ASUS Striker II NSE Republic of Gamers Series - motherboard - ATX - nForce 790i SLI

Description: The Asus Striker II NSE Republic of Gamers Series is a nVidia nForce 790i SLI-based, PC motherboard.Compared to other PC boards on the market, it is relatively expensive at around $370.This motherboard supports Celeron, Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Core 2 processors that use the LGA775 interface.

Pros: Is built around a nVidia nForce 790i SLI-based chipset, which is somewhat more robust than some similarly priced boards.Also, this board has six Hi-Speed USB and one IEEE 1394 (FireWire) optional connectors, which is considerably more favorable than some similarly priced boards.Supports up to 8GB of RAM, which is ideal for memory intensive tasks such as digital video editing or file transfer.In addition you can take advantage of the onboard Firewire (IEEE 1394) to quickly transfer data to and from A/V devices such as MP3 players and camcorders.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: For those who want to replace or upgrade their existing motherboard.

Value: In general, this board's features are as expected for this price.

Suggestions: (1) Be sure that you are using a LGA775-compatible processor with this motherboard.(2) If you want to take full advantage of the on-board SATA controller, you will want to consider a hard drive upgrade.Existing IDE hard drives will run on the ATA-133 bus.(3) For motherboard add-ons, check out the storage and components section of CNET's website.

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• Manufacturer: Asus
• Part Number: STRIKER II NSE

• General

• Product type (AE) Motherboard
• Form factor ATX
• Width 12 in
• Depth 9.6 in
• Compatible Processors Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Celeron 400 sequence, Pentium Extreme Edition
• 64-bit Processor Compatibility Yes
• Mainboard processor socket LGA775 Socket
• Mainboard / Multi-Core Support Dual-Core / Quad-core
• Chipset Type NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI
• Data bus speed 1600 MHz
• BIOS type Award
• Storage key information ATA-133, eSATA port, Serial ATA-300 (RAID)
• Power connectors 8-pin ATX12V connector, 24-pin main power connector

• Processor

• Installed Qty (Max Supported) 0 ( 1 )

• Memory

• Cache Memory Type None
• Supported RAM Technology DDR3 SDRAM
• Supported RAM Integrity Check Non-ECC
• RAM Installed ( Max ) 0 MB / 8 GB (max)
• Supported RAM Speed PC3-6400, PC3-10666, PC3-12800
• RAM Features Unbuffered, Dual channel memory architecture

• Audio

• Audio Output Sound card
• Signal processor SupremeFX II
• Audio codec AD1988B
• Sound Output Mode 7.1 channel surround
• Audio output compliant standards High Definition Audio

• Telecom / Networking

• Modem None
• Networking Network adapter - Ethernet, - Fast Ethernet, - Gigabit Ethernet

• Features

• BIOS Features ASUS MyLogo3, BIOS Wallpaper, ASUS EZ Flash 2, DMI 2.0 support, WfM 2.0 support, ACPI 2.0a support, ASUS O.C. Profile, Multilingual BIOS, SMBIOS 2.4 support
• Sleep / Wake Up Wake on LAN (WOL), Wake on ring (WOR)
• Hardware Features LCD Poster, ASUS COP EX, 2-Phase DDR3, ASUS AI NET2, ASUS Q-Fan 2, Stack Cool 2, ASUS AI Gear 3, CrashFree BIOS, ASUS Q-Fan Plus, Voltiminder LED, ASUS Q-Connector, ASUS CPU Level Up, ASUS Noise Filter, ASUS Extreme Tweaker, ASUS Fusion Block System, ASUS Loadline Calibration, Chassis intrusion detection, C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall), ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit), NVIDIA 3-way SLI Technology Support, ASUS AI NOS (Non-delay Overclocking System)

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 Processor - LGA775 Socket, 4 Memory - DIMM 240-pin, 2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 ( SLI: full x16, x16 mode ), 1 PCI Express x16, 2 PCI Express x1, 2 PCI
• Storage Interfaces ATA-133 - connector(s): 1 x 40pin IDC - 2 device(s), Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - 6 device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 0+1 / RAID 5 / JBOD, JMicron JMB363 : Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin external SATA - 2 device(s)
• Interfaces 1 x Storage - Floppy interface - 34 pin IDC, 1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire, 2 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 6 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - RCA, 1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-out (center/subwoofer) - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-out (rear) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-out (side surround) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
• Additional connectors (optional) 6 x Hi-Speed USB, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)

• Miscellaneous

• Software Included ASUS AI Suite, ASUS AI Booster, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS PC Probe 2, ASUS Live Update, Drivers & utilities, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced Edition
• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Compliant Standards RoHS, Plug and Play

• Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & support type 3 years warranty
• Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years

Asus

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.asus.com/
• Address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA. 94538
• Phone: +1-510-739-3777
• Email: tmd1@asus.com
• Fax: +1-510-608-4555