Sapphire PE-AM2RS690MH PURE Element 690G Motherboard

Sapphire Updated: 2009-01-06 RSS
Sapphire PE-AM2RS690MH PURE Element 690G Motherboard

Now with HDMI, the new Pure Element HDMI mainboard boasts:support for the impressive AMD Athlon 64/FX/ X2 processors, memory exapnsion of up to 8GB of 533/667/800 Dual Channel, PCI-Express Technology, onboard X1250 graphics and HDMI to fill your multimedia needs, onboard LAN/USB 2.0 affords the luxury of connectivity without limitations, and for peak hard drive performance and backwards compatibility both IDE and RAID 0/1 SATA II suuport.

Chipset: AMD® 690G + SB600
Processor: Support AMD® Athlon™ FX/Athlon™ 64X2/ Athlon™ 64/ Sempron™ Processor, Socket AM2
Memory: Four DDR II DIMM, Supports up to 8GB of DDR II memory 800/533/400 Dual Channel Memory Architecture
VGA:ATI Radeon™ X1250, DirectX 9.0
Video: 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI
Slots: 1 x PCI-Ex16, 2 x PCI
SATA/IDE RAID: 4 x SATAII, 1 x ATA 133
Audio: Realtech ALC 8-Channel Azalia HD Audio CODEC
BIOS 7-Segment Debug LED
Backup BIOS

Fretures and Benefits

Socket AM2 64-bit AMD Athlon 64 Processor with HyperTransport Technology
AMD64, a revolutionary technology allowing the processor to run 32-bit applications at full speed while enabling a new  generation of powerful 64-bit software applications. HyperTransport technology can increase overall system performance by removing I/O bottlenecks, increasing system bandwidth, and reducing system latency.

AMD 690G Chipset: Backbone of the Performance Platform
AMD 690G chipset is AMD performance class IGP platform solution. With embedded Radeon® X700 graphics core, DVI, and HDMI technologies, this advanced chipset pumps an exceptional performance of VPU, delivering incredible graphics and blistering performance. AMD 690G chipset provides incredible flexibility and unlimited upgrade potential as it supports all Radeon® PCI-E graphics cards on a system configured for either single GPU or next generation multimedia operation. Designed with AMD unique architecture to optimize speed and stability, this solution is perfect for overclocking without the need of additional cooling systems.

AMD SB600 Southbridge Chipset
AMD SB600 Series offers advanced technologies and superior performance to any chipset platform solution for AMD desktop and mobile applications. With superior performance and broad-based connectivity, SB600 is rich in all the latest advanced features such as 10 USB 2.0 ports and audio. Designed for full data access for the fastest Windows Vista experience, it features new disk controller technologies that ensure fast file access while providing encryption for data security. AMD SB600 is designed with advanced power management for low power consumption and energy efficient platforms.

BIOS BACK Function: The BIOS Backup and Recovery Function
With the new support for the Serial Peripheral Interface, the whole motherboard series are embedded with the new storage of the extra bin file for BIOS recovery. When unexpected error occurs, even the BIOS crashes down, you can restore your BIOS with just simply clicking to restart your system. The backup bin file will recover automatically within a few minutes.

CPU Vcore 7-Shift / Shift_to the scalabilities and flexibilities
The adjustable voltage for CPU Vcore can be upgraded in seven stages for the precisely hardware dynamic over-clocking of demanding computing performance.

Debug Port: The Professional Hardware Diagnosis System
Being bugged of abnormal system failure through the tossed and turned nights no more, the embedded Hardware Debug Port offers you the real-time visual system healthy for the demanding usage of computing. No more bugging by unknown system failure and no more time wasted in the first moment of 24-hour nonstop ping business computing, the embedded Debug Port will turn you into a well training hardware professional with the seeing system situation.