K8N-DL motherboard

Who said that you only have the choice of Intel® CPU server motherboard in 2005? ASUS K8N-DL motherboard supports dual AMD Opteron™ CPU for servers, workstations or high-end desktops. K8N-DL does has two powerful cores and also supports dual-channel DDR ECC registered memory, eight channels of audio output with Coaxial and optical S/PDIF connector, and SATA RAID. It is definitely an excellent choice of CAD/CAM Simulation, multimedia and game station to you.

K8N-DL provides a dramatic leap in compatibility and performance. K8N-DL also reduces cost of ownership and development. It's like a green hurricane to attract your vision, but the question is: are you ready for it?

Dual Opteron CPU
The AMD Opteron processor for servers, workstation, and high-end desktop are based on AMD 64 architecture. This next-generation processor provides a dramatic leap forward in compatibility, performance, investment protection, and reduced total cost of ownership and development.

nVidia nForce4 Professional chipset
NVIDIA nForce™ 4 Professional chipset deliver unbelievable PC performance. Get it all: PCI Express for AMD platforms and support for the latest SATA 3Gb/s drives.

DDR400 ECC Registered
The 128-bit DDR Memory architecture doubles the DDR400 bandwidth. System bottlenecks are eliminated with balanced architecture and peak bandwidths up to 6.4 GB/s. E CC Registered memory can provide excellent data reliability.

Series ATA
K8N-DL supports next-generation SATA hard drives based on the new SATA 3Gb/s storage specification. Furthermore, the chipset has two dedicated SATA controllers delivering more scalable performance and doubles the bus bandwidth for fast hard drive data retrieval and saves.

8 Channel Stereo
K8N-DL has eight channels of audio output with Coaxial and optical S/PDIF connector designed to maximize your auditory experience. AI Audio also provides automatically detects and notifies user of any inappropriate connection.

Smart Fan
Smart Fan technology intelligently adjusts fan speeds according to system loading to ensure quiet, cool and efficient operation.

CrashFree BIOS 2
The CrashFree BIOS 2 feature now includes the BIOS auto-recovery function in a support CD. Users can reboot their system through the support CD when a bootable disk is not available, and go through the simple BIOS auto-recovery process.

EZ Flash
With ASUS EZ Flash, you can update BIOS before entering operating system. No more DOS- based flash utility and bootable diskette required.

MyLogo2
You can convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen.

ASUS K8N-DL motherboard, AMD, Socket 940, 24 GB, ECC, Extended ATX, ATX