ECS’s New KN3 SLI2 AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard with NVIDIA® nForce® 590 SLI Chipset

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ECS’s New KN3 SLI2 AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard with NVIDIA® nForce® 590 SLI Chipset Made for Demanding Enthusiasts

Dual Full-bandwidth PCI-Express x16 GPU support and rich feature set make the ultimate gaming or multimedia platform
Taipei, Taiwan, April 18, 2006 – Elitegroup Computer Systems, Inc. (ECS), a leading computer hardware and notebook manufacturer, is releasing a new Socket AM2 ATX motherboard with NVIDIA® nForce® 590 SLI chipset. The KN3 SLI2 motherboard supports the new AMD AM2 CPUs and when combined with the NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI chipset, gives enthusiasts and gamers a potent mix of dual full-bandwidth PCI-Express GPU support.
The KN3 SLI2 supports AM2 versions of AMD Athlon™ FX, Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core, Athlon™ 64 and Sempron™ CPUs as well as AMD’s new AM2 Energy Efficient microprocessors. AMD’s new lineup of low power processors provides 35W and 65W versions of AM2 processors for increased energy savings. Unlike socket 939 and 754 motherboards, the KN3 SLI2 breaks through previous limits to support dual channel DDR2-533, 667 and 800 SDRAM memory, which adds to performance gains.

The KN3 SLI2 meets AMD’s Live® digital media platform requirements. Supported by AMD Live, KN3 SLI2 provides the complete multimedia power to create and bring this digital media content to all rooms of a home. The KN3 SLI2 has an 8-channel audio codec for great HD audio, plus numerous I/O and storage features. The KN3 SLI2 has the power to be the ultimate gaming platform, a great all around computing platform, or a digital media center with its powerful video and graphics support and scalable CPU choices.

Driving these graphics is ECS’s Scalable D.G.E. (Scalable Dual Graphic Engines) architecture that leverages NVIDIA SLI technology by enabling two SLI graphics cards to work together to generate great 3D graphics and improve performance by up to 70%. It can also support simultaneous display on up to four devices and can even improve performance for single PCIe graphics cards.
The KN3 SLI2 has tremendous overclocking ability that is made easier by ECS’s I.O.C. (Instant Overclocking Controller) that enables the system to automatically boost frequency to enhance overall performance by intelligently detecting changes in CPU loads. This design is great for experienced and less experienced gamers alike, instantly adjusting system performance to match their needs. It makes overclocking easy and safe. The KN3 SLI2 is also part of NVIDIA’s “Tritium” platform development which guarantees the highest out-of-the-box PC platform performance. Tritium MCPs, Tritium GPUs and Tritium DIMMS are perfectly matched to give enthusiasts the overclocking ability and performance they need, with excellent stability and easier configuration.

Other KN3 SLI2 features include a Realtek ALC883 audio codec for 8-channel HD audio and a host of I/Os including 6 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s, 8 x USB 2.0, Dual Gb Ethernet, RAID 5 support, 2 x S/PDIF (Optical and Coaxial), and 2 x 1394a

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