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DFI LANPARTY NFII Ultra B (2003)
December 27, 2003
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Click to read FiringSquad's nForce2 Ultra 400 Shootout: ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe vs DFI LANPARTY NFII Ultra B

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Since its inception, ASUS' A7N8X Deluxe has been highly regarded by journalists and end users due to its excellent combination of performance, features, and price, not to mention that solid ASUS name. To ring in 2004 ASUS decided to build on this foundation and add a little more flavor with the A7N8X-E Deluxe. In comparison, DFI has been aiming to steal away gamers and enthusiasts from traditional players like ASUS and ABIT, offering features that go beyond both companies’ offerings in many cases. DFI has improved their nForce2 Ultra 400 board to take on the most feature-rich nForce 2 motherboards. This product is the LANPARTY NFII Ultra B.


In today's article we pitch both of these products head-to-head. Both boards offer the standard nForce2 Ultra 400 with MCP-T features like dual-channel DDR400 and Dolby Digital audio, but add to that equation with extras like Gigabit Ethernet and Serial ATA. If you're shopping for a new motherboard to go with your brand new Athlon XP processor this is one article you won't want to miss!

Description:
CPU

AMD Athlon XP 266/333/400MHz FSB
AMD Athlon 200/266MHz FSB
AMD Duron 200/266MHz FSB

CPU Socket

Socket A

Chipset

nVIDIA® nForce2 chipset
- nForce2 Ultra 400
- nForce2 MCP-T

System Memory

Supports dual channel memory interface
Supports up to 3GB memory (unbuffered DIMM)
Supports PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400)
DDR SDRAM DIMM, 2.5V type
Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

BIOS

Award BIOS, Windows® 95/98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible
Genie BIOS provides:
- CPU/DRAM/AGP overclocking
- CPU/AGP/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
4Mbit flash memory
CMOS Reloaded

Power Management

Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-USB
- Wake-On-Ring (external modem)
- Wake-On-LAN
- RTC timer to power-on the system
AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor

Monitors CPU/system temperature
Monitors ±12V/5V/3.3V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) voltages
Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed
Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed
CPU Temperature Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up

Audio

Realtek ALC650
AC'97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec
Supports Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D
AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback S/PDIF-in/out interface
6-channel audio output

LAN

nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and ICS1893 Phy
- Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps
Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN
- Full duplex support at 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps

PCI IDE

Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives
UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)

SATA IDE with RAID

Silicon Image Sil3114 PCI to Serial ATA controller
Supports four SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1

IEEE 1394

nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T and Agere FW803 Phy chips
Supports three 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

AGP

Supports AGP 8x up to 2132MB/sec. and AGP 4x up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications

Rear Panel I/O Ports

1 PS/2 mouse port
1 PS/2 keyboard port
1 DB-9 serial port
1 DB-25 parallel port
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 RJ45 LAN ports
2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in
2 audio jacks for center/bass and rear out

I/O Connectors

1 connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
3 connectors for 3 external IEEE 1394 ports
1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
2 internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in)
1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection
1 connector for IrDA interface
4 Serial ATA connectors
2 IDE connectors
1 floppy connector
2 ATX power supply connectors
3 fan connectors for CPU fan, chassis fan and 2nd fan
4 diagnostic LEDs
1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display
EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

Expansion Slots

1 AGP slot that supports 8x/4x AGP
5 PCI slots

PCB

4 layers, ATX form factor
30.5cm (12") x 24.5cm (9.64")

All specifications above are subject to change without prior notice.


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Manufacturer:
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Hardware Type:
Motherboards: AMD Athlon XP

Hardware Sub-Type:
nForce2 IGP/SPP/Ultra 400

Year Released: 2003

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