May 20, 2008
Sean "Obsidian" Potter
Colin "Rhettigan" Dean
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Asus Pundit P2-M2A690G Barebone
Specifications
To back up the numerous features of the P2-M2A690G, the technical specifications of the unit and 690G chipset provide a strong backbone for the unit.
| CPU | AMD CPU (Sempron, Althon 64/X2) Socket AM2 1000/800 MHz |
| Chipset | North Bridge: AMD 690G South Bridge: ATI SB600 |
| Memory | 2 x DIMM Dual DDR2 800/667/533 Support max. 4GB |
| Expansion Slots | 1 x PCI 1 x PCI-e x1 |
| Graphics | Integrated ATI Radeon 1250 |
| IDE | 1 x ATA 100 S-ATA 2 x SATA II |
| LAN | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Audio | Realtek ALC883 Azalia 8 Channel |
| Dimension (mm) W x H x D | 91 x 275 x 357 |
| Drive Bays | 1 x 3.5" (Internal) 1 x 5.25" |
| Front Panel | 1 x 4-in-1 Card Reader (MS, MS Pro, MMC, SD) 1 x CF card reader 1 x Headphone 1 x Microphone 1 x IEEE 1394 (4pin) 2 x USB 2.0 |
| Rear Panel | 1 x D-sub 1 x HDMI 1 x Line-In/Line-Out(Front L/R)/Mic-in 1 x Back Surround LR/Side Surround LR/Center LFE 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x RJ45 LAN 1 x S/PDIF-out (Optical) 1 x Serial Port 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Power Supply | 200 W (PFC) |
| O/S Support | Windows Vista/XP/2000 |
| Key Features | ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS Ez Flash ASUS My Logo2 ASUS My Logo3 ASUS Q-Fan AMD Cool & Quiet AntiVirus Solution Recover Pro |
| Accessory | CPU Cooler |
The one drawback I see in this configuration is the 200W power supply. As with my previous review of the Silverstone ML-02 MoDT Multimedia Case, I found that a 120W power supply was unable to properly power a GeForce 6100 motherboard and Sempron 3400+. While I'm positive the 200W power supply will be able to power such a processor, I'm left to wonder at what cost to expansion.
