Products Company Epox always a certain amount of sympathy. First, this motherboard manufacturer has always relied on DFI and experienced users. And secondly Epox boards almost always have the best combination "tsenafunktsionalnost." This is particularly attracted users with limited finances. Examples cite Boards Epox 4PCA3 + (at i875P Canterwood chipset) and 8RDA + (nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP-T).

Exit Athlon64 processor company met with a range just one fee - 8HDA3 + at VIA K8T800 chipset. Actually both received and other second-tier manufacturers: scarce processors were denied the opportunity to increase sales volume, and high price processors (similar expensive Pentium4) has forced the company to lower rates of return (which would somehow equalize the cost of the finished system).

The situation improved after the release became more affordable Athlon64 2800 +, as well as the emergence nForce3 250 chipset (GB). Almost immediately, Epox presented to the public by the court in two models: a multifunctional EP-8KDA3 + and cheaper EP-8KDA3J reduced somewhat with a set of controllers (both fees are based on a single PCB design). Today, we look at 8KDA3 +. But first, then learn about closer to the chipset nVidia nForce3 250 (GB).

Chipset nForce3 250 (GB)
Released C Athlon 64 processors in Socket754 format, increased competition between VIA and nVidia, in the production of chipsets. If the platform SocketA, nForce2 chipset is the most productive (and even withdrawal dual VIA KT880 not changed this situation), the nForce3 150 chipset for Athlon 64 plays (albeit slightly) to speed VIA K8T800 chipset. And VIA products have more opportunities to enhance, through multifunction southern bridge VT8237 (two channels SerialATA, 8 ports USB2.0).

But nVidia engineers faced with a lot of difficulties in implementing SerialATA. This is the exit chipsets nForce3 250 (Gb) continuously postponed (the same could be said about the new south bridges RAIDGigabit MCP platform for SocketA). But all the difficulties left behind, and we are keeping in the hands of the first charge on the chipset nForce3 250 (Gb).

Let's start with the principal: nForce3 250 (Gb) supports 4 channels SerialATA. And two channels are implemented directly, and two more - the physical layer interface (additional chip). Of the disks can be connected to create an array of RAID levels 0, 1 and 0 +1. And the interesting thing is that the same opportunities are available for ParallelATA discs (admittedly with a reduced number of channels three (as nForce3 150) to two).

Then - the number of ports USB2.0 increased from 6 to 8, and on this indicator new chipset nVidia par with VIA products. With regard to support another standard consistent tyre - IEEE1394, it does not (although she was present in the MCP-T). Also, a large number of users that the platform with SocketA, will be disappointed by the lack of sound kernels (APU SoundStorm) c support 3d-Audio and Dolby Digital 5.1.

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Then - in nForce3 250Gb chipset has built support for a high-speed network (Gigabit Ethernet). And data is not transmitted from the controller via PCI slow tyre, but by dedicated channel (analogue of some tires from the CSA Intel chipsets). This allows real markedly increase the speed of data transmission.
Another interesting feature: a built hardware Firewall, which enhances the protection against external attacks and unauthorized access.

Last, but very important point: the nForce3 250 chipset (GB) bus HyperTransport works in the most productive form (16 bits in both parties, frequency Mgerts 800). Let me remind you that nForce3 150 chipset had several slowdowns tyres (8 bits to one side, the other 16; Mgerts frequency = 600). That is another drawback eliminated nForce than competitors.