| 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. 
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| 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. 
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| 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. 
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| 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 through 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. 
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| 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. 
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| Manufacturers Launch Intel X58 Motherboards |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 18, 2008 - 5:11 PM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
See below a list with the manufacturers that already launched motherboards based on Intel X58 chipset for the newest Intel Core i7 processors. ASUS ECS EVGA Gigabyte MSI
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| Manufacturers Launch GeForce 9300 Motherboards |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: October 16, 2008 - 8:07 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
See below a list with the manufacturers that already launched motherboards based on NVIDIA GeForce 9300 chipset.
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| 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 |
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| 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... |
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 through 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. 
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| 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. 
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| ASUS Launches ROG Maximus II Formula Motherboard |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: June 25, 2008 - 9:40 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://usa.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=11877 |
ASUS has just launched ROG Maximus II Formula, a motherboard targeted to gamers based on Intel P45 chipset. This motherboard 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. The ROG Maximus II Formula MSRP is USD 289. 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 P45/ICH10R
- Socket: LGA 775
- Memory: Four DDR2-DIMM sockets up to DDR2-1200 MHz (max. 16 GB)
- PCI-E x16 2.0 slots: 2
- PCI-E x1 slots: 3
- PCI 2.2 slots: 2
- SATA-300 ports: 8
- e-SATA ports: 2
- Parallel IDE ports: 1
- On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
- USB 2.0 ports: 12
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| Biostar Rolls Out TPower I45 Motherboard |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: June 4, 2008 - 5:56 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-power/content.php?S_ID=365 |
Biostar releases the motherboard TPower I45, based on the Intel P45 chipset. It is designed to overclock and with 'Cooler Harbor’ Thermal noiseles solution. Check the specifications: - CPU Support: Intel Core2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron 400 Series/Celeron D Processor
- FSB Support: 1600MHz
- Chipset: Intel P45/ICH10R
- Socket: LGA 775
- Memory: DDR2 1066MHz x 4
- PCI-E x16 Gen. 2: x2 (Crossfire 2x PCI-E x8)
- PCI-E x1 Gen.2: x2
- SATA II 3Gb/s: x6
- e-SATA II 3Gb/s: 2
- GbE: 1
- USB2.0: x10
- RAID: 1, 5, 10
- Audio: 8+2 Channel HD Audio
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