News: MSI 746F Ultra

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<br>MSI annuncia la disponibilità di una nuova scheda per CPU AMD basata su chipset 746FX di SiS.<br>
Come tradizione della casa, una dotazione molto ricca accompagna la scheda.<br>
Questo l'annuncio ufficiale:<p>
<blockquote><i>MSI™, a leading professional manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and multimedia peripherals, today announced the new 746F Ultra motherboard, based on SiS®'s latest and the most advanced 746FX chipset. Designed to bring new levels of functionality and performance to business, gaming, and digital media PC platforms, the 746F Ultra incorporates the latest and greatest features in motherboard technology and it is designed to provide the highest performance and the most scalable chipset solution for the latest AMD Duron™ and Athlon™ XP processors. With the capabilities to support the high-speed DDR400 (PC3200) and AGP 8X, the 746F Ultra even offers the most advanced, reliable and performance-oriented desktop PC platform architecture in the market today. <br><br>

The new MSI™ 746F Ultra motherboard harnesses the power of AMD Athlon™ XP+ processors. In addition, the inclusion of an AGP 8X expansion bus guarantees a constant upgrade path for the industry's fastest external add-in cards, for even more top-of-the-line graphics processing power.<br><br>

The 746F Ultra conforms to ATX form factor and has a total of three DIMM slots, supporting up to 3.0GB DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 SDRAM. Expansion slots are available for 5 PCI, and 1 AGP8X Port. The 746F Ultra equips optional devices, such as 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN for those users who are looking for easy internet connection. Looking for surround sound support for home entertainment? With the optional 5.1-Channel audio chipset, users can enjoy playing games or watching DVD movies at home.
On top of its excellent performance and stability, the 746F Ultra also brings the following features:<br><br>


D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional)---
<br>This hardware monitoring device helps the user diagnose computer hardware problems from outside of the computer chassis, eliminating the trouble of having to open up the chassis every time. The D-Bracket™ 2 has a combination of 4 LED light signals that are either green or red, representing 16 different troubleshooting functions during boot up. The new D-Bracket? 2 also includes two USB 2.0 ports.<br><br>


S-Bracket™(Optional) ---
<br>With the optional SPDIF socket and the support of Optical Fiber and Coaxial cables, the S-Bracket brings you the best experience of 6-Channel surround sound
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Live Update™ 2 ---
<br>MSI™ Live Update™ 2 includes several useful and powerful applications such as Live BIOS™, Live Driver™, Live VGA BIOS™, Live VGA Driver™ and Live Utility™, which help you to download and update the latest version of BIOS and driver automatically. You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the drivers you need.<br><br>


Fuzzy Logic™ 4 --- <br>
A smart automatic optimization tool exclusively from MSI™, Fuzzy Logic™ 4 automatically adjusts the CPU speed and the Vcore ratio of your AGP graphics card to its best condition in real time all under the OS. While system hanging is a common experience for most power users, Fuzzy Logic™ 4 will detect the problem and automatically restart the system, making the system always run at its best.<br><br>


PC Alert™ 4 --- <br>
This useful software detects system temperature, the status of voltage, fans and all other key components onboard. If any problem occurs, it will alert the user to correct the problem, reducing the risk of system damage.
MSI™DVD (5.1Channel) --- MSI™ provides this unique and customized DVD playback software, ensuring easy DVD application as well as allowing the users to enjoy DVD movie playbacks.
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