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| VIA announces P4M890 IGP chipset |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: February 9, 2006 - 7:31 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/p4-series/p4m890 |
VIA today announced its P4M890 chipset aimed at mainstream Intel systems. It is equipped with UniChrome Pro on-board video supporting 1080p HDTV output. Other specs include 1066 MHz FSB, up to 4 GB of DDR2-533 memory and PCI Express x16. The VT8237A south bridge provides up to six PCI slots, two ATA-133 ports, two Serial ATA ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, six or eight-channel audio and Ethernet 10/100.
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| Nvidia adds two nForce4s for Intel chips |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 17, 2006 - 9:56 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce4_family.html |
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Nvidia has expanded its lineup of chipsets aimed at Intel processors. The new nForce4 SLI XE and nForce4 Ultra are mainstream and low-end products that should allow makers to offer socket 775 mobos ranging from USD 90 to USD 100. The XE supports SLI mode, but limited to two x8 slots, while the Ultra offers a single x16 connector. Other features include 1066 MHz frontside bus, dual channel DDR2-667 memory, up to four Serial ATA 3 Gb/s ports, four ATA-133 ports, ten USB 2.0 ports, 8-channel audio and native Gigabit Ethernet. In comparison to the nForce4 SLI and SLI x16, however, the XE and Ultra lack hardware accelerated firewall.
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| Gigabyte unveils Viiv-compliant mobo |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: January 5, 2006 - 6:51 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Motherboard/Products/Products_NewProduct_Li... |
Gigabyte today unveiled its first motherboard compliant with Intel’s Viiv platform. Based on the i945G Express chipset, the GA-8I945GMH (with GMA 950 on-board graphics) was developed for ”low profile entertainment devices that merge with the living room environment“, according to the manufacturer. It offers 8-channel surround audio and Gigabit connectivity through Intel’s PRO/1000 PL. The mobo, aimed at Pentium D processors, bundles Norton Security and includes proprietary Shieldware features.
 Full specs include:
- 1,066 MHz
- DDR2-667 memory
- 4x DIMM sockets (4 GB max.)
- 1x Ultra DMA 100 port
- 4x Serial ATA II ports
- 1x PCI-E x16 slot
- 1x PCI-E x1 slot
- 2x PCI slots
- GbE LAN (Intel PRO/1000)
- 8-channel audio (ALC880)
- 8x USB 2.0 ports
- 3x FireWire ports (TI)
- Micro-ATX form factor
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| Nvidia to acquire ULi for USD 52 million |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: December 14, 2005 - 11:04 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28250.html |
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Nvidia has reached an agreement to buy chipset maker ULi for USD 52 million. The deal is seen as a move by the company to expand its nForce lineup and to weaken ATI’s presence in the core-logic market. Recent numbers from Mercury Research showed Nvidia with an 8% share in the current quarter. ATI, which interestingly has been using ULi south bridges along its Radeon Xpress 200 chipsets, is expected to end the year with 11%. ULi’s share is only 1%. The acquisition, subject to regulators and shareholders approval, is expected to be completed by May 2006.
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| VIA announces chipset aimed at C7 chip |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: December 8, 2005 - 9:39 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/c-series/cn700 |
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VIA has announced its CN700 chipset, the first aimed at low power C7 processors, with integrated UniChrome Pro graphics. Aimed at mini PCs, it features support for 2 GB of DDR400 or DDR2-533 memory, 533 MHz frontside bus and AGP 8x interface. The accompanying VT8237A south brige sports six PCI slots, two ATA-133 ports, two Serial ATA ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, six or eight-channel audio and Ethernet 10/100. The chipset will ship in volume in the first quarter of 2006.
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| VIA samples multi-GPU AMD chipset |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: November 23, 2005 - 3:57 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/k8-series/k8t900 |
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VIA has started sampling its K8T900 chipset, aimed at AMD processors, with support for one x16 or two x8 PCI Express connections. In addition, it brings a technology called RapidFire, which is said to enhance PCI-E performance through reduction in communication latency. The north bridge also features four x1 lanes, 1 GHz Hyper-Transport bus and DDR400 memory, while the VT8251 south bridge provides up to five PCI slots, two ATA-133 ports, four Serial ATA ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, six or eight-channel audio and Ethernet 10/100 or Gigabit Ethernet.
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| Gigabyte ships GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: November 11, 2005 - 12:35 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw |
Gigabyte has officially released its long-awaited GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal sporting four PCI Express x16 slots. Users can thus connect up to four VGA cards – though only two simultaneously in full x16 mode – and a total of eight monitors. The board, which runs two chipsets (Nvidia’s nForce4 SLI Intel Edition and nForce4 SLI) at the same time, is aimed at socket 775 Pentium processors.
Full specs are as follows:
- 1066 MHz FSB
- DDR2-667 memory support
- 4x DIMM sockets (8 GB max.)
- 2x Ultra DMA 133
- 4x Serial ATA II ports
- 4x PCI-E x16 slots
- 2x PCI-E 1x slot
- 2x PCI slots
- Dual Gigabit LAN
- 8-channel audio (ALC850)
- 10x USB 2.0 ports
- 3x FireWire ports
- ATX form factor
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| Intel releases ATI-based motherboard |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: October 25, 2005 - 5:18 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d101ggc/index.htm |
After some intense rumors, Intel has officially released its D101GGC motherboard, based on ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200 chipset. The core logic, which includes Radeon X300-based graphics, is aimed at socket 775 Pentium 4 and Celeron D processors. The board uses ATI’s own IXP 450 south bridge. The deal is expected to boost ATI’s presence in the integrated GPU segment and relieve Intel of a shortage of its own cheaper models. The D101GGC’s full specs are as follows:
- 800 MHz Hyper-Transport FSB
- DDR400/PC3200
- 2x DIMM sockets (2 GB max.)
- 1x Ultra DMA 133 port
- 4x Serial ATA ports
- 1x PCI-E x16 slot
- 1x PCI-E x1 slot
- 2x PCI slots
- Ethernet 10/100 (RTL8101L)
- 8-channel audio (ALC861)
- 8x USB 2.0 ports
- microATX form factor
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| VIA launches K8M890 DX9 chipset |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: October 21, 2005 - 5:24 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/k8-series/k8m890 |
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VIA has officially launched its K8M890 chipset aimed at AMD processors. It brings DeltaChrome graphics supporting DirectX 9 (Shader 2.0) and HDTV up to 1920x1080. The north bridge features 1 GHz Hyper-Transport Bus, PCI Express and DDR400 memory. The VT8251 provides up to six PCI slots, two ATA-133 ports, four Serial ATA ports, six or eight-channel audio and Ethernet 10/100.
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