Gigabyte has released pictures and specifications of the new motherboard EP45 Extreme, based on Intel P45. Schedule to be launched by end of June, the new mobo supportsIntel Core 2 Multi Core and 45nm processors with FSB 1600 MHz.
It comes with cooling design Pure Copper thermal design featuring Water Cooling. The all pure copper design helps the cooler to efficiently remove the heat from motherboard by the Tower-like heat sink. The hybrid silent pipe features both heatpipe and water cooling technologies.
The mobo has some overclocking friendly features, as more voltage control options (CPU, NB, memory) and finer steps control (20 mV min.). It also provides an onboard quick switch, which power/reset. CIr CMOS buttons located directly on board.
It also has 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 and PCI-E 2.0 x4 with Quad CrossFire.
VIA Technologies announced the EPIA PX5000EG Pico-ITX board, which features the extremely power efficient 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor. The Pico-ITX form factor measures a mere 10cm x 7.2cm and includes both LVDS/DVI and VGA support, integrated 5.1 channel audio, fast 100/10 Ethernet, both IDE and S-ATA drive support and up to six USB ports and a COM port. Check more specifications:
Processor: VIA C7 1.0GHz NanoBGA2 Processor, VIA Eden ULV 500MHz NanoBGA2
Chipset: VIA VX700 Unified Digital Media IGP chipset
System Memory: 1 x DDR2 533 SODIMM socket up to 1GB
Onboard IDE: 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 connector (2.0 mm 44-pin header)
Onboard Serial ATA: 1 x SATA connector
Onboard LAN: 1 x VIA VT6106S 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller
Onboard Audio: VIA VT1708A High Definition Audio Codec
Biostar has launched a new motherboard series called TPower, indicated for demanding users. The TPower N750 features the 'Hybrid Space-Pipe', a 'revolution of cooling concept', says Biostar. The solution combined with 'Cooler Harbor' and 'V-Pipe' delivers an advanced thermal performance and noise level reduction.
CPU Support: Supports AMD Phenom Series/Athlon 64/X2/64/FX/Sempron Processors
TYAN Tempest S5396 is now qualified under the Intel Qualified Server Board (IQSB) program. The platform supports the latest multi-core Intel Xeon Processor 5400 Series up to 1333MHz front side bus, with up to 12MB of L2 cache. The S5393 also features FB-DIMM memory slots with a maximum capacity of 64 GB, PCI-E 2.0, PCI Express x16 slots, PCI Express x8 slot, PCI-X 64-bit 133Mhz slots and PCI 32-bit 33Mhz slot. Also featured on the S5393 are GbE LAN, SATA2, SAS ports and onboard XGI Z9S graphics controller. Server Management is supported with the optional addition of the SMDC M3295-2 or M3296 cards.
Abit has announced the A-S78H MD platform motherboard, supporting ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Technology. Based on the AMD 780G chipset, the mobo comes with ATI Radeon HD3200 Graphics and the SB700. It supports AMD AM2+/AM2 processors running HT3.0 up to 5200MT/s and a maximum of 8GB memory capacity for Dual Channel DDR2 1066 modules. It also features 1 x PCI-E X16, 1 x PCI-E X1, and 2 x PCI slots and audio 5.1-Channel HD.
MSI has prepared P7N series motherboards to support the 45nm Intel processor and 3-way SLI base on new nForce 7-series chipset. Although the two motherboards have different market segments, they both come with MSI’s Circu-Pipe design, which reduces the high temperature from the chipset and MOSFET. Check the specifications below:
Biostar has launched GF8200 M2+ motherboard, which supports the HybridPowerT Technology improving the overall power consumption of your desktop. According to Biostar, GF8200 M2+ 'unleashes graphics performance when you need it with GeForce Boost Technology or opt for quiet, low-power PC experience'. Biostar GF8200 M2+ is built for Windows Vista and uses GeForce 8200 chipset. Check the specifications:
CPU Support: AMD Phenom Series/Athlon 64 X2/64/FX/SempronT Processors
Chipset: GeForce 8200
Socket: AM2+
PCI: PCI-Express 2.0 x16, PCI-Express x1, 2x PCI
6x SATA II
12x USB 2.0
Integrated Video: GeForce 8200 GPU with HybridPowerT support
Biostar has launched in China TA780G M2+, which is an integrated graphics motherboard that offers a graphic performance "70% better than current generation models available on the market", says manufacturer. On the other hand, TA780G M2+ can also increase the performance of ATI graphics cards by ATI Hybrid Technology. Check the specifications:
CPU Support: AMD Phenom Series/Athlon 64 X2/64/FX/Sempron
Chipset: AMD 780G / SB700
Socket: AM2+
1x PCI-Express 2.0 x16
1x PCI-Express 2.0 x1
2x PCI
6x SATAII
Memory: Support Dual Channel DDR2 533/667/800/1066 MHz up to 8GB
Memory slots: 4 x DDR2 DIMM
10x USB 2.0
Integrated Video: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics with DX10
Abit launches the latest Multimedia Platform motherboard, the I-G31. Equiped with Intel G31 chipset, the abit mobo supports Intel Core 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo & Pentium Dual-Core processors. It also featurs Intel’s integrated Graphics Media Accelerator (Intel GMA 3100). The abit I-G31 is compatible with next generation 45nm processors allowing for up to 1333FSB. Check the specifications:
CPU Support: LGA775 Socket for Intel Core 2 Extreme/ Quad/ Duo & Pentium Dual-Core & Pentium D & Celeron Dual-Core & Celeron processors
System Bus: 1333/1066/800MHz FSB
Chipset: Intel G31/ICH7
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI-Ex16, 1 XPCI-Ex1, 2x PCI
LAN: On board Gigabit LAN
Memory: 4 X 240-pin DIMM sockets support max. memory capacity 4GB, Dual channel DDR2 800/667
Abit launched the motherboard IP35P, based on the Intel P35 chipset. It supports Intel Core 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo; Pentium Dual-Core and Celeron Dual Core processors. The motherboard is ready for the next generation 45nm processors with up to 1333 FSB. The IP35P supports a maximum memory capacity of up to 8GB; most important of all, in OC mode it supports DDR2 even up to 1066 MHz, allowing you for overclocking. It comes with PCI-EX16, PCI-EX1, 3 PCI-E and 4 X SATA 3Gb/s through Intel ICH9.
