ASUS M2N32-SLI & Epox MF570SLI: AM2 Wunderkinder
by Wesley Fink on June 28, 2006 5:10 AM EST- Posted in
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Network, USB, Firewire & Disk Controller Performance
Both the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and the Epox MF570SLI are based on the same IO chip - the new nForce 590 MPP. It is called the nForce 570 in mainstream applications and some super high-end 590 features are not available, but the core IO functions are exactly the same. Since both boards use the already-tested nForce 500 chipsets, we did not repeat Network, USB, or Disk Controller performance.
For more information on the performance of nForce 500 IO, compared to other chipsets, please refer to the comparison graphs in NVIDIA nForce 500: Biostar and MSI Aim for the Gold and the chipset launch review nForce 500: nForce4 on Steroids?
In Part 4 retail ATI RD580 AM2/SB600 motherboard(s) will be reviewed. Network, USB, Firewire & Disk Controller Performance will be compared between the ATI and NVIDIA chipsets and will be reported in that final installment of the AM2 Motherboard Roundup.
Both the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and the Epox MF570SLI are based on the same IO chip - the new nForce 590 MPP. It is called the nForce 570 in mainstream applications and some super high-end 590 features are not available, but the core IO functions are exactly the same. Since both boards use the already-tested nForce 500 chipsets, we did not repeat Network, USB, or Disk Controller performance.
For more information on the performance of nForce 500 IO, compared to other chipsets, please refer to the comparison graphs in NVIDIA nForce 500: Biostar and MSI Aim for the Gold and the chipset launch review nForce 500: nForce4 on Steroids?
In Part 4 retail ATI RD580 AM2/SB600 motherboard(s) will be reviewed. Network, USB, Firewire & Disk Controller Performance will be compared between the ATI and NVIDIA chipsets and will be reported in that final installment of the AM2 Motherboard Roundup.
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Wesley Fink - Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - link
Asus opted to design for PCI access. With SLI using dual-width video cards there are still two PCI slots available, but the single x4 PCIe is covered. With single-width cards in SLI 3 PCI and an x4 PCIe are available.MacGuffin - Thursday, June 29, 2006 - link
The picture of the motherboard on Newegg is different: the AT review shows a PCI slot above the black PCIe x16 slot...but the retail board at Newegg has a PCIe x1 slot. Except for that, everything else looks identical. Are there two versions of this board floating around? One with 3 PCI/1 PCIe x4 and the other with 2 PCI, 1 PCIe x4 and 1 PCIe x1?Wesley Fink - Thursday, June 29, 2006 - link
There are 2 versions of the board - with WiFi and without. The retail version we tested was WITH WiFi built in.