a. Asus AMD MotherBoard " A8S-X "

Athlon 64 FX CPU

- SIS 756 and SIS 965L chipsets

- AMD Socket 939 for Athlon 64FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64

- Dual Channel DDR400

- PCI Express Architecture

- Intel Gigabit LAN

- SATA RAID

Best Entry Socket 939 Motherboard:

• With an array of advanced technology and AMD64 architecture, the SK8V provides an incredible K8 performance. Supporting a dual-channel DDR400 memory architecture, scalable HyperTranspor, IEEE1394 high speed connection, S/PDIF digital audio, Dual SATA RAID, AI NET, AI BIOS and more, the SK8V is a definitely rich in features and robust in performance.

Supports AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2/ Athlon 64 :

• This motherboard supports AMD 939-pin Athlon 64 FX/ /Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 processors with 1MB/512KB L2 cache which is based on 64-bit architecture. It features 2000 MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR400 memory support and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet! Technology

AMD Cool 'n' Quiet! Technology:

• The A8S-X supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet! Technology, which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool and quiet environment.

Dual-Channel DDR400:

• Dual-channel DDR technology doubles the bandwidth of your system memory and hence boost the system performance to out perform any memory existing solutions in the market. System bottlenecks are eliminated with balanced architecture and peak bandwidths up to 6.4GB/s.

PCI Express Architecture:

• PCI Express is the latest I/O interconnect technology that will replace the existing PCI. With a bus bandwidth 4 times higher than that of AGP 8X interface, PCI Express x16 bus performs much better than AGP 8X in applications such as 3D gaming. PCI Express x1 also outperforms PCI interface with its exceptional high bandwidth up to 500MB/s. The high speed PCI Express interface creates new usages on desktop PCs e.g., Gigabit LAN, 1394b, and high-speed RAID systems.

Gigabit LAN:

• Intel 82540EM Gb LAN controller delivers transfer speeds up to ten times faster than conventional 10/100 Ethernet connections. Gigabit LAN is the networking standard for the early future and is ideal for handling large amounts of data such as video, audio, and voice