, really isn't a very good word since this board still has plenty of other very nice features. So let's find out what those features are!
Features
What you get
Specifications:
| CPU Socket |
Socket A for Athlon XP/ Athlon/ Duron up to 2.4GHz+ Thoroughbred core CPU ready |
| Chipset | North Bridge: VIA KT400 South Bridge: VIA VT8235 |
| FSB | 266/200 MHz |
| Memory Support | 3 x DDR PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 |
| Multiplier Options | up to 22.5x in 0.5x steppings |
| Bus Speed Options | up to 227 MHz in 1 MHz steppings |
| Voltages | 1.75 - 2.0 in 0.025v increments |
| Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor 12" x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) |
| Expansion Slots | 6 x PCI, 1 x AGP, 1 x Wireless card slot |
| AGP Support | 8x AGP |
| USB/Firewire Support | 4x Standard USB 2.0, 2 x 1394 (Firewire) ports (optional) |
| Integrated Components | Realtek 6-channel CODEC & S/PDIF in/out interface |
| Bios | Award BIOS |
| Onboard IDE | 2 x ATA100 EIDE 2 x Serial ATA (optional) |
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