8RGA+ Details
Specifications
• Socket A for AMD Athlon™, Duron™, Athlon™ XP CPU. Supports 266/333 FSB
• NVIDIA Nforce2 IGP Chipset + NVIDIA Nforce2 MCP-T
• 1 Floppy drive controller - 1 parallel port
• 1 serial port and Game port by included back panel cable
• 6 PCI slots - 1 AGP (AGP 8X)
• 2 x E/IDE Ultra DMA/133, 4 drives max.
• 3 x DDR SDRAM PC3200, 3GB max. 128Bit Dual Channel supported
• 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 extra by optional USB back-panel cable
• Realtek ALC650 6-channel full-duplex integrated sound, with NForce Dolby level decode
• Onboard LAN 10/100 Mbit
• 2 ports IEEE 1394 (firewire™)
• Standard ATX format
As with the 8RDA+ the 8RGA+ does not really come with any bells and whistles. This makes the board look rather bare and un-cluttered when compared to some of its competition.
We have been informed that the only reason the southbridge will get warm is that within the MCP-T is the DSP which does the onboard sound.
The Northbridge heatsink remains the same. Although it is a very capable cooler with the voltage now adjustable more cooling will be needed to keep the Northbridge operating effectively. EPoX have been very sensible in maintain passive cooling as it ensures that the board can be run silently and overclockers can easily add a 40mm cooling fan without creating any physical damage. - A good all round solution.
