Nvidia nForce3 Ultra Motherboard Roundup --- TheThirdMedia Hardware

Motherboard Feature Comparison

The following table compares the general features available on each of the motherboards in our roundup. In the next few pages, we will be reviewing each board's merits separately and this table should help users cross check specifications as necessary.

Motherboard Feature Comparison Table

	EPoXEP-9NDA3J	GigabyteGA-K8NS-939	MSIK8N Neo2 Platinum
Chipset	NVIDIAnForce3 Ultra MCP	NVIDIAnForce3 Ultra MCP	NVIDIAnForce3 Ultra MCP
DIMMSlots	4	4	4
PCISlots	5	5	5
OtherSlots	-	-	CommunicationSlot
ATA-133Port (chipset)	2	2	2
SATAPorts (chipset)	2	2	2
ATA-133(others)	-	-	-
SATA(others)	-	-	2
COMPorts (header)	1(1)	2	1
ParallelPorts (header)	1	1	1
USBPorts (header)	4(4)	6(2)	6(2)
FireWirePorts (header)	-	-	1(2)
GigabitEthernet	1	1	2
AudioChipset/Codec	ALC850	ALC850	ALC850
AudioPorts*	F,R, A, C, I, M	F,R/I, C/M	F,R, C, I, M
S/PDIF	Out	-	Out
Dimension(mm)	305x 245	305x 245	305x 245
FSBRange	200- 400MHz	200- 455MHz	200- 450MHz
AGPRange	66- 100MHz	66- 100MHz	66- 100MHz
CoreVoltage	+0.025V - +0.250V	0.800V - 1.700V	0.800V - 1.500V, +3.3%, +5%, +8%, +10%
RAMVoltage	2.50V - 2.80V	+0.1V,+0.2V	2.50V - 2.85V
ChipsetVoltage	1.60V - 2.75V	-	-
MultiplierSelection	Yes	Yes	Yes

* F = Front left/right, R = Rear left/right, A = Alt. left/right (for 7.1), C = Center / Subwoofer, I = Line In, M = Microphone. Ports separated by a comma (,) indicates individual ports while those separated by a forward slash (/) indicates ports with dual functions. Ports listed include using the bundled optional bracket (if any).

** Ports in parentheses () denote optional ports available on the motherboard as headers only.



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