FOXCONN WinFast NF4SK8AA

Review Pages

1. Features - Specs
2. A Closer Look
3. Testbed
4. Tests - 3D Mark 05
5. Tests - 3D mark 03
6. Tests - Codecreatures Benchmark
7. Tests - Aquamark Triscore, 3D Mark 01
8. Tests - Video Stress HL2
9. Tests - Quake 4
10. Tests - F.E.A.R.
11. Tests - NFS Most Wanted
12. Tests - PassMark
13. Tests - PCMark04/05
14. Tests - Overclocking
15. BIOS Settings - Page 1
16. BIOS Settings - Page 2
17. Bundled Software - Upgrading the BIOS
18. Bundled Software - Overclocking
19. Final Thoughts

Foxconn is the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of advanced computer, communications and consumer electronics components, including motherboards, graphics cards, CPU coolers, barebone systems and chassis for personal computer desktops and servers.

Today, we are going to review the WinFast NF4SK8AA-8KRS SLI x8 mainboard from Foxconn, which is designed for AMD Socket 939 CPUs.

- Features

AMD Athlon™ 64 and 64 FX processors, Socket 939
2000 MT/s HyperTransport™
Dual channel DDR400 / DDR333 / DDR 266 DRAM x4 DIMMs, Max 4GB
2 PCIe x16, support dual GPU
1 PCIe x1
4 Serial ATAII
7.1 channel Audio, AC97 interface (Realtek)
GbE LAN (Marvell)
10 USB 2.0 ports

- Specifications

Processor	Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64 and 64 FX processors
Chipset	NVIDIA NF4 SLI
Front Side Bus	Up to 2000 MT/s HyperTransport™
Memory	Dual channel DDR400 x4, support up to 4GB
VGA on Die	N/A
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1 and 3 x PCI slots
Serial ATA(SATA)/RAID	Serial ATA II x 4 with RAID 0,1,0+1,JBOD and cross-controller RAID
IDE	ATA133 x 2 (w/ RAID)
Audio	Integrated 7.1, Realtek ALC 850 (AC97 interface) - support S/PDIF-out
LAN	GbE LAN (PHY Marvell 88E1111)
IEEE-1394	N/A
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse 1 set 7.1 channel Audio Jack (6 jacks) 1 x COM 1 x Parallel 2 x LAN 4 x USB 2.0 1 x Coax S/PDIF out port 1 x Fiber S/PDIF out port
Internal I/O Connectors	1 x CD IN 1 x Front audio header 3 x USB 2.0 headers, support 6 ports 1 x COM2 header 1 x IrDA header 1 x Speaker header
BIOS Features	LPC-4Mb, ACPI 1.0b, APM 1.2, PnP 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.3, USB 2.0, WfM 2.0
Support CD	Chipset Drivers, DirectX 9.0, RAID Driver, VGA Driver, USB 2.0 Driver, Audio Driver, Network Driver, Adobe Reader 6.0, SuperUtilities, Norton Internet Security
Standards/Manageability	USB2.0, WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, LPC 1.1 Interface, PC2001
Special Features	Wake on ring, LAN, USB, keyboard & mouse, STR (Suspend-to-Ram), STD (Suspend-to-Disk), SuperRecovery, SuperBoot, SuperBIOS-Protect, SuperSpeed by BIOS, SuperStep, SuperLogo, SuperUpdate by CD Driver, overclocking, MediaShield
Form Factor	ATX (12" x 9.6")

- Unique Features

Super Technology
	SuperBoot Reduces computer boot time by storing values during first boot and using them during future.
	SuperRecovery A “hidden (hard drive) partition” to store and recover BIOS CMOS setup, partition table, and more.
	SuperBios-protect Hardware and software double BIOS locking to protect your PC from viruses and BIOS corruption.
	SuperSpeed Jumperless system bus overclocking executed through a dedicated BIOS setting.
	SuperLogo Allows replacement of the standard boot up logo screen with a user-designed graphic or picture.
	SuperStep Windows-based system bus overclocking plus sensor readings and threshold setting.
	SuperUpdate A Windows-based BIOS updating utility.

Humanity Technology
	X.G.P Exclusive Graphic power Exclusive power for graphic card for better graphic performance and for future upgrade usage.
	O.C.R One click resume Push "reset", return to pre-overfrequency status immediately, reduce unnecessary troubles.
	BIOS Q.B.U Quick BIOS Update Easily refresh BIOS after pressing hot key.
	M.B.A Multi Boot Agent Press "ESC" under POST interface,select needed boot equipment in "Boot Menu".
	CPU Protection Automatically cut off power with temperature up to certain degree, more effectively protects motherboard and CPU.
	S.F.C Smart FAN Commander Auto fan speed adjustment, save power consumption and reduce noise pollution.
	Smart audio Smart hi-fi equipment installation guidance, easy configure 5.1 or 7.1 channel sound effects home theater.
	BIOS Rescue BIOS Boot Block protection. Insert the floppy disk and reboot,rescue the crashed BIOS.
	Super PAT Base on Intel PAT, accelerates the speed of access from CPU to memory.
	S.C.F Super Clock free Adjustable CPU Multiplier, perform better FSB, more options for overclocking.