Aopen AX4B-533 Tube ! World's first vacuum tube motherboard !


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AOpen Inc. announced that it is introducing the world's first vacuum tube motherboard, coinciding with Intel's announcement of the Pentium? 4 845E chipset. The new AX4B-533 Tube Motherboard incorporates the novel, modern-day adoption of an idea that was spawned by the invention of the electric light bulb by Thomas A. Edison back in 1879 - the vacuum tube.

Support 533MHz FSB for Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU

Support PC2100 / PC1600 DDR SDRAM

Support VACUUM TUBE AUDIO OUTPUT

High-end audio grade capacitor on board

Support EzWinFlash BIOS

Support Open JukeBox

Support Vivid BIOS technology

Support AGP Protection Technology

Jumper-less Design

Support Realtek 10/100Mbps LAN on board

Dr. Voice II

Support 4X AGP mode

AC'97 2.2 Audio support / Audio Codec onboard (5.1 channel)

Supports 6 USB 2.0 ports

Support S/PDIF interface

1MHz Stepping Frequency Adjustment

Watch Dog Timer

CPU Vcore Adjustment for Overclockers through BIOS

Chassis Intrusion Detector

Hardware Monitoring

Wake On LAN / Modem/ Timer/ Keyboard/ Mouse

PCI Rev 2.2 Compliant

Resetable Fuse Providing Short Circuit Protection for Keyboard and USB Device

AC Power On Auto Recovery

ACPI S3(Suspend to RAM) & S4 (Suspend to Disk) support

AOpen Bonus Pack CD (Norton Anti-Virus included)

Specifications CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Processor

CPU Table

ASIC: Intel 845E Chipset

Architecture: 3 *PCI slots +1* AGP slot

Max. Main Memory: Max. 2GB DDR SDRAM for 184pin DIMM*3

DIMM Type: 64/128/256/512MB/1GB

On Board LAN: Realtek LAN on board for 10/100Mbps Ethernet

On Board Sound: VACUUM TUBE AUDIO on board

Realtek ALC650 AC?97 CODEC on board (5.1 channel)

On Board I/O:

2 Serial Ports (UART 16C550 Support)

1 Parallel Port (SPP/EPP/ECP Support)

2 Channel E-IDE (Mode 4 and Bus master Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Support)

1 Floppy Drive Connector (1.2/1.44/2.88MB)

2 Universal Serial Bus Ports

1 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port

1 PS/2 Mouse Port

1 PS/2 Keyboard Port

Game/Midi Port ,Speaker-Out ,Line-In , Mic-In

Onboard Connector:

IrDA, Wake-On-LAN , Wake-On-Modem, CPU Fan, Fan2, Fan3 , CD_IN, AUX-IN, FRONT AUDIO, S/PDIF, Chassis intrusion connector, Additional 4 USB 2.0 Ports (via optional cable)

Battery: 3V Lithium Battery

Green Function: Yes

BIOS: Award Plug and Play 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS

Board Size: 305mm x 244mm, ATX Form Factor

>if its reallly working it'll be a revolution in producing more pure sound stages. that's cool

http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/ax...x4b-533tube.htm

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Vacuum tubes on mother boards. Uh, good, I guess...

Yeah. Good. Because we all know how terrible the quality of sound is in computers with "old sk00l copper!" God forbid we use copper wires; we need optical fibres to produce a "really good sound d00d!".

Seriously, unless my speakers are spitting out crackles and pops (ala the infamous Sound Blaster Live! Value card problem) I could give a damn about my sound quality. But hey, at least I get to sit back and laugh at the people who spend so much on optic fibres for their speakers.

And yes. I've "heard" the difference between optical/copper wiring. Unless I'm using five hair driers, seven microwaves, and powering all of Las Vegas from my living room, I can't hear the difference. Can you sense the sarcasm? Good.

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only 3 PCI Slots??? EWWWWW!!! And wtf is with the vaccum tube. Can someone tell me what purpose the damned thing serves other than wasting space :p

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