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Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H Review
[Abstract]
IntroductionIf this year's Computex was any indication, Foxconn is seriously aiming high in the enthusiast component market. Not only have they put pressure on top-tier motherboard manufacturer...
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Introduction
If this year's Computex was any indication, Foxconn is seriously aiming high in the enthusiast component market. Not only have they put pressure on top-tier motherboard manufacturers such as ASUS with their own retail branded motherboards, they're bull headed about getting into the graphics card market as well. Sponsoring such international gaming events such as KODE5, Foxconn is also making inroads into the gaming community. In light of this, we've decided to take a closer look at one of their top end motherboards for the Intel platform, the 975X7AB-8EKRS2H. This board is actually Foxconn's second attempt at the Intel 975X Express chipset (the first being the 975X7AA), which now includes Core 2 processor support as well.
The Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H motherboard. |
If you're familiar with Foxconn's naming conventions, the board suffix details the features available on it. For those that do not know this, don't worry. The table below lists out its full specifications along with the peripherals that you'll be in the box as well. For the sake of naming, we'll use the shortened 975X7AB for the rest of this article.
2 x SATA data cables
2 x SATA power converter cables (dual plugs)
2 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA data cable
1 x floppy drive data cable
I/O shield
Driver CD
User's manual
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H Technical Specifications
| CPU Support | - Supports90nm/65nm LGA775 processor package
- Supports IntelCore 2 Duo / Core 2 Extreme
- Supports IntelPentium D / Pentium Processor ExtremeEdition
- Supports Intel Pentium 4 /Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
- Intel VirtualizationTechnology ready
| | Chipset | - Northbridge:Intel975X Express
- 533 / 800 /1066MHz front side bus
- PCI Express x16graphics
- CrossFire support (dual PCIe x8 mode)
- Southbridge: IntelICH7R
- Intel HighDefinition Audio
- Supports six PCI Express x1 lanes
- Supports up toeight USB 2.0 ports
- Supports four SATA 3.0Gbpsports (with RAID 0, 1,5 and 10 capabilities)
- Single-channelUltra ATA-100 IDE port
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| Memory | - Supports fourunbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
- Supports800/677/533/400dual channel DDR2 memoryarchitecture
| | Storage | - Intel ICH7R Southbridge
- 1 xUltra ATA33/66/100 (data transfer rate up to100MB/sec.)
- 4 x SATA 3.0Gbps ports
- Intel Matrix Storage Technology
- SupportsRAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5
- JMicronJMB361 Controller
- 1 x Ultra ATA33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)
- 1x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
| | Audio | - Realtek ALC882M HDAudio CODEC (Dolby Master Studio Certification)
- Opticaland coaxial S/PDIF support
| | Networking | - 2x Marvell 88E8056 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernetcontroller
| | IEEE1394 (FireWire) | - TexasInstruments TSB43AB22A IEEE 1394a hostcontroller
- 2 x 1394a ports @ 400Mbps speed
| | I/O Interface | - 1x Floppy connector
- 2 x Ultra ATA IDEconnectors
- 4 x SATA connectors
- 1x eSATA connector
- 8 x USB 2.0ports (4 x rear, 4x header)
- 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (1 xrear, 1 x header)
- 2 x RJ45 LAN port
- 1x Optical S/PDIF Output
- 1 x Coaxial S/PDIFOutput
- 8-Channel Audio I/O ports
- 1 x CD-IN
- 1 x 9-pin serial port(bracket)
- 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
- 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
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| Expansion Slots | - 2 x PCIe x16 slots,PCI Express Bus specification v1.0acompliant
- 2 x PCIe x1 slots, PCIExpress Bus specification v1.0acompliant
- 2 x 32-bit PCI slots,PCI 2.3 compliant
| | Special Features | - FoxconnFOX ONE Technology
- Foxconn Humanity Technologies
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| PCB | - ATX Form Factor, 12"x9.6"(30.5cm x 24.4cm)
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Rear panel of the 975X7AB is quite featuer packed with dual RJ45, USB, FireWire, eSATA, S/PDIF and analog surround connections. |
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