Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI
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ATX - Socket 939 - None - Sound card - None - Network adapter - compatible with:Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2

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GA-K8N-SLI provides the best cost-performance value to AMD Athlon64 and SLI platform. Supporting the latest AthlonTM64 X2 dual core processors, this platform is capable of...
more...multi-tasking and delivers outstanding performance. With the radically innovative SLI technology, GA-K8N-SLI has the ability of connecting two SLI-ready PCI Express graphics cards and offers blistering graphics performance. In addition, several industry-leading technologies such as Serial ATA 3Gb/s, NV RAID, NV firewall and Gigabit LAN connection were provided to enhance performance and security as well. With rich features and revolutionary SLI technology, the GA-K8N-SLI is the best choice with great value for high performance platform.





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Author's product rating:   Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI - rated by tomdrum6

Speed Fast 
Ease of Installation Good - quick to install 
Stability Stable 
Value For Money Excellent 

Advantages: SLI ready, PCI express, Dual channel DDR400 +
Disadvantages: SLR can be expensive, Dual RAM can also be expensive

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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This is the Gigabyte K8N-SLI motherboard. Now, this is a mother board, so im afraid theres a limit to how interesting things can be. For a motherboard though i would say this is one of the best.

First of all it has alot of features. Most noticable is theNforce4 SLI compatibility. For those who arent sure what SLI is, it basically allows you to load up to SLI ready graphics cards, and link them together for ultimate gaming graphics. This is easily done with the given bridge that allowa you to easily link the two cards the board allowa for 2 PCI-E cards incase you do not have SLI.

Another bonus is the 4 DDR slots that work as dual channel. This is similar to the SLI mode as it allows two sticks of RAM to be paired together for better speeds. This is very easy to work out as the board even has coloured slots to pair them up.

The 4 new SATA 2 socketas also adds to the appeal, as SATA2 is the new, les messy and quicker way to connect your hard-drive it is ready for new parts aswell as the old SATA.

Some other features that the board comes with is 7 USB 2.0 sockets, 8 channel audio, ATX (standard size) and it also is compatible with AMD Athlon 64 X2, FX and standard.

Accesories included cover a wide range of wires that are needed and a shiny plastic face plate for the back where everything plugs in.

To the ease of use, i did find when putting it all together that often i wa sunsure where to put all the sound and light pins, as it was poorly marked. After a few guesses it worked without any ill effects. Otherwise the board is very easy to use with good instructions and if youre thinking about building a PC then take this into account.


Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Form Factor: ATX
CPU Socket: 939
FSB Speed: 2000 MHz
Chipset: NF4 SLI
Memory Type: DDR
Memory Type (ECC): Non-ECC
Memory Type (R/U): Unbuffered
Memory Speed (Mhz): 266 , 333, 400
Memory Capacity: 4Gb
Graphics Interface: PCI-E (x16)
SLI: YES
Expansion Slots: 2 x PCI (32 bit)
2 x PCI-Express (x16 Graphics)
SATA: SATA II
RAID: SATA RAID
RAID Controller: nvidia nforce4 Raid Controller
Back Panel: 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN)
1 x Line In
1 x Line Out
1 x Mic In
1 x Parallel (LPT)
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Serial (COM)
1 x SPDIF-In
1 x SPDIF-Out
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
Internal I/O: 1 x 24pin (V)
3 x 3pin Fan (V)
1 x 4pin (V)
1 x CD-In
1 x Floppy
2 x IDE
4 x SATA I
3 x USB2.0/1.1

 
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