Worldwide first Windows^® Vista™ Premium/Basic Logo Hardware Ready motherboards are born! 939NF4G-VSTA

Supporting FSB1000 MHz (2GT/s), DirectX9.0, Pixel Shader 3.0 and maximum 128MB shared memory, Dual Channel DDR400, High Definition Audio, 939NF4G-VSTA is based on powerful NVIDIA^® nForce 4 Series Chipsets GeForce 6100 and nForce 410 MCP, which delivers thrilling gaming experience to you. What's more? It is Windows^® Vista™ Premium Logo Hardware Ready......ASRock 939NF4G-VSTA

June 1^st, 2006, Taipei

With AMD CPU keeps dropping prices, it's now a good chance to grab an AMD 939 platform motherboard for a new system. The combination of AMD CPU and ASRock 939NF4G-VSTA is definitely the best cost-effective solution you could get. 939NF4G-VSTA, literally, supports Windows^® Vista™, the coming soon new operating system. The board is based on NVIDIA^® nForce 4 Series Chipsets GeForce 6100 and nForce 410 MCP, that supports NV44 graphics DirectX9.0 VGA, pixel shader 3.0 and maximum shared memory of 128MB, which is really one of its best features for enjoying 3D gaming experiences.

For users who are searching for higher performance, 939NF4G-VSTA, which based on NVIDIA^® nForce 4 series chipset - GeForce 6100, comes with 939-Pin Socket which allows you to support AMD Athlon™ 64FX / 64X2 / 64 Processors. For scalability, 939NF4G-VSTA comes with Dual Channel DDR400, 4 x DIMM slots with maximum capacity up to 4GB. For the expansion slot, 939NF4G-VSTA is supported with both PCI Express x 16 and PCI Express x 1 interface that is flexible for you to upgrade graphics ability to PCI Express card. For the performance of hard disk speed, 939NF4G-VSTA is supported with Serial ATA II 3.0Gb/s, which is the latest and fastest specification so far, support RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD, and "Hot Plug" functions. For the audio part, it is designed with 7.1 High Definition Audio which provides high quality audio, and also one of the important criteria to support Windows^® Vista™ operating system.

939NF4G-VSTA is Windows^® Vista™ Premium Logo hardware ready, which means, it has passed all designated Microsoft^® logo tests. Windows^® Vista™ operating system is going to be announced soon withinmonths. Windows^® Vista™ operating system may goes beyond basic tasks and helps you get more donearound the house while more fully enjoying your digital entertainment.

All computers that meet minimal hardware requirements will see the Windows^® Vista™ Basic user experience. Windows^® Aero is an environment with an additional level of visual sophistication for Home Premium user experience. Windows^® Vista™ Aero provides spectacular visual effects such as glass-like interface elementsthat you can see through.

We took test run on 939NF4G-VSTA with ATi reference boards for its graphics performance, and proved that they are currently the strongest AMD K8 Embedded ™Graphics platforms.

Performance Test
Test item	939NF4G-VSTA	ATi RS482 Reference Board
Chipset	NVIDIA® GeForce 6100+ nForce 410 MCP	ATi RS482 + ATi SB400
CPU	AMD Athlon64 3000+ (939)	AMD Athlon64 3000+ (939)
RAM	DDR400 CL2.5 256MB *2	DDR400 CL2.5 256MB *2
3DMark2001SE	5157	4233
3DMark2003	1303	1209

Here are 939NF4G-VSTA brief specifications:

• Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX / 64X2 / 64 processors (Detailed support list is available on www.asrock.com)
• nVidia GeForce 6100 chipset + nForce 410 MCP chipset
• FSB 1000MHz (2.0GT/s), Hyper-Transport Technology and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
• Integrated NV44 graphics DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0, Max. shared memory 128MB 
• Supports Dual Channel DDR400, 4 x DDR DIMM slots
• Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
• Untied Overclocking: FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI/PCIE buses
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
• 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
• 2 x Serial ATA II 3.0Gb/s, supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD, and "Hot Plug" functions
• 7.1 channel with High Definition Audio
• Windows^® Vista™ Premium Logo Hardware Ready
• HD 8CH I/O: 4 ready-to-use USB ports, HD 7.1 channel audio jack