AMD 690 Chipset in February?

Feb 02 2007 @ 02:44PM by redemption

Neoseeker reports that AMD is set to launch their IGP 690 chipset in February.

 

nForce3: Epox 9NDA3+ Motherboard Review

Nov 18 2004 @ 06:59AM by MikeC

PCStats takes a look at the nForce3 board from Epox.

In the benchmarks we ran on the Epox 9NDA3+, the board demonstrated it was able to keep up with the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum and MSI K8T Neo2-FIR motherboards. Both of these solutions are among the fastest on the market. Epox has always been good at overclocking and we're certainly not disappointed with the results of the 9NDA3+. In our tests with an Athlon64 4000+ CPU, PCstats was able to achieve an FSB overclock of 283 MHz, which is higher than we've ever gone on any socket 939 motherboard previously. If you're thinking about jumping on the Socket 939 bandwagon, the Epox 9NDA3+ is a fine choice. It's pretty much as fast as any other Socket 939 motherboard on the market and it's affordable... There's not much more you could ask for.

PCStats

 

nForce4: Gigabyte K8NXP-9

Nov 14 2004 @ 09:05AM by MikeC

Anandtech writes up a review of Gigabyte's entry into the nForce 4 market. Here's what they had to say about it:

"It is too early to know if the Gigabyte K8NXP-9 is representative of a great group of nForce4 boards or if it is the standout of the group. For now, if Gigabyte comes through with the BIOS updates that they have promised, we can enthusiastically recommend the K8NXP-9. It's the first Gigabyte board in quite a while that I could comfortably run in my own personal rig, and that isn't faint praise."

Anandtech

 

More nForce 4 Details

Jul 07 2004 @ 05:07AM by MikeC

More details come up on the nForce 4.

"The chipset will be Socket 754/939 and 940 capable and will have multiprocessing capabilities. You will be able to use it as a single CPU platform. And you will also be able to use it as a two way, four way and up to a maximum of eight way as a multiprocessing platform."

Hit up The Inquirer for more details.

 

MSI K8N Neo-FIS2R Platinum NF3-250Gb Motherboard Review

May 19 2004 @ 07:09PM by MikeC

PCStats works up a review of MSI's nForce3 250Gb motherboard.

"Now, almost a year after 64-bit AMD Athlon64 processor was introduced, we're getting a taste of nVIDIA's new nForce3-250Gb chipset. It comes care of the very well equipped MSI K8N Neo Platinum motherboard which is based on this latest nVidia chipset. In terms of goodies, the K8N Neo-FIS2R Platinum boasts onboard native Serial ATA/RAID, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 1394, an onboard 7.1 audio controller and of course, MSI's well known "CoreCell technology." We'll dive deeper into the technology behind the NF3-250Gb a bit later in the article."

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Socket 939 Mainboards to Retail by End of May

May 17 2004 @ 07:41AM by MikeC

Xbit Labs reports that AsusTek will be supplying Socket 939 motherboards by the end of May. However, for those of you waiting for PCI Express to come along, you'll have to wait a bit longer.

"ASUSTeK?s mainboard for the new 64-bit microprocessors from AMD will not feature new technologies, such as PCI Express interconnection, despite of being very advanced in terms of capabilities. Because VIA Technologies had delayed the commercial release of its VIA KT890 core-logic from the second quarter to the third quarter of the year, ASUS had to stick with VIA?s latest K8T800 Pro chipset that sports 1000MHz HyperTransport bus ? a requirement for all AMD?s new Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX products, but does not bring PCI Express bus ? the next-generation interconnection bus for add-in graphics cards.

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nForce2 Ultra 400GB Reviews

May 10 2004 @ 04:05PM by MikeC

Old dogs still have new tricks. That's what nVidia is proving with the launch of the new revision of the nForce 2 line of chipsets. Teamed up with gigabit onboard ethernet and a firewall, there might still be life in the old Athlon XP processors yet. ^_^

Preview from HotHardware.
Review from Overclockers Club.
Review from PC Perspective.

 

Epox 8HDA3+; Athlon 64 Motherboard Review

May 09 2004 @ 06:18PM by MikeC

The guys at Metku Mods work up an Athlon64 motherboard review from Epox.

"Epox has taken brave leap forward and offers altogether six SATA ports in this particular motherboard model. There are also two network-controllers present, which are manufactured by 3Com and VIA. 3Com controller offers gigabit connection speed whereas VIA is only 10/100. Integrated audio features are carried out with VT8237 southbridges integrated AC97 audio controller and Realtek ALC655 audio codec."

Check out the review

 

VIA Chipset Prices Going Up

May 05 2004 @ 01:29PM by MikeC

VIA is set to raise its chipset prices in July by 6-10% meaning motherboard prices should follow suit. We recently saw a price uppage in March of about 5%.

"VIA Technologies will hike its chipset prices by 6-10% starting July 1 to reflect its rising production costs, according to sources at the chipset maker. This will be VIA?s second price increase this year, following a 5-8% increase in March."

Digitimes has the story.

 

nForce3-250 successor

Apr 06 2004 @ 11:16AM by MikeC

With the nForce3-250 still unreleased, nVidia already has plans to introduce a new chipset, code named CK8-04/Pro, as its successor. The new chipset will boast a ton of new features that is sure to blow a lot of your minds.

"Unofficial sources said that NVIDIA?s core-logic code-named CK8-04/Pro designed for AMD?s Socket 939 processors will sport 1000MHz HyperTransport bus, 4 Serial ATA-150 ports with RAID, 2 Parallel ATA-33/66/100/133 channels with RAID, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 USB 2.0 ports, 4 PCI slots, High-Definition 24-bit 96kHz 7.1 audio as well as something NVIDIA calls PCI Express x20."

Xbit Labs has the details.

 

Abit A7N Review

Mar 24 2004 @ 06:01AM by MikeC

Think your Athlon XP is junk now that the Athlon 64s are taking all the glory away from them? Think again! The guys over at theTech Report shows there still some kick left in this badass processor. If you've still got an XP processor, it's still worth keeping around, it still has some potential.

"Of course, taking advantage of that potential requires the right equipment, and that starts with the motherboard. In our Athlon XP-M article, we achieved our greatest success using Abit's AN7 board. During the course of that test, we decided that the AN7 was interesting enough to deserve a look of its own. Wondering what caught our eye? Read on."

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Albatron PX875 Pro Motherboard Review

Feb 10 2004 @ 02:37PM by MikeC

HotHardware.com takes a look at some Canterwood goodness from Albatron.

"We've got Albatron's new Canterwood based P4 motherboard up on showcase for you today. The PX875 Pro certainly puts up some good numbers but what does "Pro" actually mean for this new motherboard series from Albatron?"

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Albatron KX600S Pro Review

Feb 06 2004 @ 07:34AM by MikeC

Viper Lair reviews Albatrons VIA KT600 motherboard.

"Albatron has been on a roll, releasing products based on new technologies on a frequent basis. It does seem a little odd that they've recently announced KX600S Pro late last year, given that the KT600 has been out for quite some time. However, given that there are a large number of AXP users, this board does offer quite a few features at an impressive price point."

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Albatron PX865PE Pro II Review

Feb 04 2004 @ 07:08AM by MikeC

GruntVille reviews the Intel based Albatron motherboard for your pleasure.

"Albatron has produced a worthy board based upon the Intel 865PE chipset, full of features and rock solid. It performs as one would expect and has some nice added features that other boards in its class simply do not have. However, there are a few shortcomings that are hard to ignore, and which keep it from receiving our Editor?s Choice award."

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ABIT AN7 Review

Jan 29 2004 @ 07:11AM by MikeC

HardOCP reviews Abit's AN7 motherboard featuring the uGuru processor.

"The AN7 is the latest ABIT AthlonXP board featuring both the nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset and the much hyped uGuru processor technology. The NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset supports all AMD socket 462 based processors including their performance line of 400 MHz FSB processors. The chipset also offers full support for PC3200 DDR memory running in Dual Channel mode. Similar to most current motherboards on the market, the AN7 is a feature complete solution, requiring only CPU, DRAM modules, video card, and drives. The following components are integrated in to the board itself: 2 ATA 133 IDE ports; 2 SATA-150 ports with built-in RAID0 and RAID1 support through the Silicon Image controller; integrated NVIDIA 10/100 Ethernet controller; 6 total USB 2.0 capable ports(4 in rear panel, and 1 onboard header supporting 2 ports); 3 IEEEE 1394 capable ports (1 in rear panel, and 1 onboard header); 6 channel audio featuring NVIDIA?s SoundStorm technology and S/PDIF optical input and output ports; and the standard serial, parallel and PS/2 ports."

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Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP Review

Jan 28 2004 @ 01:12PM by MikeC

Bjorn3D reviews this K8T800 motherboard from Gigabyte.

"As with the great layout, Gigabyte was thinking about the consumer when the connectors were chosen for this board. Whatever could be color-coded was color-coded, and that's no exaggeration. Even the front panel connectors were color-coded. However, Gigabyte did not stop there. With a relatively large plus sign on each appropriate pin, the polarity was clearly marked on each colored set of pins on the front panel connectors."

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Soltek SL-K8AN-RL 'Black Thunder' Motherboard Review

Jan 28 2004 @ 01:06PM by MikeC

Ninjalane reviews this Athlon 64 motherboard from Soltek.

"Looking to keep on top of the latest and greatest hardware money can buy? Having trouble in the money department? Look no further than the Soltek SL-K8AN-RL, a perfect solution for the Athlon64 hungry system builder on a budget."

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Abit AI7 Review

Jan 23 2004 @ 08:08AM by MikeC

GruntVille reviews this Springdale motherboard from Abit.

"Many companies try to throw in a useless gimmick or trick that will help sell their products, but I can guarantee you that this is not the case with the uGuru microprocessor. I found most of the uGuru features rewarding, and I have grown quite attached to both the OCGuru and the EQ monitoring. You simply can?t beat the ease of Windows based OCing without having to reboot for every new setting! Overall, I believe the Abit Corporation has a solid winner in the AI7. The price is extremely reasonable considering the amount of features that is packed into it. In fact, I was quite shocked to learn that the board is only listed at a little over a 100.00. Apart from the odd placement of the CPU socket and the initial problem with the OCGuru, I really couldn?t find a reason to fault the board. The AI7 is running rock solid at even the highest of bus speeds and the Joneses are looking none to happy about it."

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Nvidia back to multi-chip solutions for AMD64 Motherboards

Jan 22 2004 @ 09:30AM by ace

X-bit labs reports that upcoming Nvidia chipsets (post NForce 250) will feature multichip solutions once again.

This will be NVIDIA?s first chipset with graphics core designed for AMD Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX microprocessors and also the company?s first core-logic for AMD?s 64-bit CPUs that consists of two actual chips. It should be noted that only version with ?integrated? DirectX 9 graphics core will require additional chip, whereas the CK8-04/Pro itself will still exist as a discrete solution for AMD64 chips.

Hopefully this will finally kill off the ridiculous GF4MX line of cards. Kind of impressive (and mind boggling) that companies are still selling cards that are based off of the GF2 architecture and are not fully DX8 compliant (we won't even mention DX9 at this time). X-bit Labs goes on to mention that the chipset will likely feature PCI Express support and "Azalia 24-bit/96kHz 8-channel audio" a company or codename that I am personally not familiar with. Could this be the new iteration of Soundstorm? In any case lots of other neat stuff in the full article

 

Albatron PX865PE PRO II

Jan 22 2004 @ 07:25AM by MikeC

Envy News has a review out on Albatron's Intel 865PE motherboard.

"Albatron has hit the nail right on the head with this one. The board provides everything that the power user craves, such as Gigabit networking, great looks, awesome Northbridge cooling, 24-bit audio courtesy of the Envy24PT, SATA & ATA-RAID capabilities, 8 USB 2.0 ports, 2 Firewire ports and all the audio outputs to get a full 7.1 speaker system pumping out great-sounding tunes. This board has it all. Pretty much the ONLY item Albatron hasn't included with the PX865PE Pro II is a second SATA cable. This board comes as close to being a perfect an i865PE solution as I've seen."

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ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe

Jan 22 2004 @ 07:20AM by MikeC

HardOCP reviews Asus' nForce 2 Ultra 400 enhanced motherboard.

" ASUS further strengthens their nForce2 Ultra 400 position with the new A7N8X-E Deluxe. Can the enhanced motherboard for AthlonXPs keep pace with today?s speed champions? That?s what we are here to find out."

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VIA PT880 Chipset Review

Jan 20 2004 @ 06:11AM by MikeC

Tweaktown reviews the new Intel platform chipset from VIA, the PT880.

"For such as a Christian orientated company, VIA has been through hell and back in the past 18 months with battles against Intel for rights and blessings to produce Pentium 4 chipsets with their motherboard partners. We've got VIA's very first Dual Channel DDR-400 Pentium 4 chipset under the spotlight today in the form of the PT880 from MSI."

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Gigabyte GA-8TRS300M Radeon 9100 IGP Review

Jan 19 2004 @ 02:14PM by MikeC

PCStats reviews Gigabyte's Radeon 9100 IGP motherboard.

"Following in the footsteps of nVIDIA, ATi are focusing on providing core logic that system integrators can use in white box PCs for the masses, and if successful, garner a slice of the lucrative Pentium 4 chipset market share. It's no secret that the vast majority of PCs sold on the market are highly integrated, and consumers really don't know the difference in the end. The usual folly of those integrated computers are that they tend to have underpowered on board graphics. The benefit of the using the Radeon 9100 IGP chipset is that it includes a Radeon 9200 class VPU within. This allows system integrators to effectively sell a motherboard sans videocard to the consumer, at very economical price points. Gigabyte have been producing ATi based videocards for the last few years so it was a natural step for them to adopt the new ATi Radeon 9100 IGP for the Gigabyte GA-8TRS300M motherboard. Compared to an i865G based motherboard, the GA-8TRS300M should perform on par, but if we take an apples to oranges comparison and consider the nVIDIA nForce2 chipset, the 9100 IGP isn't going to be entirely Earth shattering."

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DFI LANParty NF2 Ultra B Motherboard Review

Jan 16 2004 @ 06:27AM by MikeC

PCStats reviews the nForce2 motherboard from DFI.

"A year ago DFI didn't have much of a presence in the motherboard market, and then along came Jacky Huang and the "Lan Party" concept. Fast forward to the present, and DFI have firmly staked a name for themselves by providing gamer-oriented motherboards with a little florescent flash. With Team DFI roaming around the states visiting local LanParty events, like the recent CyberXGames at CES, DFI are evolving into a motherboard company that aims to speak directly to its consumers. A couple of friends of mine who like to try out new things gave the DFI LANParty motherboards a shot a while back, and all I heard was how great the boards were... from what a great accessory package they come with, to how fast they are at stock speeds, and how great an overclocker they are... Now that it's our time to test the DFI LANParty NF2 Ultra B, I can tell you my expectations are raised pretty high."

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VIA PT880 Reference Pentium 4 Motherboard Review

Jan 14 2004 @ 07:19PM by MikeC

PCStats takes a look at VIA's new P4 chipset the PT880.

"VIA is very excited about their new PT880 chipset for the Pentium 4 processor, in fact they're so excited they even had a representative come the PCstats office to meet with us, and explain the in's and out's of the new VIA chipset. Quietly they told us that the PT880 can hold its own against the i875P in terms of performance, yet will be less expensive than the i865PE chipset, meaning boards based on the PT880 should more affordable without sacrificing performance. That's a very compelling combination, but will VIA be able to live up to its own expectations? Historically VIA has never had a problem undercutting Intel when it came to core logic pricing, though the company has had a hard time consistently matching the level of speed and stability that Intel chipsets are know for. That's not very surprising though given that the Taiwanese chipset manufacturer is not as large as the boys in Santa Clara. Remember though this is the computer industry. Revolutions happen all the time, and this is a place where a company's fortune can change within just one product cycle."

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