The Revolutionary Gaming Platform-GA-K8NXP-SLI-GIGABYTE 8Σ series motherboard for AMD Socket 939 Athlon64 FX/ 64
Nov 22, 2004
Taipei, Taiwan, November 19, 2004

With the launch of NVIDIA nForce4 family chipset, GIGABYTE Technology unveils its High Performance SLI (Scalable Link Interface) solution - GA-K8NXP-SLI. The GA-K8NXP-SLI belongs to the 8Σ family of High Performance motherboards, delivering revolutionary technology like SLI, PCI Express Graphics interface, Serial ATA II, NV firewall, and powerful AMD Athlon64FX/ 64 processor support. This platform offers superior performance and functionality to satisfy even the most demanding power user. Revolutionary Gaming Platform

Delivering unprecedented graphics performance and enhanced stability, the latest 8Σ GA-K8NXP-SLI is definitely the way to go for gamers, PC geeks and consumers alike! The 8Σ represents 8 innovative and beneficial technologies that include Processor, SLI, Memory, Dual Power System, Storage, Security, Networking, and Shieldware.

ΣProcessorThe leading-edge performance and unparallel technology of the 8th generation AMD AthlonTM64 series processor has built its strength on the well-known AMD64 framework which consisted of 64-bit computing platform, HyperTransport Technology, and integrated memory controller. With improved 1 GHz HyperTransport interface and dual channel DDR400, the innovative processor design ensures superior performance on mission critical business applications.

ΣSLI(Scalable Link Interface) Multi-GPU SupportNVIDIA nForce4 SLI offer blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI Express™ graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express™ bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the NVIDIA nForce4 chipset. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. NVIDIA SLI is the best solution for driving Multi GPU system performance to experience earth-shattering game play.
ΣMemoryAMD Athlon64FX/ 64 achieves the milestone for desktop computing with the CPU-integrated memory controller. This platform supports dual channel DDR400 memory architecture with high bandwidth of up to 6.4GB/s and shorter memory accessing latency thus delivering the greatest memory performance. ΣD.P.SAlong with enhanced performance is additional system stability with the GIGABYTE Dual Power System (D.P.S.). D.P.S. is a revolutionary six-phase power circuit designed to withstand varying electrical current levels, ensuring future processor upgrades. This design ensures a more secure and stable platform than ever before.ΣNetworkingFor improved networking, Dual Gigabit LAN provides simultaneous WAN and LAN connection at a blazing fast speed of up to 1,000 Mbps. The addition of 802.11g wireless LAN solution provides a more flexible networking connection.ΣStorageThis platform supports reliable storage solution for enhanced data protection and data accessing performance. Serial ATA II is firstly introduced in this platform to provide blazingly 3Gb/s bus bandwidth thus higher disk performance. The NVIDIA RAID allows multi-disk designs to be set up as RAID 0,1,0+1 based on users' priority of protection/ performance. This NVIDIA RAID function makes the RAID even more accessible by introducing the innovative windows-based facility.ΣSecurityThe combination of NV Firewall & Norton Internet Security delivers complete solution for system security in the thriving networking environment. This overall package provides the solid protection against hackers, viruses, and privacy infringements without scarifying system performance. Utilizing ActiveArmor hardware engine, the NVIDIA firewall fully protects the system from intruders while delivers the highest system performance.ΣShieldWareSeveral unique software features focused on making computing both simple and safe. It includes Download Center for on-line driver installation, M.I.T., S.O.S., M.I.B.2, EasyTune5 for overclocking, and Xpress Recovery for safe recovery and backups.

GA-K8NXP-SLI Main Specification
  1. Supports AMD Athlon64 FX/ 64 Processor (Socket 939)
  2. NVIDIA nForce4 SLI chipset
  3. 2* PCI-ExpressX16 slot
  4. 2* PCI-Express slot, 2* PCI slot
  5. Dual channel DDR400 with 4 DIMMs, support up to 4GB memory
  6. K8 Universal-plus Dual Power System (K8 Universal-plus DPS)
  7. Dual Gigabit LAN
  8. 4* Serial ATA II (nFrce4 Ultra)
  9. 4* Serial ATA (Silicon Image 3114)
  10. 2* Parallel ATA
  11. 3* IEEE1394b ports (T.I. solution)
  12. 10* USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  13. 8-channel AC97 audio
  14. DualBIOS™
  15. Xpress™ Installation, Xpress™ Recovery, Smart FAN, EasyTune™5
  16. Bundle GN-WPKG, 802.11g wireless LAN solution
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