ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty SLI
PCI Express x16 socket 939 motherboardChipset NForce 4 SLI
PCI Express / PCI
If you're a serious or a hardcore gamer, no doubt you have heard of Jonathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendell. ABIT's Fatal1ty series of motherboards is just one example of how gamers and hardware complement each other. Even big names like Creative are joining the fray - their latest X-Fi sound cards also carries the 'Fatal1ty' moniker. The end results of this cooperation: no bar gaming hardware. Today, we're going to put the ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty SLI to the test.
Overview
ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty SLI
AMD Athlon 64 socket 939NForce 4 SLI
PCI Express, PCI
Overall Score: 96 points
The full specification (taken from ABIT's website)
CPU
Supports AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64/64FX & Athlon 64 X2 dual-core Processors
With 2GHz system bus using Hyper Transport™ technology
Supports AMD CPU Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
Chipset
NVIDIA NF4 SLI single chip
NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet with NVIDIA Firewall
Supports NV SATA 3G RAID
NVIDIA SLI Technology
Two PCI-Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface
Increase bandwidth of the PCI Express™ bus providing 60x the bandwidth of PCI
Memory
Four 184-pin DIMM sockets
Supports dual channel DDR400 non-ECC un-buffered memory
Supports maximum memory capacity up to 4GB
ABIT Engineered
ABIT µGuru™ 2003 Technology
ABIT OTES™ Technology
ABIT AudioMAX™ Technology
ABIT CPU ThermalGuard™ Technology
NV SATA RAID
Serial ATA 3Gbps data transfer rate
Supports SATA RAID 0/1/0+1
NV GbE LAN
NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet
NVIDIA Secure Networking Engine
NV Firewall
Native NVIDIA Firewall
IEEE1394
Support IEEE 1394 at 400 Mb/s transfer rate
ABIT AudioMAX
High quality 7.1-channel Audio Card
Optical S/P DIF Input/Output
Supports auto jack sensing
Internal I/O Connectors
2 x PCI Express X16, 2 x PCI Express X1, 2 x PCI slots, 1 x AudioMAX
Floppy Port supports up to 2.88 MB
2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE Connectors
4 x SATA 3G Connectors
3 x USB headers, 1 x IEEE 1394 header
Back Panel I/O
ABIT Dual OTES
1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 mouse
1 x IEEE 1394
4 x USB, 1 x RJ-45 LAN Connector
Form Factor
ATX form factor 305 x 245mm
Accessories
OTES SLIpstream
Guru Panel
ABIT AudioMAX Card
SLI Connector Bridge
SLI Switch
SATA cable x 4, ATA 100 IDE Cable x 1, FDD cable x 1
I/O shield x 1
CD Title x 1, SATA Utility Disk x 1
A5 standard User's Manual x 1, B5 multilingual Quick Installation Guide x 1
Jumper Setting Label x 1
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