Introduction and Specifications

The Epox 9NPA+ Motherboard based on the nForce4 Ultra chipset looks to be a surprisingly good board from a manufacturer many thought were never going to be in the US again. See if maybe this board is going to be in your next upgrade.

Introduction

Epox sure has gone through a roller coaster ride over the last few years.  Back when Amdmb.com was first growing, Epox worked its way up to being known as one of the better enthusiast brands of motherboards by offering good overclocking features and high performance.  However, sometime last year, the US branch of Epox looked to be shutting down due to lack of sales.  Somebody somewhere decided to give the Epox brand another shot though, as the company has returned bringing new products to the US as well as sampling product to the media.  Hence, we have a review of the Epox 9NPA+ nForce4 Ultra motherboard.

Since now we will have to specify, this motherboard is based on the nForce4 Ultra chipset for the AMD platform, and utilizes the new PCI Express bus for graphics cards and expansion slots.  Here’s a quick look at the specification provided by Epox.

Specifications (from Epox.com)

Socket Type:

Socket 939

Chipset:

NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra

Processor:

AMD Athlon-64 and Athlon-64 FX

Memory:

4 x DDR SDRAM PC2700/PC3200 Dual Channel, 4GB max.

AGP/VGA Slot:

PCI-E x16 (no AGP)

PCI Slot:

3x PCI, 3x PCI-E x1

IDE:

2 x E/IDE Ultra DMA/133, 4 drives max.

SATA:

4 (SATA II, RAID 0, 1 Supported)

USB:

10 USB 2.0 Ports (onboard and header)

Firewire:

VIA VT6307 IEEE1394 Firewire interface

Network:

1 GbE LAN with Firewall (NV Active Armor)

Audio:

Realtek ALC850 selectable 2 or 8-CH audio CODEC with SPDIF

SPDIF:

Yes

BIOS:

Award/Phoenix BIOS v6.0

Power BIOS:

Yes

LED Debug:

P80P LED Debug Display

Size:

ATX (305mm x 245mm)

Accessories:

Round IDE Cable, Floppy Cable, SATA Data/Power Cable, Game Port, I/O Shield, CD Driver/Manual

Question:

Please email sales@epox.com for more detail spec information not listed

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