With the introduction of the Socket AM2 some people might be thinking that the 939 is going to go to the wayside, eventually yes it will, but I don't think it will happen for quite some time. With companies like ECS introducing new 939 boards, there is proof that there is still life left in the socket 939. Personally I haven't upgraded to the AM2 yet, but I am going to be forced to shortly, due to doing reviews etc you need to be on the cutting edge of things. I'm very happy with my 939 setup, and ECS EliteGroup has sent me their new KN1 SLI Lite Extreme motherboard for review, coming from a DFI NF4 LanParty SLI-DR board, I found that I actually prefer the ECS board, it's easy to use, easy to setup, and there aren't as many “problems” as the DFI board, while it's not as feature packed as the DFI, I found that I really didn't actually need or use all those features. So sit back , relax, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the review as we take a closer look at the ECS KN1 SLI Lite Socket 939 motherboard...

ECS EliteGroup KN1 SLI Lite Extreme Motherboard

Reviewed by: Kristofer Brozio AkA Dracos

Sponsor: ECS EliteGroup

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

KN1 SLI Lite (V1.0A) Motherboard

Features:

WHQL Certificate -WHQL Certificate

PCI 2.3 -PCI 2.3 support!

64bit support -Allows platforms to access more memory and larger files. Large memory intensive

applications, such as audio and video encoding, complex engineering programs and

games, can see dramatic performance increases.

USB 2.0 -Delivers transfer speeds up to 480Mb/s for easy connectivity and ultra-fast data transfers

Dualcore -Dual-core is basically two separate processors on a single chip. Those two processors can

outperform single-core processors on most multithreaded applications while running at

lower clock speeds and consuming less power.

Smart LAN -Smartly detect the status of LAN network link and report the quality of LAN cable.

Serial-ATA 2 -Double bus bandwidth which provides blazingly high disk performance, ensuring your

computing experience will be faster, more reliable, and completely with current and

future hardware and software.

AC Resume -Auto restart after power loss

NVRAID -Uniquely allows users to assign an extra disk to any RAID volume so that should a disk

failure occur NVIDIA RAID will automatically remote the failed disk and replace it with

the spare.

Pro. Magic Plus -PC protection tool kit!

ActiveArmor -Enhances network security while delivers the highest system performance, providing

users with a PC. Networking environment that is both fast and secure.

Dual Channel DDR -Expands memory bandwidth to 6.4GB/s and supporting up to 4GB of memory.

nTune -Easy, safe and high performance over-clocking available for NVIDIA NFORCE. Performance

wizards allow automatic tuning for optimal performance or the quietest operation.

999 DIMM -Makes the DDR eliminate data highway quality issues and support increased

overclocking.

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NVIDIA Firewall -NVIDIA firewall protects your PC from intruders by filtering unauthorized traffic.

Cooling Accelerator -A cooling channel with a fansink placed on top of the PWM controller

8-Channel Audio -Enable premium home theater experience through the PC,with support for all major

audio format

Q-Boot -F11 Hot key to boot from different devices

nVIDIA PCI Express -Doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X, delivering 4GB/s of upstream data transfer

and 4 GB/s of downstream data transfer.

Giga LAN -Supports a high transfer rate up to 1 Gigabit

Scalable DGE -Enables two graphic engines to work together to generate the dual 3D graphics display

independently, and support simultaneous display on up to four devices.

Round Corner PCB -Rounded corners for strength and safety!

Easy Match -Color-coded pin headers and slots make it easy to match plug

E-class Exterior -Elegant PCB appearance stands out the key insertions and reduces distraction during

installation.

EZ Flash -Flash BIOS from Windows!

Dual Faced Cable -An easy, user-friendly way to plug-in or remove digital devices.

Data Processing Utility -A "time machine" to protect and restore files!

Socket 939 -Supports AMD 939-pin Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 processors which is based on 64-bit

architecture. It provides the latest bus technology "Hyper Transport" which transmits up to

2000 MT/s and dual-channel DDR400 memory support.