Added: 03/13/2006 |
Motherboard Biostar nForce4The motherboard Biostar nForce4 n4sli-a9 Socket-939 is one of the most interesting models, which appear lately. It is built on the chipset Biostar nForce4 and includes the support for advanced technologies that are almost necessary for any modern computer.
The northern bridge of the Biostar motherboard is based on the nVidia nForce4 SLI. The system supports 1000 MHz of the FSB clock for the memory bus. It supports memory types DDR SDRAM PC2100/PC2700/PC3200. A maximal possible memory volume is 4 GB. There are four DDR slots. There is a dual channel memory controller for the Biostar nForce4.
The chipset is provided with the integrated network adapter Vitesse VSA 8201 10/100/1000 Mbit per second. Multimedia functions are supported by the integrated video adapter and the integrated sound adapter Realtek ALC850. The Biostar nForce4 provides the eight channel sound. There is also an opportunity to install another video card to the PCI-Express 16x bus. The system board has three PCI slots and two PCI-Expess slots.
The motherboard is produced in the ATX form-factor and supports the installation of only one processor. Actually, the system does not support IDE RAID and FireWire (IEEE1394) interfaces.
The Biostar motherboards are usually supplied with a retail package.
The motherboard n4sli-a9 is one of the most popular cards on the chipset nForce4. The most interesting feature is the support of the SLI technology. This is the original nVidia technology that is used to install a pair of video cards for improving a performance of the graphical sub-system. This is a unique feature, which is supported only by specific motherboards on the base of nForce4 chipset.
The motherboard has good abilities for the acceleration. Overclockers appreciate this product, since it permits significant results for the clock acceleration, comparing to other motherboards on the base of nForce4 IE.
The board n4sli-a9 has low possibilities for the extension. In addition to the standard functions, the Biostar added the support for two FireWire ports with the VIA controller.
In fact, this motherboard has many advantages, such as an excellent level of stability and performance, a support of SLI, Serial ATA and Parallel ATA interfaces. The integrated eight channel sound controller and network controller make this motherboard very popular and convenient. The Biostar provides some active cooling of the chipset. The original cooling system works with a low noise. The Biostar provides the ability to display monitoring to the POST screen. At the same time, the price of the motherboard is not high.
The motherboard has some disadvantages. The BIOS version is not perfect and there are some deficiencies, which should be fixed in the following releases. A set of the motherboard is honest according to the retail standard. Simultaneously, it works according to the requirements, applied to the motherboard in the lowest prices range. This is a good budget solution, which can be a great base for a home or office computer with a modern processor. The motherboard provides a stable and high performance functioning.
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