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Asus A8V revision 2.0: Exploring Max HTT Adventure

BOX AND ACCESSOIRES




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Looking at the box, I remember the Cebit '08 convention where almost everything was about green computing and efficient use of electricity. The list of accessories that come with this motherboard is not extremely extensive, but without any doubt, you receive everything you need to get a basic desktop computer started.

Below you’ll find a list of everything inside the package.

1 x Support DVD

MOTHERBOARD




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The brownish PCB colour already tells you exactly what you need to know about this board: it's meant for daily usage and not for gamers or enthusiasts. This mainstream motherboard is what you’d expect it to be: complete with all necessary features, but not that much extra. I can appreciate the third x16 PCIe lane, but sadly enough it's misplaced to be really useful for a CrossFire-X configuration with three high-end (dual slot) video cards. More importantly is probably the choice for a 4-pin 12V power connector instead of the more common 8-pin connector. Especially since the Phenom-II's are quite good for overclocking purposes, I wonder if this will have any effect on the overclockability.

Underneath a list of all features: