Tabella riassuntiva delle caratteristiche
| Manufacturer | Shuttle | Chaintech | Asus | MSI |
| Internet Website | www.shuttle.com | www.chaintech.com.tw | www.asus.com | www.msi.com.tw |
| Modell | AN50R | ZNF3-150 | K8V Deluxe | K8T Neo (MS-6702) |
| Revision | 1.2 | 1.0 | Rev. 1.12 | 1.0 |
| BIOS Version | AN50S00U (10/03/2003) | 29a30 (10/29/2003) | 1003 BETA 017 (10/24/2003) | 1.1 BETA 4 |
| Dimensions | 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm | 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm | 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm | 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm |
| Chipset | ||||
| CPU Support | AMD Athlon 64 | Athlon 64 | AMD Athlon64 | Athlon 64 (Socket 754) |
| CPU Clock (2200/ 2000 MHz) | 1994.4 MHz | 2020.1 MHz | 2000.0 MHz (0.0%) | 2000.0 MHz (0.0%) |
| FSB Clock (200 MHz) | 199.4 MHz | 202.0 MHz | 200.0 MHz (0.0%) | 200.0 MHz (0.0%) |
| Northbridge | nVIDIA nForce3 150 | nVIDIA nForce3 150 | VIA K8T800 | VIA K8T800 |
| Southbridge | nVIDIA nForce3 150 | nVIDIA nForce3 150 | VIA VT8237 | VIA VT8237 |
| Memory | ||||
| Memory Type | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM |
| Memory Speed(s) | DDR200 DDR400 | DDR333 DDR400 | DDR400 | DDR400 |
| Memory Modes | Single Channel | Single Channel | Single Channel | Single Channel |
| Memory Timings | 2.0 3-2-6 (SPD) | 2.0 3-2-6 (SPD) | 2.0 3-2-6 (SPD) | 2.0 3-2-6 (SPD) |
| Memory Slots | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maximum RAM | 3 GB | 2 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| ECC/Registered Memory | no/no | no/no | yes/no | no/no |
| System Components | ||||
| Piezo PC Speaker | no | yes | no | no |
| AGP Card Lock | yes | no | yes | no |
| Northbridge Fan | no | no | no | no |
| FAN Headers | CPU, System (2x) | CPU, System (2x), RadEX Fan | CPU, System, Power (3x) | CPU, NB, System x2 |
| Voltage Regulators | 3-Phase | 4-Phase | 3-Phase | 2-Phase, up to 60 Amp. |
| I/O Components | ||||
| Mass Storage Controller | NVIDIA nForce3 150 | nForce3 150 | VIA VT8237 | VIA VT8237 |
| Storage Ports | 2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150 | 2x UltraATA/133 | 2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150 | 2x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150 |
| Secondary Mass Storage Controller | Silicon Image Sil3112A | Silicon Image Sil3114 | Promise PDC20378 | Promise 20378 |
| Secondary Storage Ports | 2x SATA-150 | 4x SATA-150 | 2x SATA-150. 1x UltraATA/133 | 1x UltraATA/133, 2x SATA-150 |
| RAID Support | RAID Mode 0, 1 | RAID Mode 0, 1,5, 10 | Raid Mode 0, 1, 0+1 | RAID Mode 0, 1, 0+1 |
| Floppy Controller | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Primary Network Controller | Intel 82540EM, 1000 Mbit/s | Broadcom BCM5705, 1000 Mbit/s | 3COM Marvel 940, 1000 Mbit/s | Realtek 8110S, 1000 Mbit/s |
| Secondary Network Controller | Realtek 8201BL, 100 Mbit/s | no | no | no |
| Parallel/Serial | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| USB Ports (integrated/additional) | 4/2 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Firewire | VIA VT6306 (3 ports) | VIA VT6306 (3 ports) | VIA VT6307 (2 ports) | VIA 6307 (2 ports) |
| Game Port | no | no | no | no |
| IR Connector | yes | no | no | yes |
| Interfaces | ||||
| PCI Slots | 5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 |
| PCI-X/PCI Express | no/no | no/no | no | no/no |
| AGP | AGP 3.0 (8X) | AGP 3.0 (8X) | AGP 3.0 (8x) | AGP 3.0 (8X) |
| ACR/AMR/CNR | no/no/no | CMR (Chaintech Multimedia Card) | no | no/no/no |
| Features | ||||
| Sensor | no | no | no | yes |
| Temperature Monitoring | CPU, System | CPU, System | CPU, System | CPU, NB, System |
| Fan Monitoring | CPU, Chassis | CPU, Northbridge, Chassis | CPU, Chassis, PowerSupply | CPU, Northbridge, Chassis |
| Smart/ Manual Fan Control | no | no | yes | yes |
| Voltage Monitoring | yes | CPU, Chipset, DIMM, AGP | CPU, DIMM, AGP | CPU, Chipset, DIMM, AGP |
| Power-Up on... | Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem | Schedule, Keyboard, Mouse, LAN, Modem, USB | Keyboard, LAN, Modem | Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem |
| Power-Up after Power Loss | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| further | - | BIOS Update | InstantMusic, BIOS LiveUpdate, PC Probe | CoreCell chip, D.O.T, LiveUpdate3, Meta I/O |
| On-Board Audio | ||||
| Type | AC97 2.2 | PCI | AC97 | AC97 |
| Chip | Realtek ALC650 | VIA NV24PT | ADI 1980 | Realtek ALC655 |
| Surround Support | 6 Channel | 7.1 Channel | 6 channel | 6 Channel |
| yesckets | Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, SPDIF-Out | Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, Bass/Center, Surround | Line-In, Line-Out, Mic, SPDIF (opt./comp.) | Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (center & subwoofer ch.), Line-Out (rear ch.), SPDIF coaxial output, SPDIF optical output |
| Connectors | CD-In, AUX-In, SPDIF-In | CD-In, AUX-In | CD-In, AUX-In | CD-In |
| BIOS Details | ||||
| Type | Award/ Phoenix | Award/ Phoenix | AMI | AMI |
| Version/ Date | AN50S00U | BIOS Check Sum or Date code | 2003 | A07 |
| Update via | DOS, Windows | DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows | DOS, BIOS, Windows, Internet | DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows |
| Special Features | LiveUpdate3, Cool'n'Quiet (via BIOS update) | |||
| Configuration | ||||
| Setup via | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS, Windows (CoreCenter) |
| FSB Frequency Range/Steps | 200 - 280 MHz/1 MHz | 200 - 400 MHz/1 MHz | 200 - 300 MHz/1 MHz | 190 - 280 MHz/1 MHz |
| Memory Frequencies | 100/ 133/ 166/ 200 MHz | 266/ 333/ 400 MHz | no | 200/ 266/ 300/ 333/ 400 MHz |
| Asynchronous Memory Clock | yes | yes | auto | no |
| AGP Clock | 66 - 100 MHz/1 MHz | auto | auto | auto |
| CPU Voltage | 0.800-1.700/0.05 V | 1.45-1.55/0.025, 1.55-1.7/0.05 | + 150 mV | 1.50-1.67/ 0.02 V |
| Memory Voltage | 2.7-2.9/ 0.1 V | 2.6-2.9/ 0.1V | 2.5-2.6/ 0.1 V | 2.55-2.85/ 0.05 V |
| Chipset Voltage | 1.70-1.90/ 0.1 V | 1.6-1.9/ 0.1V | 2.5-2.6/ 0.1 V | no |
| AGP Voltage | 1.60-1.80/ 0.1 V | 1.6-2.2/ 0.1V | 1.5-1.7/ 0.1 V | 1.55-1.85/ 0.05 V |
| Additional Information | ||||
| Model Variations | K8V Deluxe + Wifi@Home bundle | |||
| Notes | Bundled with CBOX3 ( front panel with 6-in-1 card readers, Audio/1394/USB ports, 80 port display), 3 color exchangeable panels (Black/White/Silver),Round cables x3, Thermal paste, 4-in-1 screwdriver | ASUS Wifi slot, ASUS QFan control, ASUS EZFlash, ASUS MyLogo2 | ||
| Add-Ons | ||||
| Included Motherboard Tools | AWDFlash, WinFlash | BIOS Update Software, Monitoring Utility | BIOS Update Software, Monitoring Software, Logo Software | LiveUpdate3, CoreCenter, |
| Included Software | no | AntiVirus 2003, Promagic, ImageIt | PCCillin Anti Virus 2002, InterVideo WinDVD Suite | PC Cillin 2003 |
| Cables | 2 UltraATA, 2 SATA, USB, IEEE1394 | 2 UltraATA, 4 SATA, 1 Floppy, 4 SATA Power Cable | 3 UltraATA, 2 SATA, 1 Floppy | 2 UltraATA Round Cable, 2 SATA Cable, 1 SATA power cord |
| Additional Add-Ons | SATA power cable, 1394 bracket, USB bracket, SPDIF bracket (optical/composite) | Meta I/O: 5 audio yesckets for truly 5.1 channel audio support, suppor t SPDIF coaxail and optical output both, support IEEE1394 6 pin and 4 pin (I-Link) | ||