ASRock announces NVIDIA NF-6100-405 chipset motherboard

To try the latest Microsoft - Windows Vista operating system, you have to be ready with strong graphics ability. AM2NF6G-VSTA offers exhilarating gaming experience with its support of NVIDIA GeForce6-class graphics DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0 and maximum shared memory of 256MB. For users interested to try all the new stuff, like socket AM2 motherboard, socket AM2 CPU, Windows Vista operating system, the newly released motherboard with embedded graphics - AM2NF6G-VSTA, which is based on NVIDIA NF-6100-405 chipset is exactly what you need.

NVIDIA NF-6100-405 is a single chip, capable of running at 1000MHz (2.0GT/s). For scalability, the memory support of AM2 motherboard is awesome comparing with 939 or 754 socket. It comes with 4 DIMM slots of Dual Channel DDRII800/667/533 with maximum capacity up to 8GB.

A high-end motherboard must definitely match with the awesome operating system. AM2NF6G-VSTA is Windows Vista Premium Logo Hardware Ready for you to install the cool Windows Vista Premium edition. To be qualified for Windows Vista Premium logo, there are some harsh requirements to be met, such as HD audio, DirectX 9.0 etc, and AM2NF6G-VSTA is fully compliant with those requirements.

To upgrade graphics performance, AM2NF6G-VSTA comes with PCI Express Graphics slot and PCI Express x 1 interfaces to upgrade to PCI-E graphics cards. To further boost system performance, AM2NF6G-VSTA also comes with the most updated Serial ATA II 3.0Gb/s, which is the latest and fastest specification so far with a high speed of 300Mbytes. AM2NF6G-VSTA is designed with 7.1 CH Vista Premium level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec) which provides high quality audio and jack fool-proof function.

AM2NF6G-VSTA brief specifications:

* Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64FX / 64X2 / 64 and Sempron Processors (Detailed support list is available on www.asrock.com/support/index.htm )
* NVIDIA NF-6100-405 Chipset
* Supports FSB 1000MHz (2.0GT/s), Hyper-Transport Technology and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
* Integrated NVIDIA GeForce6-class graphics DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0, Max. shared memory 256MB
* Supports Dual Channel DDRII800/667/533 with 4 x DIMM slots, maximum capacity up to 8GB
* ASRock AM2 Boost, ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%
* Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
* Untied Overclocking: FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI/PCIE buses
* 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot
* 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
* 2 x Serial ATA II 3.0Gb/s, support RAID 0, 1, JBOD, NCQ, and "Hot Plug" functions
* 7.1 CH Vista Premium level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec)
* Windows Vista Premium Logo Hardware Ready
* HD 8CH I/O: 4 ready-to-use USB ports, HD 7.1 channel audio jacks