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ASUS Striker II NSE 790i SLI Motherboard Reviews

Written by Administrator, on 12-04-2008 19:00

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ASUS Striker II NSE 790i SLI of motherboards. Supporting NVIDIA´s nForce® 790i SLI™ chipset for exceptional overclocking speeds, this powerful series of motherboards is also equipped with innovative technologies for enhanced graphical and thermal performance, versatile overclocking options; as well as a vast array of features that include device protection – making it the overclocker and gamer´s first and best choice.

A couple of months ago, I read a post in a forum that stated: "with an Intel processor you should use an Intel chipset", and have seen something similar nearly every day since, including today. I guess that I agreed with it, subconsciously if nothing else. Such was the distance that I had strayed from my roots in such a short time. Which is why when I was informed that I would be reviewing an LGA775 board with an nVidia chipset, I was a little apprehensive, and still am.

Today will be looking at the brand new Asus Striker II NSE motherboard. It is a full-featured DDR3 board for LGA775, utilizing the nVidia nForce 790i SLI chipset, belonging to Asus' ROG (Republic of Gamers) motherboard line. Will the Striker II NSE interrupt my current love affair with Intel chipsets? Read on to see...

Specifications

Chipset: nVidia nForce 790i SLI
CPU: Intel LGA775, supports Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium D and Pentium 4
System Bus: 1600 (OC)/1333/1066/800 mHz
Memory:
- Dual Channel memory architecture
- 4 x DIMM, support max 8GB, DDR3-1600/1333/1066/800mHz
- non-ECC and unbuffered memory>
Expansion slots:
- 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x 16 slots, supports nVidia SLI technology at full x16, x16 speed (blue)
- 1 x PCI-E x 16 slot, at 16x speed (middle)
- 2 x PCI-E x 1.1 (black), compatible with audio slot
- 2 x PCI 2.2
Scalable Link Interface (SLI): Supports nVidia 3-way SLI graphics cards (triple at x16 mode)
Storage:
- 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33
- 6 x SATA 3.0Gb/s
- nVidia MediaShield RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, and JBOD span cross SATA drives
- Jmicron JMB363 SATA controller - 2 x eSATA 3.0Gb/s
LAN: Dual gigabit LAN controllers
Support Teaming Technology
High Definition Audio:
- Supreme FX Audio Card
- ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Noise Filter
- Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF at back I/O
Software:
- Company of Heros: Opposing Fronts
- Support DVD
- Drivers and Applications
- Futuremark 3DMark06 Advanced Edition
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Form Factor: ATX, 12" x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)