Mit dem EP-9GF6100-M hat [url=http://www.epox.nl/]EPoX[/url] nun auch sein Mainboard mit NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Chipsatz vorgestellt. Neben der Unterstützung für alle Sockel 939 Prozessoren bietet das Mainboard noch 1x PCI-Express x16, 1x PCI-Express x1 und 2x PCI. Dabei will EPoX das Mainboard nicht nur als Workstation Board verkaufen, was die Möglichkeit den HTT Takt auf 450 MHz zu setzen verdeutlicht. Informationen zum Preis oder der Verfügbarkeit sind noch nicht bekannt.A chipset with integrated graphics engine is normally called the IGP chipset and IGP equals to low end graphic processor in most people’s mind. With its Texture Engine and hardware DirectX9.0 support, the GeForce 6100 proves itself as no ordinary IGP chipset. Sharing the same class as nVidia’s GeForce 6 VGA cards, the GeForce 6100 essentially equals putting a VGA card onto the mainboard for astounding graphic processing power. This 90nm beast earns its right as the world first DirectX 9.0 supported chipset with Shadow Model 3.0, 2 Pixel Shader and 1 Vertex Shader built in to satisfy all users.
First DirectX 9.0 supported Mainboard
A chipset with integrated graphics engine is normally called the IGP chipset and IGP equals to low end graphic processor in most people’s mind. With its Texture Engine and hardware DirectX9.0 support, the GeForce 6100 proves itself as no ordinary IGP chipset. Sharing the same class as nVidia’s GeForce 6 VGA cards, the GeForce 6100 essentially equals putting a VGA card onto the mainboard for astounding graphic processing power. This 90nm beast earns its right as the world first DirectX 9.0 supported chipset with Shadow Model 3.0, 2 Pixel Shader and 1 Vertex Shader built in to satisfy all users. Harnessing the power of this engine, the EPOX EP-9GF6100-M will easily meet the graphics hungry needs of the looming Microsoft Windows Vista.
All in one functions
Targeting the mainstream home user and office PC, the EP-9GF6100-M comes equipped PCI-Express slots for future upgrades. For gamers, it even includes a PCI-E x16 slot for VGA upgrade and SATA II interface. The onboard 2 SATA II interface with of up to 3.0 Gbps and NCQ function for higher information exchange speed between the hard disk will save lots of the time. Hot-plug is also a basic function for all SATA II interfaces and RAID 0 and 1 are provided too. Another 4 channels of UltraDMA 133/100/66 are available for optical devices. For high end audio quality, it uses Realtek ALC655 chip to obtain 5.1 channel of theater-liked sound. 100MbE LAN is a standard function on EP-9GF6100-M through Realtek RTL8201CL F-Ethernet PHY. 8 USB2.0 ports with the speed of 480Mbps are there to fulfill the needs of the users to connect to other USB supported devices.
EPoX Thunder Probe
Another useful goody is Thunder Probe, a useful hardware monitoring software bundled with EP-9GF6100-M. It can detect the hardware voltage, temperature, hardware speed and Smart Fan that supports intelligent fan speed controller to reduce fan noise. And also with “Ghost Monitor”, a separate semi-transparent window for users to monitor the status of the system with ease. With all those ultimate functions and abilities, EP-9GF6100-M is not only a value M-ATX mainboard, it also a powerful and reliable board for the end users.
Key Specifications
● Support Socket-939 based AMD Sempron/Athlon-64/ Athlon-64 FX/Athlon X2
● Integrated GeForce6-class texture engine, support DirectX 9.0c, Shader Model 3.0
● Windows Vista ready
● Support 2 Pixel Shader and 1 Vertex Shader
● Support 1 PCI-E x16, 1 PCI-E x1 and 2 PCI
● Support dual channel 4 DDR 400MHz DIMMs, up to 4GB
● Support new generation of SATA II, up to 3.0Gb/sec
● Support up to 450MHz CPU frequency in BIOS adjustable
● New generation of hardware monitoring software ”Thunder Probe” and ”Ghost Monitor”.