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PACKAGING & LAYOUT
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The board's main features are noted on the simple
grey box.
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Accessories are sparse: Driver/manual CD, short user
guide, I/O cover plate, an IDE cable, and two SATA cables.
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The back panel provides a multitude of options.
Video can be sent out through component, VGA, DVI or HDMI. There are
standard audio ports as well as optical out in both S/PDIF and coaxial
form. Also included are 4 USB ports, a Firewire connector and a gigabit
ethernet jack. Notice the absence of any legacy ports.
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The board layout is dominated by the AM2 socket
in the center. As one can expect, clearance is tight if you want to
use a third party CPU heatsink. An aluminum heatsink held on with spring
clips covers the chipsets. The layout is compact as one would expect
and excellent overall. There is literally almost no room for improvement.
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Our AMD X2 3800+ Windsor test processor installed.
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SODIMMs are oriented horizontally in notebooks,
but in a small desktop system, the vertical allignment creates more
room for other components. The chipset heatsink's fins are plentiful
and tall - perfect for a low airflow environment.
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