nForce® 610i

A brilliant combination of a 7 Series GPU and a 6 Series Motherboard, this motherboard supports up to 1066MHz FSB, 4 GB of DDR2-667 memory, and all Intel Socket 775, including Intel Core2 Quad Processors. This Vista®-ready motherboard also delivers premium 8-channel high definition audio.

KEY FEATURES

• Intel Socket 775 Processors
• NVIDIA® nForce 610i MCP
• 1066MHz FSB
• (2) 240-pin DDR2-667 up to 4 GB (Single Channel)
• (1) PCI Express x 16
• (4) onboard SATA II ports
• Gigabit Ethernet Port (10/100/1000 Mbit/sec)
• (8) USB 2.0 ports
• True x16 PCI Express Suppprt
• NVIDIA® RAID and MediaShieldTM Technology
• Integrated Audio
• 500MHz Core Clock
• Support up to 256MB DDR2 Memory
• NVIDIA® CineFXTM 3.0 Engine
• NVIDIA® nViewTM Multi-Display Technology
• NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance ControlTM 3.0 Technology
• DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support
• OpenGL® 1.5 Optimization and Support
• VGA port

SPECIFICATIONS

Socket Socket type supported	775
CPU Type CPU type supported	Intel
NVIDIA Control Panel NVIDIA Control Panel allows you to take full advantage of ESA. Easily adjust PC characteristics for maximum performance. Features NVIDIA System Monitor, so you can seamlessly monitor characteristics in an intuitive and customizable 3D environment.	√
NVIDIA nTune Now with access to more settings from this Windows-based utility, the NVIDIA nTune performance manager allows automatic tuning for optimal performance. Once configured and customized, nTune automatically chooses the right system settings for the application that is being run based on your saved profiles and personal rules.	√
NV BIOS NV BIOS delivers easy-to-use tuning to let you have full control over your hardware including processor voltage tables and memory drive strengths.	√
DiskAlert System In the event of a disk failure, MediaShield users see a real-time image of the motherboard that highlights which hard drive has failed, making it easier to identify, replace, and recover.	√
NVIDIA MediaShieldTM RAID Suite of features that safeguards your most important digital media assets; always reliable, scalable, and accessible. Includes support for RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 configurations and up to six SATA 3Gb/s drives.	√
Bootable Multidisk Array MediaShield storage fully supports the use of multi-disk array for loading the operating system at power-up.	√
Native Gigabit Ethernet Connection The industry's fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.	1
Chipset Generation of NVIDIA nForce MCP included on this motherboard.	610i, 610I
FSB (MHz) Through overclocking, the nForce 600i series can deliver FSB speeds well beyond specification. The front side bus (FSB) in the nForce 600i series is specified to run at 1333MHz to support existing and future FSB speeds. Through overclocking, however, the nForce 600i series can deliver FSB speeds well beyond specification*. Get the headroom today for overclocking and/or future FSB speeds.	1066
Memory Speed (MHz) N/A	667 MHz
Memory Type Type of memory supported by this motherboard.	DDR2
Memory Max (GB) Maximum GB of total memory supported by this motherboard.	4 GB
Memory Slots Number of memoryexpansion slots available onboard.	2
USB Ports Number ofUSB ports supported on ATX	4
Onboard USB (Expansion) N/A	4 - 6
SATA Combine up to 12 SATA drives into 2-4 volumes for bigger, faster RAID. More drives mean more configuration options such as 2x RAID 0 for boot partition, 2x RAID 0 for enhanced gaming, 4x RAID 5 for multimedia applications, and 4x RAID5 for media data storage. Take advantage of the latest SATA 3Gb/s hard drives with full support for hot plugging and native and tagged command queuing which can provide higher disk performance in a multi-threaded environment by performing out-of-order disk accesses.	4
Native Gigabit Ethernet Connection The industry's fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.	1
Audio Channels High definition audio brings consumer electronics quality sound to the PC delivering high quality sound from multiple channels. Using HDA, systems can deliver 192kHz/32-bit quality for eight channels, supporting new audio formats.	8
SPDIF-In Digital S/PDIF for access to the Dolby® Digital 5.1 real-time encoder	1
Onboard NVIDIA GeForce Graphics N/A	7050
HDCP Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays. Requires other HDCP-compatible components.	√
VGA Analog-based standard adopted in the late 1980s designed for CRT displays.	1
Vista Ready NVIDIA nForce-based motherboards are perfect for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ when coupled with an NVIDIA GeForce® GPU and 512MB of system memory.	√
Vista Premium Ready NVIDIA nForce-based motherboards are perfect for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ when coupled with an NVIDIA GeForce® GPU and 512MB of system memory.	√
RoHS The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.	√
Dimensions L (Inches) N/A	8.9
Dimensions W (Inches) N/A	9.6
Dimensions H (Inches) N/A	1.5
Dimensions L (Metric) N/A	22.49 - 22.5
Dimensions W (Metric) N/A	24.5
Dimensions H (Metric) N/A	4
SATA Data Cables N/A	1, 2
IDE Cable N/A	1
Floppy Cable N/A	1
SATA Power Cable N/A	1
I/O Shield N/A	1
Multiple Disk Setup Through a simple wizard-based interface, you can effortlessly set up your drives for better data protection, faster disk access, or maximum storage capacity. MediaShield automatically selects RAID 0, 1, 0+1 or 5 configuration according to your needs. Advanced users can access RAID options directly.	√

REVIEWS

nForce 610i MCP wins Driver Heaven Best in Class Award

Driver Heaven Best in Class

Throughout the tests the XFX product performed very well, consistently on par or slightly ahead of the G33 based motherboard when testing desktop performance in applications such as Cinebench. This was particularly surprising considering the use of single channel memory on the XFX products. When testing gaming not only did they provide some competitive performance the features offered by XFX’s onboard graphics were superior.