| Intel Launches 946PL/GZ Chipsets |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: July 3, 2006 - 12:28 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/946PL_946GZ/index.htm |
Intel has launched two mainstream chipsets that update the current 945 Express family. Both the 946PL and 946GZ Express support upcoming Core 2 Duo processors, 800 MHz frontside bus and DDR2-667 memory. The 946GZ also brings the new GMA 3000 integrated video. Other specifications include a PCI Express x16 interface, four Serial ATA 3 Gb/s, Matrix Storage Technology (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10) and high-definition audio.
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| EPoX Launches RD580 AM2 Motherboard |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: June 21, 2006 - 9:19 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.epox.com |
EPoX this week officially announced its EP-MD580 XR motherboard. It is based on ATI’s RD580 (CrossFire Xpress 3200) and aimed at socket AM2 processors. The RD580 is paired with the SB600 south bridge which solves some problems found in the SB450. EPoX’s board includes hardware monitoring software (Thunder Probe and Ghost Monitor), BIOS tool Thunder Flash, led debugging system (Ledion) and on-board power switch (EZ Button). Complete specs are:
- DDR2-800 memory
- 4x DIMM sockets (8 GB max.)
- 2x Ultra DMA 133 ports
- 6x Serial ATA 3 Gb/s ports
- 2x PCI-E x16 slots
- 2x PCI-E x1 slots
- 3x PCI slots
- GbE LAN (Marvell 88E8055)
- 8-channel high-def audio (ALC883)
- 10x USB 2.0 ports
- ATX form factor
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| Intel Intros P965 Express Chipset |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: June 6, 2006 - 10:06 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/p965/index.htm |
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Intel introduced today, at Computex, its first Broadwater chipset, the P965 Express, pitched at Core 2 Duo processors (Conroe). It brings some new technologies, such as Fast Memory Access (FMA), to optimize system memory bandwidth, and Quiet System, which promises to reduce noise and heat. Other specs include DDR2-800 support, 1,066 MHz FSB, PCI Express x16, six Serial ATA 3 Gb/s ports, six PCI Express x1 slots, ten USB 2.0 ports, high-definition audio and Gigabit Ethernet LAN. Diagrams showed that Intel dropped PATA and PCI support. The Broadwater model with on-board graphics, dubbed G965, should arrive soon. Conroe is expected to launch on July 23.
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| EVGA Extends Mobo Lineup with NF44 |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: June 5, 2006 - 1:24 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=131-K8-NF44-AX |
EVGA, which entered the mobo segment about a year ago, recently added an nForce 4 SLI model to its lineup. The NF44 (131-K8-NF44-AX) is aimed at socket 939 AMD processors and supports two VGA cards in SLI mode (but with just x8 effective bandwidth in each PCI Express slot). The Micro ATX board features diagnostic LED and on-board reset switch. Suggested retail price is USD 200. Complete specifications are:
- 1 GHz HyperTransport FSB
- DDR400/PC3200 memory support
- 4x DIMM sockets (4 GB max.)
- 2x PCI Express x16 slots
- 1x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2x PCI slots
- 1x Ultra DMA 133
- 4x Serial ATA 3 Gb/s
- 8x USB2.0 ports
- FireWire
- 8-channel audio
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Micro ATX form factor
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| ASUS Intros Core 2 Duo DH Mobo |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: May 31, 2006 - 2:11 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.asus.com.tw/news_show.aspx?id=3327 |
ASUS this week introduced its P5W DH Deluxe motherboard, aimed at Core 2 Duo processors, featuring a series of digital home features activated with a remote control. The i975X-based model includes an on-board wireless connection (WiFi-AP Solo) and extended functionality even when the computer is turned off. The mobo also uses ASUS’ exclusive fanless cooling technology Stack Cool 2. CrossFire multi-GPU mode is supported. Complete specs are as follows:
- 1,066 MHz FSB
- DDR2-800 memory
- 1x Ultra DMA 100 port
- 3x Serial ATA 3 Gb/s ports
- 2x SATA 3 Gb/s (ext. and int.) (JMB363)
- 2x SATA 3 Gb/s (Silicon Image)
- 2x PCI-E x16 slots
- 2x PCI-E x1 slots
- 3x PCI slots
- Dual GbE LAN
- Wireless LAN
- 8-channel high-def audio
- 8x USB 2.0 ports
- 3x FireWire ports
- ATX form factor
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| VIA Announces P4M900 Chipset |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: May 30, 2006 - 8:56 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/p4-series/p4m900 |
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VIA has announced a new integrated chipset aimed at Pentium 4 processors. The P4M900 features Chrome9 on-board video, clocked at 250 MHz, with support for DirectX 9.0, Shader Model 2.0 and 1080p HDTV output. Other specs include (with the VT8251 south bridge): 1,066 MHz FSB, DDR2-667, PCI Express x16, PCI Express x1, two ATA-133 ports, four Serial ATA 3 Gb/s ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, six PCI slots, six or eight-channel audio and Ethernet 10/100.
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| Gigabyte Launches Socket AM2 Series |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: May 29, 2006 - 2:22 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/NewTech/2006_motherboard_newtech/t... |
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Gigabyte last week announced six motherboards as part of its new S-series. The parts, based on nForce 590 SLI, nForce 570 SLI, nForce 4 SLI and nForce 6100, are aimed at AMD socket AM2 processors. The flagship GA-M59SLI-S5 sports silent-pipe cooling technology, SLI and a variety of proprietary security, management and overclocking utilities. Using a nForce 590 SLI chipset, it features DDR2-800 memory support, dual Gigabit connections, LinkBoost (which increases PCI Express bandwidth), six Serial ATA 3 Gb/s ports and eight-channel high-def audio with DTS and Dolby.
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| ATI Announces Integrated AM2 Chipsets |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: May 24, 2006 - 5:24 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.ati.com/products/radeonxpress1100dsk/index.html |
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ATI has also announced a new chipset series aimed at AMD’s AM2 platform. The Radeon Xpress 1100 and 1150 feature integrated Radeon X300 graphics (DirectX 9 and Shader Model 2.0) clocked at 300 MHz and 400 MHz, respectively, and capable of addressing up to 128 MB of memory through HyperMemory. The PCI Express chipsets are paired with ATI’s new SB600 southbridge, which supports four Serial ATA 3 Gb/s, ATA-133, ten USB 2.0 ports, six PCI slots and high-def audio. ATI said that its CrossFire Xpress 3200 lineup will also be offered for AM2 processors.
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| Nvidia Intros nForce 500 Chipset Series |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: May 24, 2006 - 5:17 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.nvidia.com/page/mobo.html |
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As expected, Nvidia this week launched its nForce 500 chipset series, mainly aimed at AMD’s socket AM2 processors. New features include LinkBoost, which increases PCI Express bandwidth when paired with compliant GPUs, and FirstPacket, which prioritizes network game traffic. The series also introduces native dual Gigabit connections (DualNet) and support for six SATA 3 Gb/s ports with RAID 5 (MediaShield). The 590 SLI, also available for Intel platforms, is the only ”full“ model. The nForce 570 SLI and 570 lack LinkBoost, while the 550 misses FirstPacket, DualNet and two SATA ports. Other common specs include ten USB ports, five PCI slots and high-definition audio.
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| Albatron Early with Socket AM2 Mobo |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: May 23, 2006 - 1:03 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.albatron.com.tw/english/it/mb/pro_list.asp |
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Albatron stole a march on AMD by announcing its first socket AM2 motherboard before the official release of the chips. The KM51PV-AM2 is based on the somewhat old GeForce 6150 chipset, launched about eight months ago, featuring GeForce 6200-like integrated graphics. It sports basically the same specs as the socket-939 KM51PV: up to 4 GB of memory (DDR2), Serial ATA 3 Gb/s, RAID 0, 1, 5 and 0+1, Ethernet 10/100 with Active Armor and VGA, DVI and HDTV-Out connectors.
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| Gigabyte Readies Core Duo Viiv Mobo |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: May 18, 2006 - 11:01 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Default.aspx |
Gigabyte will start shipping later this month a 945G Express motherboard aimed at socket 775 Core Duo processors. The Viiv-compliant GA-8I945GMMFY-RH promises to further reduce power consumption by as much as 28%. The card integrates Graphics Media Accelerator 950 video. Intel’s Viiv concept boasts low power consumption, quiet operation and expanded multimedia capability. Full specs are:
- 1,066 MHz FSB
- DDR2-667 memory
- 2x DIMM sockets (2 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 (Vidalia 82573L)
- 8-channel high-def audio
- 8x USB 2.0 ports
- 3x FireWire ports
- Micro-ATX form factor
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| ATI Announces Turion 64 X2 Chipset |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: May 18, 2006 - 10:32 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.ati.com/products/radeonxpress1100mob/index.html |
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ATI has announced a new mobile chipset aimed at AMD’s recently released Turion 64 X2 lineup. The Radeon Xpress 1100 series features support for DDR2-667 memory, 1 GHz Hyper-Transport bus, seven PCI slots, four PCI Express x1 slots, two PATA and four SATA ports, eight USB ports and eight-channel audio (AC’97). Video is provided by an integrated Radeon X1300 graphics chip compatible with DirectX 9, but not with Shader Model 3.0. The GPU is clocked at 300 MHz in the 1100 model and at 400 MHz in the 1150. ATI has said that the Vista-ready chipset will be sported in notebooks from Fujitsu, Gateway and HP, among others.
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| Radeon Xpress 200 Chipset Renamed |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: April 11, 2006 - 5:32 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.ati.com/products/crossfirexpress1600/index.html |
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ATI has officially changed the name of its Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire chipset to CrossFire Xpress 1600. The purpose is solely to relate the product to the recently launched CrossFire 3200 (RD580). The main difference between the two chipsets is the number of lanes available for the PCI Express graphics slots (16 or 32).
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| VIA Readies Single-Chip C7 Chipset |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: April 5, 2006 - 3:34 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/c-series/cx700 |
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VIA will start shipping later this quarter a C7 and Eden chipset integrating the north and south bridges in a single chip. Developed for the embedded market, the CX700 is 34% smaller than a traditional two-chip solution, saving motherboard space. It supports 533 MHz FSB, 4 GB of DDR400 or DDR2-533 memory, Serial ATA 3 Gb/s, AGP 8x, six USB ports and four PCI slots. The chipset also includes VIA’s UniChrome Pro graphics core.
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| MSI announces nForce4 SLI XE mobo |
| Author: Rodrigo Chia |
Date: March 30, 2006 - 7:03 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/newsrelease/news_page.php?UID=468 |
MSI today announced its first socket 775 motherboard based on Nvidia’s nForce4 SLI XE, which supports x16 bandwidth, but only x8 when operating with two graphics cards. The P4N SLI XE offers 1066 MHz FSB, four DIMM sockets for up to 4 GB of DDR2-667 memory, four Serial ATA 3 Gb/s ports, eight-channel HD audio and Gigabit LAN. The board also includes CoreCell tuning technology and a Communication PCI slot that can be used to connect MSI’s proprietary dual-band network card interface.
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