FIC AN11 Stealth
FIC AN11 | |
CPU Interface | Socket-A |
Chipset | VT8366A North Bridge |
Form Factor | ATX |
Bus Speeds | 100 / 105 / 108 / 110 / 115 / 120 / 124 / 133 / 138 / 140 / 147 / 150 / 154 / 166 MHz |
Core Voltages Supported | 1.475 - 1.850V (in 0.025V increments) |
I/O Voltages Supported | Not Configurable |
DRAM Voltages Supported | Not Configurable |
Memory Slots | 3 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots |
Expansion Slots | 1 AGP Slot |
Onboard RAID | Promise PDC 20265 |
Onboard USB 2.0/IEEE-1394 | N/A |
Onboard Audio | Avance Logic ALC20A AC'97 CODEC |
Over the years, FIC has been mainly focusing on the OEM market. Their motherboards are usually very close to the reference design, without much tweaking options for people to fully unleash the power of their CPU. However, the AN11 probably marked the first milestone on their way to the hardware community.
The AN11, which is more often known as the Stealth board internally, is not only the first FIC board with a different color PCB, it's also the first board ever from FIC with an integrated IDE RAID controller. FIC went with the Promise PDC 20265 ATA100 RAID controller; something appears quite a bit among KT266A boards.
Although FSB speeds are not available in 1MHz increments, we did notice the wide range of values available. The production version of the board will also feature a larger HSF unit on the VT8366 North Bridge for better cooling as well.
One little complaint we have is the position of couple of capacitors around the CPU sockets. Since they are close to the locking mechanism of the socket, it makes it very hard to install and remove the CPU HSF unit.
The board is relatively stable under stress tests with all DIMMs populated. There were some lockups during the tests but overall the motherboard is still very stable.
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