MSI Presents Winki OS

Author: Cássio Lima Date: March 5, 2009 - 4:53 PM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=newsdesc&news_no=737 Motherboard manufacturers are always trying to implement exciting new features on their product in order to make the user’s experience more enjoyable and easy. Following this tendency, MSI showed during CeBIT 2009 Winki, an operating system based on a Linux distribution that comes installed on a flash memory and that can be hooked up on one of the motherboard’s USB headers. Once the Winki OS is loaded, a screen shows up and offers functions like built-in web browsing, MSN, Skype, ICQ and Yahoo, so there’s no need to load the main OS from hard disk. You can even use the Winki with a system without a hard disk (this is the same idea of ASUS Express Gate feature). So you can have a system with common PC functions with no hard disk, thus saving some money. Winki will be available on some MSI motherboards, but the list of them has not been disclosed yet.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

ASUS Presents New Motherboard Concept

Author: Cássio Lima Date: March 4, 2009 - 7:36 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=14509 During CeBIT 2009, ASUS showed a new motherboard concept called Marine Cool, with the aim of improving stability and cooling system on the motherboards. By doing this ASUS want to present and discuss the Marine Cool concept before implementing it on upcoming products. As you can see on the pictures below, the conceptual Marine Cool motherboard has a futuristic design. Its heat-pipe system, in charge of cooling the main motherboard components, looks like a NASA robot. On the back part of the motherboard, where usually we find the solder side, there is a micro-porous ceramic backplate to provide a larger surface area (thus helping to effectively convey heat from the motherboard printed circuit board) and to protect terminals on the solder side of the board. According to ASUS this thermal design is up to 2 times better than standard solutions. The conceptual Marine Cool motherboard has an on-board UPS using polymer battery that serves as an extra backup power supply that activates when a power failure is detected. This is a cool idea because it prevents damage on the on-board main components, loss of critical files and data corruption due to inconsistent and fluctuating power caused during unexpected blackouts. This motherboard uses SO-DIMM memory modules (targeted to notebooks) instead of standard DDR-DIMM modules, which takes more space but are faster and stores more data than SO-DIMM modules. This board also features a built-in memory to help the system boot-up in the case of errors on the main memory system (this feature is called Failover Memory by ASUS). So let’s see if ASUS will implement one of the Marine Cool concepts on upcoming products. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (2) top

ASUS Launches Rampage II Gene Motherboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: February 25, 2009 - 9:41 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=14446 ASUS has officially launched Rampage II Gene, a microATX motherboard based on Intel X58 chipset. This board supports Intel Core i7 processors, has six DDR3 sockets supporting triple-channel configuration, two PCI Express x16 slots supporting to SLI or CrossFire modes, one PCI Express x4 slot, one PCI slot, seven SATA-300 ports, one eSATA port, one ATA-133 port, Gigabit Ethernet and 8-channel audio. Rampage II Gene comes with several overclocking options that can be adjusted on-the-fly through a joystick-like control without entering the BIOS Setup. This board also has a neat feature called MemOK! that works as following: in the event of a boot failure after installing new RAM, the user can press an easily accessible button on the motherboard and MemOK! will automatically load the failsafe settings needed to ensure a successful system boot. ASUS didn’t disclose the price of this motherboard. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Biostar Unveils AMD Dragon Platform Motherboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: February 9, 2009 - 12:06 PM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-series/content.php?S_ID=395# Biostar has announced its first motherboard based on AMD Dragon platform, TA790GX A3+. This socket AM3 motherboard features AMD 790FX chipset (SB750 southbridge chip), supports DDR3 memory up to 1,333 MHz (max. 16 GB), has two PCI Express x16 slots, two PCI Express x1 slots, two PCI slots, one ATA-133 port, one floppy disk drive port, six SATA-300 ports (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10), one Gigabit Ethernet port (Realtek 8111DL chip), on-board video (ATI Radeon HD3300), on-board audio (Realtek ALC888), one Firewire port, seven USB ports (four on the rear panel and three via the USB brackets connected to the internal headers), and VGA, DVI and HDMI connectors. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Gigabyte Announces AMD Dragon Platform Motherboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: January 22, 2009 - 9:05 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx... Gigabyte has announced its first motherboard based on AMD Dragon platform, MA-790FXT-UD5P. This socket AM3 motherboard is part of Durable 3 series, features AMD 790FX chipset (SB750 southbridge chip), supports DDR3 up to 1,666 MHz (max. 16 GB), has two PCI Express x16 slots, three PCI Express x1 slots, two PCI slots, one ATA-133 port, 10 SATA-300 ports (six controlled by the southbridge chip and four controlled by Gigabyte SATA2 chip), one floppy disk drive port (controlled by ITE 8720 chip), two Gigabit Ethernet ports (Realtek 8111DL chip), three Firewire ports (two on the rear panel and one via the Firewire bracket connected to the internal header) and 12 USB ports (eight on the rear panel and four via the USB brackets connected to the internal headers). No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

CES 2009: Zotac Releases GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi Motherboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: January 10, 2009 - 11:01 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: CES 2009: Zotac Releases GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi Motherboard Zotac has launched GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi, a mini-ITX motherboard targeted to Intel (socket 775) platform featuring an nVidia GeForce 9300 GPU (internal clock of 450 MHz and 16 stream processors). This card has two DD2 slots (max. 8 GB up to DDR2-667/800), one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, one eSATA port, two SATA-300 ports, 12 USB ports (six available on rear panel and the other six available thru adaptors), Gigabit Ethernet, audio 5.1-channel audio, built-in wireless network 802.11b/g and VGA, DVI and HDMI outputs. No word on pricing and availability has been disclosed. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

ECS Announces Its First AM3 Motherboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: December 23, 2008 - 5:29 PM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/NewsRoom/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1228&... ECS has just announced the launch of A790GXM-AD3 Black Series, its first AM3 motherboard designed for the upcoming 45-nm AMD Phenom processors that will feature an integrated DDR3 memory controller. This board is based on AMD 790GX + SB750 chipset, has on-board video (Radeon HD 3300), two PCI Express x16 slots, four DDR3-1333 slots, six SATA-300 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, 8-channel audio, HDMI connector and supports CrossFireX and Hybrid CrossFire technologies. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Manufacturers Launch Intel X58 Motherboards

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 18, 2008 - 5:11 PM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: See below a list with the manufacturers that already launched motherboards based on Intel X58 chipset for the newest Intel Core i7 processors. ASUS Rampage II Extreme P6T WS Professional P6T Deluxe P6T Deluxe/OC Palm ECS X58B-A Black Series EVGA EVGA X58 SLI Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME GA-EX58-UD5 GA-EX58-DS4 MSI Eclipse SLI X58 Platinum Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Manufacturers Launch GeForce 9300 Motherboards

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 16, 2008 - 8:07 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: See below a list with the manufacturers that already launched motherboards based on nVidia GeForce 9300 chipset. ECS EVGA MSI Zotac Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

nVidia Launches GeForce 9400/9300 Chipsets

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 15, 2008 - 8:50 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html nVidia has just introduced its first chipsets for the Intel platform to support Hybrid SLI: GeForce 9300 and GeForce 9400. Both chipsets feature on-board video with a DirectX 10 engine and are single-chip solutions. The only difference between them is the clock rate under their graphics engine run. On the table below we compare the basic specs from these two new chipsets.  Chipset GeForce 9400 GeForce 9300 GPU Clock 580 MHz 450 MHz Graphics Processors 16 16 Graphics Processors Clock 1,400 MHz 1,200 MHz DirectX 10 10 Shader Model 4.0 4.0 FSB 1,333 MHz 1,333 MHz DDR2 800 MHz 800 MHz DDR3 1,333 MHz 1,333 MHz PCI Express 2.0 2.0 USB 2.0 Ports 12 12 SATA-300 Ports 6 6 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 0, 1, 0+1, 5 ATA-133 Ports No No Hybrid SLI GeForce Boost GeForce Boost Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

EVGA Launches nForce 790i SLI FTW Mainboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 3, 2008 - 9:07 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=132-YW-E180-A1&family=Mot... EVGA has just launched nForce 790i SLI FTW mainboard, as its own name implies, it is based on the latest high-end chipset from nVidia for the Intel platform. What is new on nForce 790i compared to its predecessor, 780i, is the support for DDR3 memories and PCI Express 2.0 support generated by the chipset itself. This EVGA mainboard supports Intel 45-nm processors based on socket 775 and DDR3 memories up to 2,000 MHz (8 GB max), has three PCI Express x16 slots, two PCI Express x1 slots, two PCI slots, nine SATA-300 ports, tem USB 2.0 ports (six soldered on the rear panel and four available thru I/O brackets), two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two Firewire ports and it has other features like on-board CMOS clear, reset and power switches (which are quite convenient for overclockers), a POST (Power On Self Test) diagnostics display, advanced 8-phase voltage regulator, 100% solid state capacitors, 100% ferrite core chokes and BIOS for extended range voltage settings. It’s MSRP is of USD 339.99. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

MSI Launches ‘P45-D8 Memory Lover’ Motherboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: August 26, 2008 - 6:15 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=newsdesc&news_no=652 MSI has launched ‘P45-D8 Memory Lover’, a motherboard equipped with eight memory slots, four of them used by DDR2 memories (up to 16 GB) and the four remaining used by DDR3 memories (up to 8 GB). So you can use your DDR2 memories on this board and as soon as DDR3 price declines you can upgrade to this technology by just replacing the memories. P45-8D Memory Lover is also equipped with one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, one PCI Express x1 slot, three PCI slots, 8-channel high-definition audio and a heat-pipe installed on north bridge and south bridge chips. No word about pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

AMD Launches 760 GX Chipset

Author: Cássio Lima Date: August 6, 2008 - 8:53 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~1274... AMD has just launched 790 GX chipset equipped with ATI Radeon HD 3300 graphics engine and supporting Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC), a technology that optimizes overclocking potential of Phenom processors. AMD 790 GX also supports Hybrid CrossFireX and CrossFireX, HyperTransport 3.0, Cool'nQuiet 2.0 and Unified Video Decoder (UVD) technologies. Paired with SB750 south bridge, 790 GX chipset supports 12 USB ports and six SATA-300 (RAID 0,1,5 and 10) ports. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Gigabyte Unveils EP45-Extreme Motherboard Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 31, 2008 - 7:31 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Gigabyte has officially unveiled EP45-Extreme motherboard series targeted to overclocking enthusiasts. Two boards were launched within this new series: GA-EP45T-EXTREME e GA-EP45-EXTREME. The only difference between them is that the former supports only DDR3 up to 1,900 MHz, while the latter supports only DDR2 up to 1,600 MHz. Both boards are based on Intel P45 chipset (with Intel ICH10R south bridge), support FSB up to 1,600 MHz, two PCI Express x16 slots (one of them running a x8), one PCI Express x4 slot, one PCI Express x1 slot, three PCI slots, six SATA-300 ports, one IDE port, one floppy disk port, two Gigabit Ethernet ports and they support up to 12 USB 2.0 and three Firewire (IEEE1394a) ports. On the audio section a Realtek ALC889A codec is used. It features a 106 dB signal-to-noise ratio, 7.1+2 channels (translation: besides the 8-channel surround sound, it features an extra stereo channel, usually used for audio streaming) and DTS Connect compatibility (i.e. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD audio compatibility). Motherboards from EP45-Extreme series also have a myriad of overclocking options and a copper heat-pipe used for liquid and traditional cooling. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

ASUS Launches ROG Rampage Extreme Motherboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 10, 2008 - 6:12 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=12040 ASUS has just unveiled ROG Rampage Extreme, a motherboard targeted to overclocking enthusiasts based on Intel X48 chipset. This motherboard has a myriad of overclocking options that can be adjusted on-the-fly through a joystick-like control without entering the BIOS Setup. ROG Rampage Extreme also has a LCD POST display and comes with an add-on sound card called SupremeFX X-Fi based on an Analog Devices ADI2000B codec, which is connected to a PCI Express x1 slot. Its MSRP isn’t available yet. See the specs for this new ASUS motherboard below. CPU Support: Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron 400 Series/Celeron D Processor FSB Support: up to 1,600 MHz Chipsets: Intel X48/ICH9R Socket: LGA 775 Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets up to DDR3-2000 MHz (8 GB max.) PCI-E x16 2.0 slots: 2 PCI-E x1 slots: 3 PCI 2.2 slots: 2 SATA-300 ports: 8 e-SATA ports: 1 Parallel IDE ports: 1 On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports USB 2.0 ports: 12 Firewire (IEEE1394) ports: 2 click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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