| Manufacturer | Gigabyte |
| Name | GA-K8NS Pro |
| Type / Chipset | Socket 754 / nVidia nForce3 250 Chipset |
| Dimensions | + 10 mm (40 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other parts of the mainboard – for further information see Fit for Fan. The overall size is 305 x 245mm. |
| Slots | ++ 5x pci, 1x AGP (1.5V 4x/8x), 3x DDR PC1600 – PC3200 (max. 3GB RAM) |
| Connectors |
+++++ 1x Floppy, 4x UDMA133 GigaRAID IT82112F (RAID 0/1/0+1), 4x SATA150 SIL 3512CT128 (RAID 0/1/0+1), 2x serial (1x internal), 1x parallel, 2x PS/2, onBoard 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet, 8x USB 2.0/1.1 (4x internal incl. mounting bracket), 2x IEEE 1394 (incl. mounting bracket), 1x Gameport, 8-Channel AC’97 RealTek ALC850 onboard (1x int. Aux, 1x ext. S/PDIF, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Line out, int. Rear out, int. Center) and 3x fan connectors. |
| Vcore | ++++ BIOS between 0.80 Volt and 1.7 Volt in steps of 0.025 Volt / Jumper not available |
| Multiplier | ++++ BIOS between 5x and 25x / Jumper not available |
| FSB | ++++ BIOS between 200 and 455 MHz (AGP 66 – 100 MHz) / Jumper not available |
| VIO/VDD | ++++ VDDR +0.1 – +0.2 / VDDQ +0.1 – +0.3 / VCC12HT +0.1 – +0.3 |
| Performance**** | ++++ Ratings with HIS Excalibur Radeon 9600 Pro graphic card and Catalyst 3.6 ! AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 3815 points with 3DMark 2003 and 19300 points with 3DMark 2000 |
| Manual and Labeling | +++++ Very well readable, complete motherboard inscription, a very detailed motherboard manual, GigaRAID manual, SATA RAID manual in English and a short adhesive label overview to paste on to or into the PC. |