This is Epox´s mid range AMD AM2 SLI solution.
First Look
Box: Yet another Epox motherboard box.
Bundle: A pair or two of extra SATA cables would have been nice.
Layout seems ok, nothing too fancy. The memory slots seem just too close to the CPU socket, at least some space between slots would also helped, to keep a nice airflow between them.
3 PCI, 2 PCI-e 16x/8x, 2 PCI-e 1x, 6 SATA2 (MCP55), 2 SATA2 (JMicron JMB363)
Onboard debug LED and reset/power botons. Candy for overclockers and reviewers.
SPDIF, Coaxial, PS/2, dual GBE.
No UV no Fun?
BIOS
Test Platform
Hardware
* AMD Athlon64 X2 4000+ AM2
* AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ AM2 (Overclock)
* Corsair XMS2-8500 DDR2 2x512Mb
* Epox MF570SLI
* Asus M2N32-SLI
* GeForce 7800GTX
* Western Digital Caviar 80Gb
* Antec TrueControl 2.0
Software
* Windows XP Pro SP2
* NVIDIA Forceware 84.21
* nForce MC55 - Cinebench
* 3DMark03
* 3DMark05
* 3DMark06
* SuperPi mod 1.4
* Sciencemark 2.0
* Quake 4 1.05 SMP
* The Elders Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* Battlefield 2
System Benchmarks
Graphic Benchmarks
Overclocking
4000+ stock cooling
4600+ stock cooling
Conclusion
Really nice board, although no legacy ports. A couple of extra SATA cables would have done the trick. The BIOS temperature sensors are not calibrated. But overall is a really nice board, plenty of RAM timings, nice price tag and performs like high end boards, at least in single card configurations.
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Originally Posted by T_M
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