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Chaintech MK8T890

02 Mar 2006

The Chaintech MK8T890 is a low-end motherboard with basic features. If you're looking for a no-frills workstation or an ultra budget gaming system though, this motherboard is reliable and on the cheap too.

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<h2 class="header-green">Product Specification</h2>
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		<td class="prd_content">Processor Support and Chipset Type</td>
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			<ul><li>Processor Support:<ul><li>Supports AMD socket 754 Athlon 64 /Sempron CPU</li><li>Supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology</li></ul>
</li><li>Chipset Type:<ul><li>Northbridge: VIA K8T890<ul><li>Bi-directional 1GHz (2000MT/s) HyperTransport interface to processor</li><li>PCI Express x16  graphics</li><li>Supports up to four PCI Express x1 lanes</li><li>Ultra V-Link 1066 MB/sec interconnect to Southbridge</li></ul></li><li>Southbridge: VIA VT8237R<ul><li>Supports up to six PCI slots</li><li>Supports up to eight USB 2.0 ports</li><li>10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet MAC</li><li>Supports two SATA ports (with RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 capabilities)</li><li>Ultra V-Link 1066 MB/sec interconnect to Northbridge</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>		</td>
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		<td class="prd_content">Memory</td>
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			<ul><li>Single channel memory architecture integrated into processor
</li><li>Two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
</li><li>Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM DIMM modules
</li><li>Supports up to 2GB using PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400) unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM</li></ul>		</td>
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		<td class="prd_content">Storage</td>
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			<ul><li>VIA VT8237R Southbridge<ul><li>4 x Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)</li><li>2 x SATA (Serial ATA 1.5Gbps interface)</li><li>Supports SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1</li></ul></li></ul>		</td>
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		<td class="prd_content">Audio</td>
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			VIA VT1617A 6-channel audio CODEC		</td>
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		<td class="prd_content">Networking</td>
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			VIA VT6103L Fast Ethernet PHY 		</td>
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		<td class="prd_content">Rear I/O</td>
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			<ul><li>2 x USB 2.0 ports
</li><li>1 x RJ45 LAN port
</li><li>2-Channel Audio I/O ports with MIC and Line-IN (Jack-sensing)
</li><li>1 x Game/MIDI Port
</li><li>2 x 9-pin serial port
</li><li>1 x parallel port
</li><li>1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
</li><li>1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port</li></ul>		</td>
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		<td class="prd_content">Internal Connectors</td>
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			<ul><li>1 x Floppy connector
</li><li>2 x Ultra ATA IDE connectors
</li><li>2 x SATA connectors
</li><li>4 x USB 2.0 ports
</li><li>1 x CD-IN</li></ul>		</td>
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		<td class="prd_content">Expansion Slots</td>
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			<ul><li>1 x PCIe x16 slot, PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant
</li><li>2 x 32-bit PCI slots </li></ul>		</td>
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		<td class="prd_content">Form Factor</td>
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			Micro-ATX Form Factor, 9.6"x 8.7"(24.4cm x 22.0cm)		</td>
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