ASUS P4S8X SiS648 Mainboard Review (1)
Overclocker 23 Aug 2002

ASUS P4S8X is probably the first mainboard that features the new SiS chipset 648. As we have seen at the Computex exhibition held in Taiwan earlier in June, most manufacturers were showing off their P4 solutions based on this newer chipset 648 (NB)+963(SB). What makes the ASUS P4S8x stands out from most of the rest is probably the on board S-ATA and Ez-plug for using of conventional ATX 2.01 PSU. With the new MutIOL with 1G of bandwidth, it doubles what the 645DX chipset offers. Would this translate to better throughput ? We shall see. Below are some information about the mainboard 

The SiS963 chipset which is paired with the SiS 648 North Bridge through a 1 GB/s MutIOL channel. This chipset supports 6 ports USB 2.0/1.1, 3 ports of IEEE 1394A, Dual ATA-133, 6 PCI master etc. 

If you don't own a ATX 2.03 spec PSU, you can still use this mainboard as the feature EZ-plug allows you to use the conventional ATX 2.01 PSU and plug the 4 pin connector usually meant for HD/CDROM drivers instead of the newer ATX 2.03 spec squared connector.

3 DDR DIMM Slots are available for expandability. 2 IDE channels are provided in additional to the S-ATA connector on the left hand bottom corner of the mainboard.

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