XFX nForce 610i DDR2 /800 775

A brilliant combination of a 7 Series GPU and a 6 Series Motherboard, this motherboard supports up to 1066MHz FSB, 4 GB of DDR2-667 memory, and all Intel Socket 775, including Intel Core2 Quad Processors. This Vista®-ready motherboard also delivers premium 8-channel high definition audio.

Technical Details

·        Intel Socket 775 Processors

·        NVIDIA® nForce 610i MCP

·        1066MHz FSB

·        (2) 240-pin DDR2-667 up to 4 GB (Single Channel)

·        PCI Express x 16

·        (4) onboard SATA II ports

·        Gigabit Ethernet Port (10/100/1000 Mbit/sec)

·        (8) USB 2.0 ports

·        True x16 PCI Express Suppprt

·        NVIDIA® RAID and MediaShieldTM Technology

·        Integrated Audio

·        500MHz Core Clock

·        Support up to 256MB DDR2 Memory

·        NVIDIA® CineFXTM 3.0 Engine

·        NVIDIA® nViewTM Multi-Display Technology

·        NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance ControlTM 3.0 Technology

·        DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support

·        OpenGL® 1.5 Optimization and Support

·        VGA port

Specifications

• Socket : Socket type supported  775
• CPU Type : CPU type supported  Intel 
• Hybrid Power  : N/A   
• Hybrid SLI : N/A 

NVIDIA Control Panel

NVIDIA Control Panel allows you to take full advantage of ESA. Easily adjust PC characteristics for maximum performance. Features NVIDIA System Monitor, so you can seamlessly monitor characteristics in an intuitive and customizable 3D environment.  √ 

NVIDIA System Monitor

A new 3D application for seamless monitoring of PC component characteristics. Its unique and intuitive architecture is the ultimate foundation for delivering optimized system, thermal, and acoustic performance of your NVIDIA nForce based PC and ESA certified components.  - 

NVIDIA nTune

Now with access to more settings from this Windows-based utility, the NVIDIA nTune performance manager allows automatic tuning for optimal performance. Once configured and customized, nTune automatically chooses the right system settings for the application that is being run based on your saved profiles and personal rules.  √ 

NV BIOS

NV BIOS delivers easy-to-use tuning to let you have full control over your hardware including processor voltage tables and memory drive strengths.  √ 

Multiple Disk Setup

Through a simple wizard-based interface, you can effortlessly set up your drives for better data protection, faster disk access, or maximum storage capacity. MediaShield automatically selects RAID 0, 1, 0+1 or 5 configuration according to your needs. Advanced users can access RAID options directly.  √ 

DiskAlert System

In the event of a disk failure, MediaShield users see a real-time image of the motherboard that highlights which hard drive has failed, making it easier to identify, replace, and recover.  √ 

NVIDIA MediaShieldTM RAID

Suite of features that safeguards your most important digital media assets; always reliable, scalable, and accessible. Includes support for RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 configurations and up to six SATA 3Gb/s drives.  √ 

Bootable Multidisk Array

MediaShield storage fully supports the use of multi-disk array for loading the operating system at power-up.  √ 

Native Gigabit Ethernet Connection

The industry's fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.  1 

NVIDIA FirstPacketTM Technology

Be the 'King of Ping' with NVIDIA FirstPacket technology. Get the crystal-clear phone conversations and online gaming performance you expect. NVIDIA FirstPacket technology assures your game data, VoIP conversations, and large file transfers are delivered according to preferences set by you in an intuitive wizard.  - 

TCP/IP Acceleration

Delivers the highest system performance by offloading CPU-intensive packet filtering tasks in hardware, providing users with a PC networking environment that is faster.  - 

Chipset

Generation of NVIDIA nForce MCP included on this motherboard.  610i, 610I 

FSB (MHz)

Through overclocking, the nForce 600i series can deliver FSB speeds well beyond specification. The front side bus (FSB) in the nForce 600i series is specified to run at 1333MHz to support existing and future FSB speeds. Through overclocking, however, the nForce 600i series can deliver FSB speeds well beyond specification*. Get the headroom today for overclocking and/or future FSB speeds.  1066 

Memory Type

·        Type of memory supported by this motherboard.  DDR2 

·        Memory Speed (MHz) : N/A  667 MHz 

·        Memory Max : Maximum GB of total memory supported by this motherboard.  4 GB 

Memory Slots

·        Number of memoryexpansion slots available onboard.  2 

USB Ports

·        Number ofUSB ports supported on ATX  4 

·        Onboard USB (Expansion) : N/A  4 - 6 

·        Firewire Ports : N/A  N/A 

·        Onboard Firewire (Expansion) : N/A  N/A 

·        eSATA : N/A  N/A 

SATA

Combine up to 12 SATA drives into 2-4 volumes for bigger, faster RAID. More drives mean more configuration options such as 2x RAID 0 for boot partition, 2x RAID 0 for enhanced gaming, 4x RAID 5 for multimedia applications, and 4x RAID5 for media data storage. Take advantage of the latest SATA 3Gb/s hard drives with full support for hot plugging and native and tagged command queuing which can provide higher disk performance in a multi-threaded environment by performing out-of-order disk accesses.  4 

SLI

NVIDIA SLI technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce SLI MCP.  N/A 

Native Gigabit Ethernet Connection

The industry's fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.  1 

ESA-Certified

Provides real-time and complete PC performance management. Tested by a comprehensive certification program for system compatibility and reliability, ESA-certified components and applications bring you unprecedented control to manage and tune thermal, electrical, acoustic and operating characteristics to maximize your PC’s performance.  - 

Audio Channels

High definition audio brings consumer electronics quality sound to the PC delivering high quality sound from multiple channels. Using HDA, systems can deliver 192kHz/32-bit quality for eight channels, supporting new audio formats.  8 

SPDIF-Out

Digital S/PDIF for access to the Dolby® Digital 5.1 real-time encoder  N/A 

SPDIF-In

Digital S/PDIF for access to the Dolby® Digital 5.1 real-time encoder  1 

Onboard GeForce Graphics : N/A  7050 

HDCP

Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays. Requires other HDCP-compatible components.  √ 

HDTV

Provides best-of-class high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) TV-out functionality with high-quality scaling support for resolutions up to 1024x768.  - 

Dual-Link

The dual link DVI pins effectively double the power of transmission and provide an increase of speed and signal quality. DVI dual link can display a resolution of 2560 x 1600 on a single screen.  - 

Dual Dual-Link

The dual link DVI pins effectively double the power of transmission and provide an increase of speed and signal quality. DVI dual link can display a resolution of 2560 x 1600 on two screens.  - 

VIVO

Video In Video Out is a graphics card port which enables some video cards to have bidirectional (input and output) video transfer through a Mini-DIN connector and a specialized splitter cable.  N/A 

VGA

Analog-based standard adopted in the late 1980s designed for CRT displays.  1 

S-Video

Included to allow the connection with DVD players, video recorders and video game consoles.  N/A 

HDMI

The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a compact audio/video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams.  N/A 

Vista Ready

NVIDIA nForce-based motherboards are perfect for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ when coupled with an NVIDIA GeForce® GPU and 512MB of system memory.  √ 

Vista Premium Ready

NVIDIA nForce-based motherboards are perfect for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ when coupled with an NVIDIA GeForce® GPU and 512MB of system memory.  √ 

RoHS

The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment".  This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants. 

2-Way SLI Bridge

SLI Bridge connector capable of linking two SLI compatible GeForce graphics cards.  N/A 

3-Way SLI Bridge

SLI Bridge connector capable of linking three SLI compatible GeForce graphics cards.  N/A