asus 32 ati crossfire board review.
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Hi daz it looks like the link has been removed from the anandtech site, but have found this info for all about this new motherboard, also i have found out that DFI will be making a motherboard with the RD580 chipset, both are ment to be made avalible in feb or march,
Hear is the info about the asus R580 chipset motherboard.
(For those of you who dont know yet, RD580 is ATi's dual PCIe X16 solution, meant to compete against NVIDIA's NForce 4 SLi X16)
This is how the box looks.
The official name for ATi RD580 will be known as ATi Xpress 3200, as stated on the packaging box on the A8R32-MVP.
This is how the board looks like.
Twin PCIe X16 (electrically X16 as well!) slots for Crossfire operation.
These are the I/O connectors onboard the A8R32-MVP
The onboard Audio, Realtek ALC882.
to compliment for 2 more additional SATA (1x eSATA, 1x internal), ASUS included this Silicon Si3132CNU SATA 3GB/s controller
the bare core of the northbridge, the ATi RD580 chip. Suprisingly, the die is extremely small!
The southbridge on the board. ASUS decides to use the faster ULu M1575 southbridge instead of ATi's bugged SB400/SB450.
As usual, Soundless mosfet coolers on the mosfets near the CPU area.
**This board also comes with 2x Gigabit Marvell LAN controllers, 1 that runs off the PCI bus, and the other that runs of PCIe bus.
Hear is the info about the asus R580 chipset motherboard.
(For those of you who dont know yet, RD580 is ATi's dual PCIe X16 solution, meant to compete against NVIDIA's NForce 4 SLi X16)
This is how the box looks.
The official name for ATi RD580 will be known as ATi Xpress 3200, as stated on the packaging box on the A8R32-MVP.
This is how the board looks like.
Twin PCIe X16 (electrically X16 as well!) slots for Crossfire operation.
These are the I/O connectors onboard the A8R32-MVP
The onboard Audio, Realtek ALC882.
to compliment for 2 more additional SATA (1x eSATA, 1x internal), ASUS included this Silicon Si3132CNU SATA 3GB/s controller
the bare core of the northbridge, the ATi RD580 chip. Suprisingly, the die is extremely small!
The southbridge on the board. ASUS decides to use the faster ULu M1575 southbridge instead of ATi's bugged SB400/SB450.
As usual, Soundless mosfet coolers on the mosfets near the CPU area.
**This board also comes with 2x Gigabit Marvell LAN controllers, 1 that runs off the PCI bus, and the other that runs of PCIe bus.
PHILIP1193
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nice find bud, any info on that dfi version which i imagine will b better?
Phil
Phil
Na only that what i have seen on the outher sites, but ASUS have theres listed on there web page, hear is the spec for the asus board.
Specification
Specification
CPU
Socket 939 for AMD® Opteron™/Athlon™ 64 FX/ Athlon™ 64 X2/ Athlon™ 64
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology
AMD HyperTransport Technology
Chipset
ATI™ CrossFire™ Xpress 3200/ULI M1575
Front Side Bus
2000/1600 MT/s
Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 4GB, DDR 400/333/266, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slot with CrossFire support at full x16, x16 mode
1 x PCI Express x1
3 x PCI
CrossFire
Support ATI CrossFire graphics cards (both at x16 mode)
Storage/RAID
ULi M1575 South Bridge:
- 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
- 4 x Serial ATA I/II 3.0Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD support
Silicon Image® 3132 SATA controller supports
- 1 x Internal Serial ATA 3 Gb/s hard disk
- 1 x External Serial ATA hard disk (SATA On-the-Go)
- Support RAID 0, 1
Audio
Realtek ALC882 8-channel CODEC
Universal Audio Jack
Multi-Streaming
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports on back I/O
LAN
Marvell 88E8053 PCIe Gigabit LAN Controller, featuring AI NET2
Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN Controller, featuring AI NET2
IEEE 1394a
TI® 1394a controller supports:
- 2x IEEE 1394a connectors at midboard
USB
Max. 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
ASUS AI Life Features
Stack Cool 2
SATA on the Go (External SATA on back I/O port)
Overclocking Features
Intelligent overclocking tools:
- AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System)
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
- ASUS PEG Link - Automatically performance tuning for single/dual graphics cards
Precision Tweaker:
- vDIMM: 12-step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.025V increment
- vNB:Northbridge provides independent voltage adjustment at 0.1 V increment for core power,HT bus and PCI Express bus.
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment
- PCI Express tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features
ASUS MyLogo2
Multi-language BIOS
CrashFree BIOS2
ASUS AI NET2
ASUS Q-Fan2 Technology
ASUS EZ Flash
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Parallel
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out
1 x External SATA
2 x RJ45
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
8-Channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
2 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
2 x IEEE1394a connectors
5 x SATA connectors
2 x IDE connectors
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x GAME/MIDI connector
1 x CPU/ 2 x Chassis/ 1 x Power FAN connectors
1 x COM connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
Chassis Intrusion
CD audio in connector
Front panel High Definition Audio connector
System panel connector
BIOS
8Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, WfM2.0
Manageability
WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE and RPL
Support CD
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Accessories
User's manual
5 x Serial ATA cables
2 x 2-port Serial ATA power cables
1 x 1-port Serial ATA power cable
2-port IEEE1394 module
1 x 2-port USB2.0 / Game module
COM port module
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
IDE cable
FDD cable
I/O shield
InterVideo Media Launcher
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.5cm)
Socket 939 for AMD® Opteron™/Athlon™ 64 FX/ Athlon™ 64 X2/ Athlon™ 64
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology
AMD HyperTransport Technology
Chipset
ATI™ CrossFire™ Xpress 3200/ULI M1575
Front Side Bus
2000/1600 MT/s
Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 4GB, DDR 400/333/266, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slot with CrossFire support at full x16, x16 mode
1 x PCI Express x1
3 x PCI
CrossFire
Support ATI CrossFire graphics cards (both at x16 mode)
Storage/RAID
ULi M1575 South Bridge:
- 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
- 4 x Serial ATA I/II 3.0Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD support
Silicon Image® 3132 SATA controller supports
- 1 x Internal Serial ATA 3 Gb/s hard disk
- 1 x External Serial ATA hard disk (SATA On-the-Go)
- Support RAID 0, 1
Audio
Realtek ALC882 8-channel CODEC
Universal Audio Jack
Multi-Streaming
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports on back I/O
LAN
Marvell 88E8053 PCIe Gigabit LAN Controller, featuring AI NET2
Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN Controller, featuring AI NET2
IEEE 1394a
TI® 1394a controller supports:
- 2x IEEE 1394a connectors at midboard
USB
Max. 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
ASUS AI Life Features
Stack Cool 2
SATA on the Go (External SATA on back I/O port)
Overclocking Features
Intelligent overclocking tools:
- AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System)
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
- ASUS PEG Link - Automatically performance tuning for single/dual graphics cards
Precision Tweaker:
- vDIMM: 12-step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.025V increment
- vNB:Northbridge provides independent voltage adjustment at 0.1 V increment for core power,HT bus and PCI Express bus.
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment
- PCI Express tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features
ASUS MyLogo2
Multi-language BIOS
CrashFree BIOS2
ASUS AI NET2
ASUS Q-Fan2 Technology
ASUS EZ Flash
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Parallel
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out
1 x External SATA
2 x RJ45
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
8-Channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
2 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
2 x IEEE1394a connectors
5 x SATA connectors
2 x IDE connectors
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x GAME/MIDI connector
1 x CPU/ 2 x Chassis/ 1 x Power FAN connectors
1 x COM connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
Chassis Intrusion
CD audio in connector
Front panel High Definition Audio connector
System panel connector
BIOS
8Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, WfM2.0
Manageability
WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE and RPL
Support CD
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Accessories
User's manual
5 x Serial ATA cables
2 x 2-port Serial ATA power cables
1 x 1-port Serial ATA power cable
2-port IEEE1394 module
1 x 2-port USB2.0 / Game module
COM port module
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
IDE cable
FDD cable
I/O shield
InterVideo Media Launcher
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.5cm)
maverik-sg1
New member
SAS91 said:Dont make that assumption, sure the DFI might get some better clocks, but i can pretty much guarantee it will not be as stable as the asus.
At which point, i then have to ask how the DFI is "better"
Usually the DFI is perceived to be better because of the the additional memory options and the voltage options procided as standad for the vcore and vdimm.
We all know of the fact that DFI are good at releasing a product with what I can only describe as a BETA BIOS, but the last ASUS BOARD (SLIx16) had a less than satisfactory release BIOS also. MSI have done the same with their brilliant DIAMOND PLUS mobo..... unfortunately.
Mav
name='SAS91' said:hehe the same with the sapphire pure innovationi made my above statement as i have yet to see large quanities of asus board die.. unlike DFI, which havent been treating you very well with the expert.
I do not agree with you i have had the last 3 sli motherboards, yes they are stable but there is always somthing wrong with them, in that when you have 4x1g of memory installed it will only run at 333MHZ and not the 400MHZ which ASUS says it would in there spec, also voltage is very limeted due to somone at asus doing what AMD whant and that is limiting the volts, i meen how can you state in a spec that an A8N32 has an overvolt of 200MV and 1.56 volts to play with then limit it to 1.58 volts.
Plus they are the first to bring new stuff out but it seams very beta, in such as the latest motherboard great motherboard but 3 PCI slots you cant use when running SLI and the mini PCI-E slot whith the heat pipe in the way so you can not use that aswell, what they should have said is 16x sli motherboard with 3 PCI slots and 1 mini PCI-E slot sorry but if you wish to use SLI you wont be able to use any of the PCI slots due to lake of space and the one you can fit will make your video card overheat as it is so close, also the mini PCI-E slot this can not be used aswell due to the heat pipe being in the way.
But thats enough about ASUS as thats gone back now for a refund, so its onto better overclocks with better clocking motherboards.
Remember all motherboards have there problems but when they state that it has this and that and you can noy use it well thats just not right, you would not buy a new car with four doors if you could only use one would you?
PHILIP1193
New member
http://www.hardspell.com/news/showcont.asp?news_id=22097&pageid=6793 <<< thats link shows the results off aantech that they have now pulled, i think there kinda conclusive, the board rocks, the board they use is the deluxe version where as teh one on vr-zone is the premium version hence teh black pcb
Looks like the board is a winner and ati for once have produced a chips et which is a winner, the dark side is strong with this one
Phil
Looks like the board is a winner and ati for once have produced a chips et which is a winner, the dark side is strong with this one
Phil
It was funny, i was just thinking about the RD580 and its lack of showing and then the anandtech article came up.
Anyone know a rough release date for the DFI board? I was thinking i might get the DFI board as a last effort in overclocking this A64 generation before AM2 and DDR2 come along.
G
Anyone know a rough release date for the DFI board? I was thinking i might get the DFI board as a last effort in overclocking this A64 generation before AM2 and DDR2 come along.
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