ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 Motherboard Reviewed

Phoronix reviews the ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2, an AMD Socket 939 motherboard that features the ULI M1697 + M1695 chipset, Gigabit LAN, SLI mode support, Firewire, eSATA 2.0 capability, 5.1 channel HD audio, and AMD AM2 CPU socket upgrade option.

With our overclock reaching in the area of 270-290MHz FSB before it ultimately fell prey to stability problems, we were certainly pleased considering this motherboard was from ASRock -- a name that is synonymous for their cheap yet reliable motherboards. While this motherboard may be one of the best overclockable ASRock motherboards we have yet come across, it certainly did not sport the best Linux compatibility. Among the issues that faced this ULI M1697 + M1695 solution was the integrated LAN ASIC failing to cooperate with Fedora Core 5, and most importantly -- the failure for NVIDIA's SLI to run under Linux. [Phoronix]

Nice to see a motherboard review that focuses on the Linux OS, more specifically the Fedora Core 5. Overclockers will certainly welcome the 939SLI32-eSATA2.

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