Bundle and Test Setup
K8 Combo-Z Bundle
The bundle for the K8 is pretty sparse: SATA cable and power adapter, ATA133 cable, floppy cable, I/O shield, software CD, and a manual.
There is supposed to be a little tool included in the box that helps move those rows of jumpers, but the box we were given did not have one. You can fashion a similar tool out of a paper clip.
Test Setup
The following systems are used in this review to compare performance and features. Keep in mind that the graphics, chipset, and CPU all change from system to system. So comparing the NF4 SLI to the ASRock may not be as straight forward because they have different video cards and CPU.
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AMD Socket 754 Test System Setup | |
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CPU |
Athlon 64 3200+ (2.0 GHz) |
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Motherboards (Chipsets) |
ABIT KV8 Pro (VIA K8T800 Pro) |
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Power Supply |
Antec 430 Watt TruePower |
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Memory |
2x512MB Corsair CMX512 PC3500 |
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Hard Drive |
Western Digital 120GB WD1200 SATA |
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Sound Card |
Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS |
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Video Card |
Asus Radeon 9800XT 256MB |
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Video Drivers |
ATI Catalyst 5.4 |
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DirectX Version |
DX 9.0c |
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Operating System |
Windows XP w/ Service Pack 1 |
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AMD Socket 939 Test System Setup | |
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CPU |
Athlon 64 FX-53 (2.4 GHz) |
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Motherboards (Chipsets) |
EPoX EP-9NPA+SLI (nForce 4 SLI) |
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Power Supply |
Antec 430 Watt TruePower |
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Memory |
2x512MB Corsair CMX512 PC3500 |
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Hard Drive |
Western Digital 120GB WD1200 SATA |
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Sound Card |
Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS |
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Video Card |
Asus Radeon 9800XT 256MB |
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Video Drivers |
ATI Catalyst 5.4 |
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DirectX Version |
DX 9.0c |
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Operating System |
Windows XP w/ Service Pack 1 |
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Intel LGA775 Test System Setup | |
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CPU |
Intel Pentium 4 560E (3.6 GHz) |
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Motherboard (Chipset) |
ABIT AG8 (Intel 915P) |
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Power Supply |
Antec 430 Watt TruePower |
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Memory |
2x512MB Corsair CMX512 PC3500 |
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Hard Drive |
Western Digital 120GB WD1200 SATA |
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Sound Card |
Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS |
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Video Card |
ABIT Radeon X700 Pro 128MB |
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Video Drivers |
ATI Catalyst 5.4 |
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DirectX Version |
DX 9.0c |
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Operating System |
Windows XP w/ Service Pack 1 |
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