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DFI LANParty Venus nF4 SLI-DR Expert Motherboard
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: First Look Last Updated: March 7, 2006
Page: 3 of 4
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Main Specifications

The main specifications for DFI LANParty Venus nF4 SLI-DR Expert are:

  • Socket 939.
  • Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI (PCI Express x16, ATA-133)
  • Super I/O: ITE IT8712F
  • Parallel IDE: Two ATA-133 ports.
  • Serial IDE: Four SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset and four SATA-150 ports controlled by Silicon Image SiI3114 chip.
  • USB: Eight USB 2.0 ports, six soldered directly on the motherboard and two available through an I/O bracket (that doesn’t come with the motherboard).
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports controlled by VIA VT6307 chip, one soldered directly on the motherboard and the other available through an I/O bracket (that doesn’t come with the motherboard).
  • On-board Audio: Produced by the chipset together with the codec Realtek ALC850 (eight channels, 16-bit resolution, 100 dB signal-to-noise ratio), with coaxial SPDIF input and output.
  • On board Video: No.
  • On-board LAN: Yes, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, one controlled by the chipset together with Vitesse VSC8201RX chip, which makes the physical layer interface, and another controlled by Marvell 88E8001 chip.
  • Buzzer: Yes.
  • Power Supply: ATX12V v2.x (24-pin).
  • Slots: one PCI Express x16 slot, one PCI Express x1 slot, one PCI Express x4 slots and 3 PCI slots.
  • Memory: 4 DDR-DIMM sockets (up to 4 GB up to DDR400/PC3200).
  • Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: 1 CD.
  • Programs included: N/A.
  • Extra features: Sticker for the back panel, SLI bridge, power and reset switches on the motherboard and colored front panel connectors.
  • More Information: http://us.dfi.com.tw
  • Average price in the USA: We couldn’t find this motherboard being listed on North American price comparison websites on the day we published this review.
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