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Asrock motherboard 4Core Dual-SATA II LGA775 VIA PT880 PCI-E ATX
- Manufacturer: Asrock
- Manf Code: 4CoreDual-SATA2
- Quick Code: S014466
- Availability: In Stock
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Description
- Supports FSB1066/800/533MHz processors and H-T Technology.
- Supports Dual Channel DDRII667 (DDRII x 2 DIMM slots) and DDR400 (DDR x 2 DIMM slots).
- Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed AGP/PCIE/ PCI Buses.
- 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot.
- 1 x AGP 8X slot.
- Hybrid Booster - Safe Overclocking Technology.
- 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD) and Hot Plug functions.
- HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/LCD devices.
- 7.1 CH Windows® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec), 10/100 Ethernet LAN.
- Windows® Vista™ Premium 2007 Logo Ready.
- HD 8CH I/O: 4 ready-to-use USB2.0 ports, HD 7.1 channel audio jacks.
| Audio | |
|---|---|
| Audio system | ALC888 |
| Audio channels | 7.1 |
| Back panel I/O ports | |
| PS/2 ports quantity | 1 |
| Speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack | Y |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 4 |
| Parallel ports quantity | 1 |
| Microphone, line-in jack | Y |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity | 1 |
| Serial ports quantity | 1 |
| Expansion slots | |
| Expansion slots | - 4 x PCI - 1 x PCI Express - 1 x AGP 8X |
| Internal I/O | |
| Floppy disk drive connector | Y |
| CD/AUX audio in | Y |
| Number of SATA connectors | 2 |
| Front panel audio connector | Y |
| CPU fan connector | Y |
| GAME/MIDI connector | Y |
| USB 2.0 connectors | 4 |
| Memory | |
| Internal Memory Type | DDR2 |
| Number of DIMM slots | 2 |
| Memory type | DDRII667/533 |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | 2 |
| Networking | |
| LAN controller | VIA® PHY VT6103 |
| Processor | |
| Processor socket | LGA775 (Socket T) |
| Processors compatible | Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium® XE / Pentium® D / Pentium® Dual Core / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® / Celeron® D |
| Processor family | Intel family |
| Processor FSB supported | 1066/800/533 |
| Storage controllers | |
| RAID levels | 0, 1, JBOD |
| Technical details | |
| Motherboard chipset | VIA PT880 Pro (VT8237S) |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Compatible operating systems | Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/Vista™/Vista™ 64-bit |
| BIOS memory size (MB) | 4 |
| BIOS type | SMBIOS 2.3.1 |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width (mm) | 305 |
| Depth (mm) | 244 |
Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2
The Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 booted straight out of the box and installed Windows XP perfectly. It runs the operating system without any problems. If you are going to use this board for gaming it is HIGHLY recommended you stick to the specific list of compatible graphics card listed on Asrock's website for this board. Straying from this list may give you problems, as I found out. It accepted both 400MHz DDR & 667MHz DDR2 memory and ran without a problem. You get what you pay for with this motherboard. If you're looking for cheap and chearful, this is it. If you require something more compatible and future-proof go for a more expensive Asus board. The VIA PT880 Pro chipset is somewhat outdated and lets this product down greatly.
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Good transition board
Fantastic motherboard if, like me, you are upgrading from an older format (agp, ddr) but are on a budget. I bought this along with a core 2 quad q6600 and it works well. The only problem with it is a slight loss in processor speed if you use a quad processor and only two SATA ports. Takes my Geil ultra pc26400 ram with ease.
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Asrock motherboard
Bought this board as an upgrade, and following manufacturers guidance bought recommended graphics card that was found to be incompatable! Also for driver updates get directed to a 3rd party site. Hence only 3 stars for overall rating.
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AGP life extender.
Nice motherboard for the money and AGP compatability. Only niggle is the latest Bios sent by Asrock tech doesn't like DDR2 667 memory and down grades it to lower speed. If you force Bios to run at correct (667) speed for DDR2 667, can cause crashes. Asrock not very helpful over this issue, but running memory at slower speed is ok. Overall its a good in between motherboard to make use of older components, at least untill ready to spend on a new PCI system.
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alaTest collected and analyzed 34 reviews of ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 from international magazines and websites and compared these to 42095 reviews for other Processors & Motherboards.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| Title | ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2: Sneak Peek |
| Reviewed By | Gary Key and Jarred Walton |
| Summary | We provide a first look at ASRock's update to their VIA PT880 Ultra based Core 2 motherboard, now with SATA 3.0Gbps capability. |
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| Verdict | When discussing current Intel chipsets, the phrase "budget sector" is somewhat of an oxymoron. While there are a lot of choices in the $45 to $60 range for Core 2 Duo compatible boards, these are mainly based on older designs that do not offer ... |
