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Product:
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DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B Motherboard |
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Price:
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$248 (CAN) / $187 (U.S)
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Supplied By:
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Frogtuning
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Author:
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Mantis
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Date:
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March 7th, 2004
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The PC Transpo system is specifically designed to simplify the transportation of your case when attending LAN
events or travel. The PC Transpo is constructed from a high quality fabric material and features an optional
shoulder strap and a mesh compartment for CDs, keyboards, cables and mice. The rugged construction and metal
plate re-enforced areas allow for a strong assurance level when using the PC Transpo to haul your case. The
FrontX module is a 5.25" based device that facilitates bringing commonly used ports to the front of the case.
The included unit comes equipped with a 4 LED diagnostic, MIC and earphone jacks, IEEE 1394 and dual USB 2.0
tabs. All connections are designed to use the onboard headers of the DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B Motherboard
and can be easily re-arranged in any desired slot of the FrontX module according to users needs. These two
products are great additions and simplify common minor annoyances gamers encounter.
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The included documentation comes in the form of a full color quick installation diagram, multilingual user’s
manual and features booklet. A separate floppy diskette contains the necessary drivers for configuration of
the Silicon Image Sil3114 Serial ATA controller. Bundled software includes a copy of InterVideo’s WinCinema
WinDVD and WinRip programs. The motherboard utility CD contains USB, Audio, Chipset and RAID drivers along
with some mild documentation. Oddities such as a LanParty Sticker and case badge are included in a separate
bag. Out of the box, my initial impressions of the DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B motherboard were extremely positive.
Based upon the NVIDIA nForce 2 Ultra 400 architecture, the DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B motherboard supports the
latest 200 MHz FSB AMD Processors along with Dual Channel DDR 400 memory, Serial ATA RAID, 5.1 Sound Storm audio,
Dual LAN, USB 2.0, IEEE1394 and more. The DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B is an ATX motherboard measuring 30.5cm (12")
x 24.5cm (9.64").
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The lower portion of the DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B motherboard features a total of 5 PCI slots to accommodate
devices such as NIC, Sound and RAID cards. Given the highly integrated nature of the DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B
Motherboard, most users will be hard pressed to fill all 5 of these slots. The AGP slot resides slightly above
and supports video cards which use AGP 8x up to 2132MB/sec and AGP 4x up to 1066MB/sec bandwidth. A simple
clipping mechanism is used to secure the card once installed. By squeezing the tab allows for quick and easy
removal. Both the PCI and AGP slots are UV reactive and neon in color, which provides a nice contrast against t
he black PCB. CD In, SPDIF, Front Audio and chassis fan headers are located below and to the rear of the PCI
slots. A set of three onboard IEEE 1394 headers are located directly in-between the upper most PCI and AGP slot.
This design may pose airflow restrictions to your video card from these cables.
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