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Asus A8R-MVP Xpress 200 CrossFire Edition Review

A8R-MVP Motherboard (Athlon X2/ Athlon 64/ Sempron, Socket 939, Radeon Xpress 200 Crossfire, ATX, 4GB DDR, 1GHz Bus)
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Author: Ryan Shrout

Date: December 1, 2005

Subject: Motherboards

Manufacturer: Asus

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Introduction and Specifications

Introduction

Asus continues to be on the forefront of technology when it comes to motherboards and their latest offering, the A8R-MVP is a prime example. The board is based on the ATI XPress 200 CrossFire Edition north bridge chipset, previewed back in May and finally launched in September. Since the release of the chipset, the only board available (though in limited quantities) has been the DFI RDX200 CF-DR. Since there are so few CrossFire video cards available, the demand for boards based on this chipset has been pretty dismal, but when the X1000 series of Master cards finally emerges, boards like the A8R-MVP will be flying off the shelves.

Specifications (from Asus.com)

CPU	Socket 939 for AMD^Â® Athlon^™ 64 FX/ Athlon 64 X2/ Athlon 64/ Sempron AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology AMD HyperTransport Technology
Chipset	ATI Radeon^Â® Xpress 200 CrossFire^™
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 for discrete graphics card 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
CrossFire	Support ATI CrossFire graphics cards (both at x8 mode)
Storage/RAID	ULi M1575 South Bridge: â€§2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33 â€§4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5, and JBOD support
Audio	ADI AD1986A SoundMAX 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out on back I/O port
LAN	Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN Controller, featuring AI NET2
IEEE 1394a	TI 1394 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports
USB	Max. 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
Overclocking Features	ASUS PEG Link AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) Precision Tweaker: - vDIMM: 8-step DRAM voltage control - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.025 increment - SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): allowing FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features	ASUS MyLogo CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x IEEE1394a 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x 6-Channel High Definition Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
Internal I/O Connectors	2 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports 1 x IEEE1394a connectors 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connector 2 x IDE connector 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x GAME/MIDI connector CPU/ Chassis/ Power FAN connectors 4-pin ASUS EZ Plug connector 24-pin ATX Power connector 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector Chassis Intrusion CD/ AUX audio in connector Front panel High Definition Audio connector System panel connector
BIOS	4Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, 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 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Accessories	User's manual 2 x Serial ATA cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable (For two devices) 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x MVP-Switch card 1 x IEEE1394 port module 1 x 2-port USB2.0 / Game module IDE cable FDD cable I/O shield
Board Size / Form Factor	ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.5cm)

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Asus A8R-MVP Xpress 200 CrossFire Edition Review

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