| Manuf. | Asus | MSI | Gigabyte | Asus |
| Internet Website | www.asus.com | www.msi.com.tw | www.gigabyte.com.tw | www.asus.com |
| Model | SK8N | K8T Master 1.x (MS-9130) | GA-K8NNXP-940 | SK8V |
| Revision | Rev. 1.03 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BIOS Version | 1004 BETA 001 (10/15/2003) | V1.1B6 (09/25/2003) | E05 (09/10/2003) and M01 (09/10/2003) | First BETA |
| Form Factor / Size | 30.5cm x 24.5 cm | 30.5cm x 25.4cm | 30.5 x 24.4cm/ATX | 30.5cm x 24.5 cm |
| Chipset | ||||
| CPU Support | AMD Athlon64 FX + AMD Opteron | AMD Opteron / Athlon FX-51 | AMD Athlon FX | AMD Athlon FX-51 / AMD Opteron |
| CPU Clock (2200/2000 MHz) | 2200.10 MHz (0.00%) | 2205.10 MHz (+0.23%) | 2194.60 MHz (-0.24%) | 2800 MHz |
| FSB Clock (200 MHz) | 200.00 MHz (0.00%) | 200.50 MHz (+0.23%) | 199.50 MHz (-0.24%) | 200 MHz QDR |
| Northbridge | NVIDIA NForce3 Pro 150 | VIA K8T800 | nForce3 150 | VIA K8T800 |
| Southbridge | NVIDIA NForce3 Pro 150 | VIA VT8237 | nForce3 150 | VIA VT8237 |
| Memoria | ||||
| Memory Type | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR | DDR SDRAM |
| Memory Speed(s) | DDR333 | DDR266/333/400 | DDR400 | DDR266, DDR333, DDR400 |
| Memory Modes | Dual-Channel | Single-Channel, Dual-Channel | Dual-Channel | Single-Channel, Dual-Channel |
| Memory Timings | 2.0-3-2-6 | 2.0-3-2-6 | 2.0-3-2-6 | 2.0-3-2-6 |
| Memory Sockets | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| ECC / Registered Memory | yes / yes | Yes/Yes | no/yes | yes / yes |
| Componenti di sistema | ||||
| Piezo PC Speaker | yes | no | yes | no |
| AGP Card Lock | yes | no | Yes | yes |
| Northbridge Fan | no | no | yes | no |
| FAN Headers | CPU. System, Power (3x) | CPU(2X),system(1) | CPU, System,power (3x) | CPU, System, Power (3x) |
| Voltage Regulators | 3-Phase | 4-Phase | 3-Phase+3-Phase(DPS module) | 3-Phase |
| Componenti I/O | ||||
| Mass Storage Controller | NVIDIA NForce3 Pro 150 | VIA VT8237 | nForce3 150 | VIA VT8237 |
| Storage Ports | 2x UltraATA/133 | 2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150 | 2x UltraATA/133, | 2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150 |
| Secondary Mass Storage Controller | Promise PDC20378 | no | Silicon Image Sil3512 / GigaRAID | Promise PDC20378 |
| Secondary Storage Ports | 2x SATA-150. 1x UltraATA/133 | no | 2x SATA-150,2x UltraATA/133 | 2x SATA-150. 1x UltraATA/133 |
| RAID Support | Raid Mode 0, 1, 0+1 | RAID 0,1 | RAID Mode 0, 1, 0+1 | Raid Mode 0, 1, 0+1 |
| Floppy Controller | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Primary Network Controller | NVIDIA NForce3 Pro 150 | Broadcom BCM5705, 1000 Mbit/s | Realtek 8110S (GbE) | 3COM Marvel 940, 1000 Mbit/s |
| Secondary Network Controller | no | no | Realtek 8201 | no |
| Parallel / Serial | 1 / 1 | 1/2 | 4 / 2 | 1 / 1 |
| USB Ports (integrated / additional) | 4 / 2 | 2/6 | 2 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Firewire | TI TSB43AB22A | no | TI 1394b | VIA VT6307 (2 ports) |
| Game Port | no | no | yes | no |
| IR Connector | no | no | yes | no |
| Espandibilità | ||||
| PCI Slots | 5x 32Bit PCI 2.3 | 4x 32 bit PCI 2.3 | 5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 5x 32Bit PCI 2.3 |
| PCI-X / PCI Express | no | no/no | no / no | no |
| AGP | AGP 3.0 (8x) | AGP 3.0 (8X/Pro) | AGP 3.0 (8X) | AGP 3.0 (8x) |
| ACR / AMR / CNR | no | no / no / no | no / no / no | no |
| Caratteristiche | ||||
| Chassis Intrusion Detection | no | yes | yes | no |
| Temperature Monitoring | CPU, System | CPU,system | CPU, System,power (3x) | CPU, System |
| Fan Monitoring | CPU, Chassis, PowerSupply | CPU,chassis | CPU, Northbridge, system,power | CPU, Chassis, PowerSupply |
| Smart/Manual Fan Control | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Voltage Monitoring | CPU, DIMM, AGP | CPU,chipset,DIMM,AGP | CPU, Chipset, DIMM, AGP | CPU, DIMM, AGP |
| Power-Up on... | Keyboard, LAN, Modem | Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem | Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem | Keyboard, LAN, Modem |
| Power-Up after Power Loss | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Other Features | BIOS LiveUpdate, PC Probe | @BIOS,Q-Flash | InstantMusic, BIOS LiveUpdate, PC Probe | |
| Audio On-Board | ||||
| Type | AC97 | AC97 | AC97 w/Universal Audio Jack | AC97 |
| Chip | Realtek ALC 650 | Realtek ALC 201 | Realtek ALC658 | ADI 1980 |
| Surround Support | 6 channel | 2 Channel | 6 Channel | 6 channel |
| Jackets | Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, SPDIF (opt./comp.) | Line-in,Line-out, Mic | Line-In, Line-Out, Mic | Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, SPDIF (opt./comp.) |
| Connectors | CD-In, AUX-In | CD-In, AUX-In | CD-In, AUX-In | CD-In, AUX-In |
| Dettagli BIOS | ||||
| Type | AMI | Award/Phoenix | Award | AMI |
| Version / Date | 2003 | V118 | M01 (Sep.12 ,2003) | 2003 |
| Update via | DOS, BIOS, Windows, Internet | DOS | DOS,BIOS (Q-Flash),Internet(@BIOS) | DOS, BIOS, Windows, Internet |
| Special Features | ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2 | Dual BIOS | ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2 | |
| Configurazione | ||||
| Setup via | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS |
| FSB Frequency Range / Steps | 200-300 MHz / 1 MHz | 200-233/1 MHz | 200-300/1 MHz | 100 - 300 MHz / 1 MHz |
| Memory Frequencies | 200-266-300-333-400 MHz | 100-133-166-200 | 200/266/333/400MHz | 266 / 333 / 400 MHz |
| Asynchronous Memory Clock | yes | no | Yes | yes |
| AGP Clock | 66 - 75 / 1 MHz | no | 66-100/1 MHz | auto |
| CPU Voltage | Auto | no | 0.800-1.700/0.025 V | unknown |
| Memory Voltage | 2.5-2.7/0.1V | 2.5-2.65/0.05V | 2.5-2.8/0.1 V | 2.5 - 2.8 / 0.1V |
| Chipset Voltage | no | no | +0.1/0.2/0.3V | no |
| AGP Voltage | 1.5 - 1.7/0.1V | no | 1.5-1.8/0.1 V | 1.5 - 1.65 / 0.5 V |
| Informazioni aggiuntive | ||||
| Model Variations | Bundle GC-K8DPS+GC-SATA | |||
| Notes | ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2 | ASUS Wifi slot, ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2 | ||
| Add-On | ||||
| Included Motherboard Tools | BIOS Update Software, Monitoring Software, Logo Software | BIOS Update Software, Overclocking Utility, Monitoring Utility(Core Center Pro) | EasyTune / GMC /... | BIOS Update Software, Monitoring Software, Logo Software |
| Included Software | PCCillin Anti Virus 2002, InterVideo WinDVD Suite | no | Norton Internet security | |
| Cables | 3 UltraATA, 2 SATA. 1 Floppy | 2 UltraATA,2 SATA | 2 SATA,4PATA,1FDD | PCCillin Anti Virus 2002, InterVideo WinDVD Suite |
| Additional Add-Ons | SATA power cable 1394 bracket USB bracket SPDIF bracket (optical/composite) |
1 power cable | 3 UltraATA, 2 SATA, 1 Floppy SATA power cable 1394 bracket USB bracket SPDIF bracket (optical/composite) |
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