For those who prefer good price/performance ratio and AMD Athlon 64-bitprocessors, AOpen will introduce a motherboard mid May just for that purpose --the vK8T800a-LF. The new motherboard is designed to be installed with CPUs whichare built with 754 pins such as Athlon 64-bit or Sempron processors. “Thisarchitecture makes the model very competitive,” says Edward Chen, channelmanager of the Platform Development Division. “DIY enthusiasts, students, orusers who look for low cost solutions would love to have such a system,” Chenelaborates.
Despite its competitive pricing, the motherboard is still designed with goodfeatures. For example, the motherboard’s built-in Cool’n’Quiet functionalitysupports three DIMMs while similar systems on the market only support one DIMMmemory module. Three double data rate (DDR) memory modules of 400/333 MHz can beinstalled to the memory slots of the system. The system’s memory can be expandedto 3GB which is more than enough for ordinary users. One of the other strongfeatures of the product is its support to high definition 7.1-channel surroundaudio output port. While the system comes with all standard personal computingfunctions, it can be used as a home entertainment system which can play highdefinition digital music.
Because the motherboard uses VIA K8T800 and VT8237 chips, the system requiresno cooling fan. The motherboard is designed with one AGP 8X slot and four PCIslots. It provides two Serial ATA slots and four IDE slots for installation ofhard drives. The Serial ATA interface supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 hard driveconfiguration. In addition to the 7.1-channel surround sound port, the rearpanel provides four USB connectors, one RJ45 LAN connector, one COM port, oneprinter port, and two PS/2 connectors. The other four USB 2.0 connectors arebuilt on-board and connected to two USB headers. Two 1394 connectors are alsobuilt on-board.
The motherboard is built with an S/P DIF Output header. The output ofSony/Philips digital audio interface circuitry (S/P DIF OUT) can be connected toa digital audio amplifier to generate 7.1 surround sound and Dolby Digital audioeffects which turns your home into an entertainment center. The motherboard hasa size (form factor) of 305 mm by 220 mm.
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