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Abit IN9 32X-Max Motherboard

"Abit IN9 32X-Max, is an impressive motherboard with some excellent features. Enthusiasts will find this motherboard hard to beat. It uses Nvidia's nForce 680i SLI chipset and supports the latest 1333Mhz FSB and Quad core processors ..."


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Posted on Mar 23, 2007, 10:00 AM UTC by Winston Chim

Features and Specifications

Features and Specifications

 

IN9 32X-Max

CPU

  • - Designed for Intel LGA775 processors with 1333MHz FSB
  • - Support Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo & Extreme Edition, Pentium® D & Pentium®4 Processors
  • - 5-phase Digital PWM Designation provides high quality and efficient power

Chipset

  • - Nvidia® nForce 680i SLI Chipset

Memory

  • - 4 X 240-pin DIMM sockets support max. memory capacity 32GB
  • - Supports Dual channel DDR2 800 Un-buffered / ECC or Non-ECC memory 

Graphics

  • - 2 x PCI-Express X16 slots support NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface(SLI)
    - 1 x PCI-E X16 (X8 bandwidth) for additional physics card 

LAN

  • - Dual NVIDIA® Gigabit Ethernet
  • - Timing and TCP/IP acceleration

Audio

  • - On board 7.1 CH HD Audio CODEC
    • On board 7.1 CH HD Audio CODEC
  • - Supports Jack Sensing and S/PDIF In/Out
  • - HDMI™ ready header (SPDIF header)

Expansion Slots

  • 2 x PCI-E X16, 1 x PCI-EX16(X8 bandwidth for X4, X8 and X16 devices), 1 x PCI-EX1, 2 x PC I

Internal I/O Connectors

  • 1 x Floppy port, 1 x ATA 133 connector,
  • 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  • 3 x USB 2.0 headers, 2 x IEEE1394 headers
  • 1 x FP-Audio header; 1x HDMI™ header
  • Quick Power & Reset Button

Back Panel I/O

  • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse
  • S/P DIF Out and IN, Clear CMOS switch
  • 4 x USB 2.0, 2 x RJ-45 LAN,
  • 2 x eSATA

Serial ATA

  • - NVIDIA® 680i SLI: 6 x SATA 3Gb/s supports NVIDIA MediaShield RAID with SATA RAID 0/1/0+1/5 and JBOD
  • - Silicon Image Sil3132: Support 2 ports eSATA

IEEE 1394

  • 2 ports IEEE1394 at 400 Mb/s transfer rate

RoHS

  • RoHS Compliancy

Form Factor

  • ATX form factor 305 x 245mm
  • PCB Color: Black

abit Engineered

  • abit µGuru™ Technology
  • abit Silent OTES™ Technology
  • 100% Japan capacitors
  • 100% Low ESR and high ripple conductive polymer aluminum solid capacitor
  • Digital PWM
  • EZ switch for Clearing the CMOS
  • On-board LED Lighting

For more information pleasve visit Abit's Website ... HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nvidia nForce 680i SLI Chipset - Overview 

The NVIDIA nForce® 600i Series is for gamers and PC enthusiasts who want more from their PC. The fastest platform for Intel processors is designed for extreme overclocking and is packed with innovative features including:

 

  • NVIDIA SLI™ technology - for scalable graphics performance and SLI-Ready memory with EPP for one-click access to enhanced memory settings.
  • NVIDIA MediaShield™ storage technology - to easily set up and configure up to six SATA drives for performance or data protection.
  • NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology - prioritizes network traffic for more responsive online gaming.
  • NVIDIA DualNet® technology - doubles your network connectivity options. 

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      NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra
    Socket Intel Socket 775 Intel Socket 775 Intel Socket 775
    CPU Core 2 Extreme (dual and quad core)
    Core 2 Quad
    Core 2 Duo
    Celeron D
    Pentium 4
    Pentium D 9XX
    Pentium D 8XX    		 Core 2 Extreme (dual and quad core)
    Core 2 Quad
    Core 2 Duo
    Celeron D
    Pentium 4
    Pentium D 9XX
    Pentium D 8XX    		 Core 2 Extreme (dual and quad core)
    Core 2 Quad
    Core 2 Duo
    Celeron D
    Pentium 4
    Pentium D 9XX
    Pentium D 8XX
    FSB (MHz) 1333* MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz
    Extreme FSB Overclocking Best Good Good
    NVIDIA SLI™ Technology Yes
    2 x16    		 Yes
    2 x8    		 No
    Third PCIe Graphics Expansion Slot Yes No No
    SLI-Ready Memory (MHz) with EPP 1200 MHz - -
    JEDEC DDR2 Memory (MHz) 800 MHz 800 MHz 800 MHz
    **NVIDIA LinkBoost™ technology No No No
    PCI Express
    # Lanes
    		46 lanes 18 lanes 18 lanes
    # Links
    		9 links 4 links 3 links
    Configuration
    		16, 16, 8, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 8, 8, 1, 1
    or
    16, 1, 1    		 16, 1, 1
    SATA/PATA drives 6/2 4/4 4/4
    SATA speed 3Gb/s 3Gb/s 3Gb/s
    RAID 0,1,0+1,5 0,1,0+1,5 0,1,0+1,5
    NVIDIA MediaShield™ Storage Technology Yes Yes Yes
    Native Gigabit Ethernet Connections 2 1 1
    NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology Yes Yes Yes
    NVIDIA DualNet® technology Yes No No
    Teaming
    		Yes No No
    TCP/IP Acceleration
    		Yes No No
    NVIDIA nTune™ Utility Yes Yes Yes
    USB ports 10 8 8
    PCI Slots 5 5 5
    Audio HDA (Azalia) HDA (Azalia) HDA (Azalia)

     * Available on CPUs supporting 1333MHz FSB

    **Note: NVIDIA LinkBoost™ technology has been removed as a feature from NVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI
     

     

    NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI media and communications processors (MCPs) are designed for extreme overclocking. With true dual x16 PCIe for NVIDIA SLI technology for up to 2x the graphics performance, the nForce 680i SLI is the foundation for the definitive enthusiast platform.

    NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI MCPs are designed for gamers. With NVIDIA SLI technology, which provides twice the graphics performance of a single graphics card, and overclocking, the NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI MCP delivers a high-performance gaming experience.

    NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra MCPs deliver the performance digital media enthusiasts demand. Easily store and back up large volumes of priceless digital media with NVIDIA MediaShield storage technology. Overclock your system with easy-to-use tools to let you process digital media files faster. NVIDIA FirstPacket technology prioritizes your online gaming traffic and VoIP calls.

     

    For more information regarding NVidia's nForce 600 series chipset ... please visit nVidia's website.

     

      

     

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