Foxconn N68S7AA-8EKRS2H
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Foxconn N68S7AA-8EKRS2H


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Overall rating 8/10

Foxconn is the latest manufacturer to launch an nForce 680i SLI motherboard into the market and it does aim high. The N68S7AA-8EKRS2H proves to be a well-rounded motherboard with good performance, solid engineering and a unique design.

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Product Specification

Processor Support and Chipset Type
  • Supports 90nm/65nm LGA775 processor package
  • Supports Intel Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Extreme
  • Supports Intel Pentium D / Pentium Processor Extreme Edition
  • Supports Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
  • NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP
  • 400 - 1333MHz front side bus
  • NVIDIA DualDDR2 Memory Controller
  • 18 PCI Express lanes
  • One link at x16 for graphics card (SLI capable)
  • Two PCIe x1 lanes
  • NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCP
  • 28 PCI Express lanes
  • One link at x16 for graphics card (SLI capable)
  • One PCIe x8
  • Four PCIe x1 lanes
  • Supports up to ten USB 2.0 ports
  • Supports six SATA 3.0Gbps ports
  • Dual-channel Ultra ATA-133 IDE controller
  • Supports up to five PCI slots
Memory
  • NVIDIA DualDDR2 architecture
  • 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support max. 8GB DDR2-400 to DDR2-1400 non-ECC memory
  • Slot independant dual-channel mode
  • NVIDIA QuickSync
  • Fourth Generation DASP
  • Support Enhanced Performance Profile (EPP) SLI Memory
Storage
  • NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCP
  • 2 x Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)
  • 6 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
  • NVIDIA MediaShield Technology
  • Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, JBOD
  • Supports RAID Morphing
  • Supports eSATA
  • JMicron JMB360 SATA Controller
  • 1 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
  • Supports eSATA
  • Supports AHCI, NCQ
Audio
  • Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia)
  • Realtek ALC888 8-channel HD Audio CODEC
  • Optical and Coaxial S/PDIF
Networking
  • 2 x NVIDIA Gigabit LAN co-supported by Marvell 88E1116 PHY chip (Transceiver)
  • DualNET (TCP/IP Acceleration, Teaming)
  • FirstPacket Technology
FireWire (IEEE 1394)
  • VIA VT6308P FireWire controller
  • 2 x 1394a ports @ 400 Mbps speed
Rear I/O
  • 1 x Floppy connector
  • 1 x Ultra ATA IDE connectors
  • 7 x SATA connectors (6 x onboard, 1 x eSATA)
  • 10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x rear, 4 x bracket, 2 x header)
  • 2 x FireWire-400 ports (1 x rear, 2 x bracket)
  • 2 x RJ45 LAN ports
  • Optical and coaxial S/PDIF port
  • 8-Channel Audio I/O ports
  • 1 x 9-pin serial port bracket
  • 1 x Parallel port
  • 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
  • 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
Other Features
  • Foxconn FoxOne Technology
  • SuperRecovery, SuperBoot, SuperBIOS-Protect, SuperStep, SuperLogo, SuperUpdate, SuperSpeed
  • All solid capacitors
Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.4cm)