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- SharkyExtreme.com: Interview with Microsoft's Dan Odell
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- Half-Life 2 Review
- DOOM 3 Review

Buyer's Guides

- July High-end Gaming PC Buyer's Guide
- May Value Gaming PC Buyer's Guide
- March Extreme Gaming PC Buyer's Guide

HARDWARE

  • CPUs

    - AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE & 9350e Review

  • Motherboards

    - AMD 790GX Chipset Review
    - Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Review
    - AMD 780G Chipset Review

  • Video Cards

    - PNY XLR8 GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Review





  • Processor

    • Socket A for AMD Thunderbird/Duron 550MHz ~ 1GHz+ CPU

    Chipset

    • VIA VT8363 (KT133) AGPset supports 200MHz FSB and 3.3V PC133 SDRAM & VC133 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)
    • VIA 82C686A South Bridge & Super I/O to Support ACPI, SMBus, and
    • Integrated AC ' 97 Compliant Audio Controller
    • Onboard Promise PCI-ATA100 Controller

    System Memory

    • 3x 168-Pin DIMM Socket to Support Max. 1.5GB PC133 SDRAM & VC133

    Expansion Slots

    • 1 x AGP Pro / AGP 4X Slot
    • 4 x PCI
    • 1 x PCI/AMR Shared

    IDE Ports

    • 2 x Ultra DMA/100 & 2 x DMA/66 EIDE Ports
    • Support CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, ZIP and LS-120 Drives

    AC ' 97 Audio Ready

    • AC ' 97 Compliant 3D Audio Controller
    • Crystal 4299 CrystalClear, SoundFusion Audio Codec

    Special Features

    • Power Loss Recovery, ASUS JumperFree, CPU Throttle, STR (Suspend-to-RAM), SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)

    Back Panel I/O Ports

    • 2 x USB Ports
    • 1 x Parallel Port (EPP, ECP) and 2 x Serial Ports
    • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
    • 1 x GAME/MIDI and Audio Line-In/Line-Out/MIC-In Ports

    Onboard I/O Interface

    • 3-Headers to Support Optional 5 USB Ports
    • 20-pin ASUS Panel
    • SIR (Integrated Serial Infrared)
    • Headphone
    • MIC
    • CD/Video/AUX/Modem Audio in
    • CPU/Power Supply/Chassis Fan
    • ATX Power
    • IDE LED

    BIOS

    • 2Mbit Award BIOS with Full ACPI, DMI, Green, Boot Block, PnP, SM BIOS 2.3, Trend ChipAway Virus (TCAV) & Symbios SCSI BIOS

    Board Size

    • ATX Form Factor: 24.5cm x 30.5cm (9.6" x 12.0")





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