| ASUS Launches First Intel Thunderbolt Certified Motherboard |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 21, 2012 - 9:43 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.asus.com |
ASUS has announced the launch of the P8Z77-V PREMIUM, its first motherboard to offer Thunderbolt connection. Thunderbolt is a high-speed data connection technology that provides a maximum transfer rate of 10 Gbps. Just to give you an idea, USB 3.0 provides a maximum transfer rate of 5 Gbps. The ASUS P8Z77-V PREMIUM is the first Thunderbolt motherboard to be certified by Intel. It comes with four PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, six USB 3.0 ports, six SATA-600 ports, three SATA-300 ports, two eSATA-600 ports, and a 32 GB SSD cache onboard. Information on pricing or availability was not provided. 
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| MSI Launches New Radeon Power Edition Series Video Cards |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 20, 2012 - 9:16 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.msi.com/news-media/news/1409.html |
MSI has launched three video cards within their brand new Power Edition series of video cards: the R7850 Power Edition 2GD5/OC, the R7770 Power Edition 1GD5/OC and the R7750 Power Edition 1GD5/OC. All of them feature the latest Twin Frozr IV cooling solution (two 80 mm fans, nickel-plated copper base, and dust removal technology), military-class components, and triple overvoltage (adjust the voltage of GPU, memory and VDDCI). In the table below we’ve listed the models launched and their main specs. Model | R7850 Power Edition 2GD5/OC | R7770 Power Edition 1GD5/OC | R7750 Power Edition 1GD5/OC | GPU | Radeon HD 7850 | Radeon HD 7770 | Radeon HD 7750 | Core Clock | 860 MHz (OC: 950 MHz) | 1,000 MHz (OC: 1100 MHz) | 800 MHz (OC: 900 MHz) | Memory Clock | 4,800 MHz (OC: 4800 MHz) | 4,500 MHz (OC: 4800 MHz) | 4,800 MHz (OC: 4800 MHz) | Memory Size | 2 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | Memory Interface | 256-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | Mini-DisplayPort | 2 | - | - | DisplayPort | - | 1 | 1 | HDMI | 1 | 1 | 1 | DV-I | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Biostar Unveils the TZ75B Motherboard |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 18, 2012 - 9:13 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/news/news.php?S_ID=137 |
Biostar has unveiled a motherboard based on the Intel Z75 chipset targeted toward third-generation Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3 processors (codename “Ivy Bridge”). The TZ75B motherboard comes with four DDR3 memory sockets, one PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot, one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, two PCI slots, two SATA-600 ports, four SATA-300 slots, two USB 3.0 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, 8-channel audio (Realtek ALC892), and Gigabit Ethernet. This motherboard is priced at USD 110. 
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| Intel Launches 7-Series Chipsets |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 9, 2012 - 4:26 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/z... |
Intel officially releases the 7-series chipsets for the “Ivy Bridge” processors (third-generation Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processors), despite the processors not being available yet. The new Intel 7-series chipset family includes native support for USB 3.0 ports, and two new technologies: Smart Connect (allowing the computer to receive emails and refresh webpages while it is in sleep mode) and Rapid Start (faster boot times). They also support the Virtu Universal MVP, which allows you to combine the performance of the integrated graphics processor available in the CPU with the performance of any video card installed. This is similar to what occurs with the Hybrid SLI and ATI Hybrid Graphics technologies, with the notable difference of not being limited to GPUs from a specific manufacturer. Intel’s 7-series chipsets do not support the PCI bus. In the table below, we summarize the key differences of the 7-series chipsets targeted to desktops. | Intel Z77 | Intel Z75 | Intel H77 | Supported CPUs | LGA1155 | LGA1155 | LGA1155 | Integrated Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | PCI Express 2.0 Lanes | 8 | 8 | 8 | USB 3.0 Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | USB 2.0 Ports | 10 | 10 | 10 | SATA-600 Ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | SATA-300 Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | RAID Support | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 | Video PCIe Configuration | 1 x 16 or 2 x 8 or 1 x 8 + 1 x 4 [l1] | 1 x16 or 2 x 8 | 1 x 16 |
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| Manufacturers Unveil Intel’s 7-Series Motherboards |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: April 6, 2012 - 10:12 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
Today, several manufacturers announced socket 1155 motherboards based on Intel’s 7-series chipset, targeted to upcoming “Ivy Bridge” processors. See the list below.
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| Biostar Unveils the TA970XE AM3+ Motherboard |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: March 23, 2012 - 9:13 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/news/news.php?S_ID=133 |
Biostar has just introduced the TA970XE, a socket AM3+ motherboard targeted to overclockers and gamers. This board is based on the AMD 970 chipset, features four DDR3-2000 memory sockets, two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (x16, x4), two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, two standard PCI slots, five SATA-600 ports, one eSATA port, two USB 3.0 ports, six USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire port, one Gigabit Ethernet port (Realtek RTL8111E), and 8-channel audio (VIA VT1828S). The TA970XE uses a 5-phase voltage regulator circuitry and high-quality solid capacitors. Biostar TA970XE AM3+ motherboard has a suggested retail price of USD 80. 
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| ASRock Launches the Fatal1ty X79 Professional Motherboard |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: February 23, 2012 - 11:17 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.asrock.com/news/index.asp?cat=News&ID=346 |
Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel worked closely with ASRock engineers to develop a motherboard based on the Intel X79 chipset. Equipped with top-class components, the new ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional was designed for gamers and enthusiasts. It features four DDR3 memory sockets, four PCI Express x16 slots, one PCI Express x1 slot, two PCI slots, four SATA-300 ports, six SATA-600 ports, two eSATA-600 ports, 10 USB 2.0 ports, eight USB 3.0 ports, two FireWire ports, one Gigabit Ethernet port, and 7.1 audio (Realtek ALC898 codec). The board comes with a 16+2 voltage regulator circuit, golden Japan-made solid capacitors and a special mouse port that allows users to adjust mouse polling rates from 125 Hz to 1,000 Hz. The ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional is priced at USD 279.90. 
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| CES 2012: Biostar Also Displays Intel Z77 Motherboards |
| Author: Gabriel Torres |
Date: January 17, 2012 - 12:50 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.biostar.com.tw |
Biostar was another motherboard manufacturer to display motherboards based on the coming Intel Z77 chipset. The manufacturer talked about three models. The TZ77XE4 will have four USB 3.0 ports, four SATA-600 ports, one eSATA port, three PCI Express x16 slots, one PCI Express x1 slot, and two standard PCI slots. 
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The TZ77XE3 will have four USB 3.0 ports, two SATA-600 ports, three PCI Express x16 slots, two PCI Express x1 slots, and two standard PCI slots. 
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The TZ77MXE will be offered in the microATX form factor and will have four USB 3.0 ports, two SATA-600 ports, two PCI Express x16 slots, and two PCI Express x1 slots. 
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| CES 2012: ECS Displays Intel Z77 and H77 Motherboards |
| Author: Gabriel Torres |
Date: January 16, 2012 - 12:38 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.ecs.com.tw |
ECS was another motherboard manufacturer to display motherboards based on the forthcoming Intel Z77 and H77 chipsets. Two models were shown, one ATX based on the Intel Z77 chipset and one microATX based on the Intel H77 chipset. The Z77H2-AX will have Bluetooth, Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/g/n, six USB 3.0 ports, two SATA-600 ports, two eSATA ports, three PCI Express x16 slots, two PCI Express x1 slots, and two standard PCI slots. 
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The H77H2-M will be a microATX motherboard based on the Intel H77 chipset, and will have four USB 3.0 ports, four SATA-600 ports, one PCI Express x16 slot, one PCI Express x1 slot, and two standard PCI slots. 
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| CES 2012: ASUS Demos Motherboard for Xeon ”Sandy Bridge-EP“ CPUs |
| Author: Gabriel Torres |
Date: January 16, 2012 - 11:54 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://usa.asus.com/ |
ASUS was the only major motherboard manufacturer to not display motherboards based on the forthcoming Z77 and H77 chipsets from Intel. According to the company, the reason was that they don’t want other manufacturers copying them. Instead, they demonstrated a dual-socket motherboard for the future Xeon “Sandy Bridge-EP” processors, which will be based on the LGA2011 socket. They were demonstrating the eight-core/16-thread model, which we assume to be the unreleased Xeon E5-2600. You can see the pictures of this motherboard below. It will be called Z9PE-DBWS and will have two Gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB 3.0 ports, 14 SATA ports (the manufacturer didn’t say how many of them are SATA-600), seven PCI Express x16 slots, and eight memory sockets (four for each CPU). It will reach the market as soon as these new CPUs arrive on the market, and will be priced at around USD 500. 
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| CES 2012: MSI Showcases Intel Z77 Motherboard with Thunderbolt |
| Author: Gabriel Torres |
Date: January 16, 2012 - 11:47 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://us.msi.com/ |
MSI showcased two motherboards based on the forthcoming Intel Z77 chipset, which will be released together with the new “Ivy Bridge” processors from Intel. The main new feature for this chipset is the native support for USB 3.0 ports. PCI Express 3.0 is also supported if an “Ivy Bridge” CPU is installed. This new CPU still uses the socket 1155, so “older” CPUs can also be installed. The MSI Z77A-GD65 will feature four USB 3.0 ports, four SATA-600 ports, three PCI Express x16 slots, and four PCI Express x1 slots. 
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The Z77A-GD80 will feature a Thunderbolt port, which is an optical I/O connection developed by Intel. The prototype displayed didn’t have this port soldered on it yet, though. (It will be available below the VGA connector.) This motherboard will also feature four USB 3.0 ports, four SATA-600 ports, three PCI Express x16 slots, and four PCI Express x1 slots. 
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| CES 2012: Gigabyte Displays Intel Z77 Motherboards |
| Author: Gabriel Torres |
Date: January 15, 2012 - 12:53 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.gigabyte.com/ |
The Intel Z77 chipset will be released together with the new “Ivy Bridge” processors from Intel, and Gigabyte showed us four of the motherboards based on this new chipset that they will release as soon as Intel officially releases this new generation of CPUs. The main new feature for this chipset is the native support for USB 3.0 ports. PCI Express 3.0 is also supported if an “Ivy Bridge” CPU is installed. This new CPU still uses the socket 1155, so “older” CPUs can also be installed. For the enthusiast market, Gigabyte will offer the G1.Sniper 3. A few of the features include a Creative audio chip, a Killer networking chip, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, six SATA-600 ports, six USB 3.0 ports, two FireWire ports, four PCI Express x16 slots (x16/x8/x16/x8), two PCI Express x1 slots, and two BIOS chips. 
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The G1.Sniper M3 is going to be targeted to enthusiasts who want a high-end motherboard on the microATX form factor. This small motherboard will feature a Creative audio chip, four USB 3.0 ports, three SATA-600 ports, one eSATA-600 port, three PCI Express x16 slots (x16/x4/x8), and two BIOS chips. 
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The GA-Z77X-UD5H will feature a high-end audio codec, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, six USB 3.0 ports, two FireWire ports, one eSATA-600 port, five SATA-600 ports, an mSATA bay for SSDs using this form factor, three PCI Express x16 slots (x16/x8/x4), and two BIOS chips. 
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The GA-Z77X-UD3H will feature one Gigabit Ethernet port, four USB 3.0 ports, one eSATA-600 port, three SATA-600 ports, an mSATA bay for SSDs using this form factor, three PCI Express x16 slots (x16/x8/x4), and two BIOS chips. 
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Although not showcased at CES, we can easily assume that Gigabyte will also offer a “UD7” model using this new chipset.
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| Sapphire Launches the Pure Black X79N Motherboard |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: January 9, 2012 - 9:53 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/media/?psn=0004&articleID... |
Sapphire has just announced their first motherboard developed to support the latest family of CPUs from Intel, the Sapphire Pure Black X79N. This board is based on the Intel X79 chipset, features four DDR3-1600 memory sockets, one PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot, one PCI Express 3.0 x8 slot, two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, two PCI Express 2.0 x8 slots, four SATA-600 ports, four SATA-300 ports, eight-channel audio (Realtek ALC892), two Gigabit Ethernet ports (Marvell 88E8057), four USB 3.0 ports, and six USB 2.0 ports. The Pure Black X79N has a black PCB, and uses high quality gold plated connectors for USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet ports. Information on pricing was not provided. 
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| Manufacturers Intro Radeon HD 7970 Video Cards |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: January 9, 2012 - 9:51 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
The world’s first 28 nm video card, the Radeon HD 7970, is now available. It has 2,048 processors (“cores”), works at 925 MHz, and accesses its 3 GB of GDDR5 memory at 5.5 GHz through a 384-bit interface, creating a bandwidth of 264 GB/s. This video card also includes two BIOS chips; a dual-slot cooler, which uses vapor chamber technology; and four video outputs, one dual-link DVI, one HDMI 1.4a and two mini DisplayPort 1.2. The Radeon HD 7970 has a recommended price of USD 549. Several manufacturers have launched models based on the Radeon HD 7970 video card that you can check out below.
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| MSI Launches the Big Bang-XPower II X79 Motherboard |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: January 3, 2012 - 12:05 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.msi.com/news-media/news/1353.html |
MSI has just launched their newest Big Bang series motherboard, the XPower II, a product targeted to overclockers and gamers. This board is based on the Intel X79 chipset, features eight DDR3-2400 memory sockets, four PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (x16, x8, x8, x8), three PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (x1, x1, x1), six SATA-600 ports, four SATA-300 ports, eight-channel audio (Realtek ALC892), two Gigabit Ethernet ports (Intel 82579V and 82574L), four USB 3.0 ports, and six USB 2.0 ports. The MSI Big Bang-XPower II X79 motherboard features a 22-phase voltage regulator circuit, military-class components, voltage measuring points, and several of MSI’s proprietary technologies, including Click BIOS II, OC Genie II, Super Charger, Winki 3, Instant OC, and Superpipe. Information on pricing or availability was not provided. 
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