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Features

There certainly isn't a shortage of features on the SL-K8Pro-939. Five PCI slots, eight USB ports, and two Firewire ports ought to be enough expansion capability for almost everyone. The board also sports three ATA133 ports (supporting a total of 6 IDE devices), and four SATA ports. Two of those ATA133 ports are provided through the VIA south bridge, and the last one through a Promise-based RAID-capable controller. There are a total of 4 SATA ports; two are provided by the VIA south bridge, and the other two by the Promise controller. Gigabit Ethernet having made its rounds through the high end is provided through the VIA southbridge and is now considered to be a mainstream feature checkbox though it is likely to be overkill for most.

Everyone seems to have a fancy name for their overclocking features and Soltek is no different with what they have dubbed RedStorm2 Overclocking. Soltek has taken a page from the more performance oriented board makers and allows for voltage adjustments on the AGP slot, RAM, CPU, and even the south bridge, as well as adjusting the HT bus, multipliers, and memory dividers. Four DIMM slots, allowing you to use up to 4 GB of RAM, are also nothing to scoff at.

Lastly, we have the on-board 8-channel audio solution, providing both analog outputs and S/PDIF optical input and output. Optical in and out is a nice touch for those who plan to run their sound through their home theater.

Specifications

Soltek's raw specifications are as follows: