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An 8X AGP slot is also available for full-fledged videocars. About Us Employment Privacy Policy. The location of the pin main and 4-pin 12v connector is poor, subjectively speaking. Epox haven't adopted any flashy colours for their PCB, preferring to keep it simple and stick with green. Although not strictly necessary, we like to stick to 2 modules from the same manufacturer.

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Too many boards now report different temperatures for CPUs outputting similar wattage, even if the cooling is kept consistent.

Epox 8RDA+ Rev. Basic Features - nForce2 6-way Motherboard Roundup - December

That's why it's not so pleasing to see the inclusion nforve2 this active version. Incidently, from what we have seen thus far in nForce2 boards, it doesn't seem like IDE RAID is being supported on very many models at all which is a shame.

About Us Employment Privacy Policy. The same can be said for the 12v wire. While the nForce2 chip is cooled with a rather large passive heatsink, nfrce2 would have been more useful if thermal paste had been used instead of the rather thick pink thermal pad.

EPoX EP-8RDA6+ Pro - motherboard - ATX - Socket A - nForce2 Ultra 400

Architecturally speaking, the AMD Athlon cannot really make full use of the bandwidth provided by the nForce2 Ultrabut more is always better. That's just a little annoying. EPoX gives the novice a helping hand by colouring two slots, presumably to highlight dual-channel running. If you can't fit everything you want into this motherboard, you won't be able to with any other board on the market. We still don't condone the use of in-socket thermistors for gauging the temperature of the CPU.

We like the colour coded motherboard-to-case pins, shown on the right-hand side. We'd much rather see them nearer the DDR slots. What was the best tech product of ? The extra power tap should help improve stability at high speeds for those who overclock. After the voltage adjustments available, perhaps the most important feature is the ability to mount larger coolers or waterkits on your motherboard.

nForce2 6-way Motherboard Roundup - December 2002

Click to find out more. The nflrce2 of dual-channel kits is testament to the rise and rise of matched memory. I find from a consumer point of view, Epox usually deliver a good mixture of value and performance, and I also like how openly the company embraces the enthusiast community.

This is good for peace of mind, and a little cross ventilation from a case fan helps to keep things under thermal control. Just a note on placement now. Up to 2v Vdd is sure to heat it up more than a little, and we'd recommend no more than 1. The 8RDA3G in all its glory. If you think you're have a hardware problem, just look at the Port80 card and it'll tell you whether something is broken with a quick reference to the manual.

In the last year I've probably purchased at least seven Epox AMD motherboards for various machines, for both friends and family, and not one has ever let me down yet. Yet another wicked board! C position, to the right of the excellent debug nfforce2, would be where one would expect to see a Highpoint controller of some description.

Another Awesome Board from Epox! The location of the pin main and 4-pin 12v connector is poor, subjectively speaking. We'll have to investigate if this helps push the board even further than previous model's performance. EPoX, thankfully, keeps the four mounting holes around the socket. So far, this is the only nForce2 mainboard we have tested to feature twin VGA connectors where you'd typically find the serial ports.

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Since serial ports are not used as frequently with brandname consumer gear which has long since adopted USB, the serial ports have been relegated to headers along the bottom edge by the last PCI slot. Ships with the following: Privacy policy and Terms of Use.