News: ASRock K8 Combo

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<br>ASRock ha presentato un'interessante scheda madre per Amd K8 dotata sia di socket 754 che di socket 939.<p>
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<blockquote><i>ASRock Inc, the leading price-performance motherboard maker, is proud to unveil originality in AMD 64-bit platform, K8 Combo motherboard, during Computex 2004 Taipei exhibition. Based on the elaborate future-proof CPU socket combo design, ASRock K8 Combo motherboard collocates both Socket 754 and Socket 939 CPU architectures on a single motherboard; users can easily upgrade their PC system from Socket 754 CPU (Athlon™64) to Socket 939 CPU (Athlon™64 FX) without changing the motherboard.<p>
K8 Combo brief specification:<br>
Socket 754 and Socket 939 combo design – EZ CPU upgrade <br>
Supports AMD 64-bit Athlon™64 and Athlon™64 FX processor<br>
Supports HyperTransport™ Technology, AMD Cool‘n’Quiet™ Technology <br>
Supports Dual Channel Technology when attached with Athlon™ 64FX processor <br>
Supports PCI Express (x1 Lane), up to 512MB/s (Duplex) bandwidth. <br>
Free bundled with ASRock PCI Express Gigabit LAN card<br>
Supports AGP 8X/4X 1.5v <br>
Supports Serial ATA – 2 Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors, supports RAID 0,1,JBOD <br>
Superior 3D surround 8-channel Audio, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, ATA133 <br>
Hybrid Booster – ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology<br>
Multi-language Quick Installation Guide.<br>
Bundled CD includes 64-bit beta drivers, 3D Audio Player, RAID controller, PC-cillin 2002, ASRock PC DIY Live Demo, etc.</i></blockquote><p>