Chip makers AMD and Intel think the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows Vista operating system will not take over the enthusiast market in 2007, The Inquirer reports.
“Without an exception, they all think it’s too early and the drivers won’t be that polished for 64 bit either. AMD and Intel have CPUs which can support 64 operating systems but the drivers are still lame, unpolished and slow compared with 32 bit,” the report says.
Alienware announced the overclocking option for the 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile (Merom) processors in Area-51 m5790 and Area-51 m5550 laptop PCs.
The company says the customers now can take advantage of higher processing performance without the higher price, when purchasing the 17-inch m5790 and 15.4-inch m5550 gaming notebooks.
Lenovo has announced the refreshed ThinkCentre M55e desktop PC series, featuring Intel’s 64-bit Pentium D and Core 2 Duo processors.
Based on Intel 946GZ chipset, the Lenovo ThinkCentre M55e supports up to 4 GB of DDR2 SDRAM and Serial ATA hard drives, and incorporates Gigabit Ethernet. It is configurable with DVD/CD-RW combo drive or with a DVD burner.
SiS today announced that Lenovo U5020 PC, based on SiS662 chipset, has been presented to the market.
Lenovo U5020 PC, with the embedded SiS662/SiS966L chipsets, incorporates Pentium D 915 64-bit processor, 512MB DDR2 533 memory, and an integrated Mirage graphics.
GIGABYTE today launched the GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard, featuring NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCP chipset, supporting Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Core processors.
GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 features the nForce 680i chipset with support for SLI technology, including two PCI Express x16 connections and support for an additional PCI Express x8 connection, allowing users to add a standalone physics graphics processor. The GA-N680SLI-DQ6 also supports NVIDIA LinkBoost technology, which automatically increases bandwidth up to 25% when select GeForce graphics cards are detected. It also supports high dual channel DDR2 800 memory. In addition, it supports NVIDIA SLI-Ready memory with EPP technology for one-click access to enhanced memory settings for unlocking up to 1200MHz of memory performance. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 also supports 8 channel High Definition audio which delivers the highest levels of sound clarity.
MSI has introduced ER600 and PR200 laptops built on Intel’s Mobile 965GM Express Chipset and MSI GX700 notebook based on Intel’s Mobile 965PM Express Chipset, both made for use with Intel’s 64-bit Core 2 Duo processors. The Intel’s Mobile 965 chipsets are not announced by chip manufacturer yet.
MSI ER600, showed at company’s 2007 CES Online Exhibit, features the 15.4-inch widescreen 1280×800 display, one of the Core 2 Duo CPUs, Intel 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, built-in DVD burner and a 4-in-1 card reader.
Fujitsu unveiled Teo HTPC (Home Theater PC), featuring 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, 400GB HD, 802.11a/b/g, dual TV tuners, 56k modem and Ethernet. Fujitsu Teo comes with Windows Vista OS. Teo HTPC includes a lot of USB ports, 4-pin FireWire, flash card reader, DVI / HDMI outputs, audio in / out, and optical digital out.
There is no info on its price, but the according to the Engadget’s report, the new HTPC should be available within a couple of weeks in Japan.
ASRock unveiled the 4CoreDual-VSTA motherboard based on VIA PT880 Ultra chipset with Intel’s Quad Core Kentsfield CPU support.
ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA supports FSB 1066MHz and Dual Channel DDRII667 and DDR400 (DDRII and DDR are supported separately).
HP TouchSmart IQ770, an AMD Live! platform based desktop PC with an integrated touch-enabled 19-inch diagonal widescreen BrightView LCD, was announced at CES 2007 in Las Vegas this week.
The TouchSmart IQ770 also provides a NTSC TV tuner and over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner, built-in speakers, and built-in printer station, which accommodates select HP Photosmart printers.
Vigor Gaming Computer today announced the release of Vigor Force Recon QXN gaming desktop system featuring an Intel’s quad-core processor.
The Vigor Force Recon QXN base model comes standard with Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad QX6700 at 2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 2X4M Cache and with CPU’s Digital Thermal Sensor, which spins the system fans only as fast as needed in order to minimize noise. The CPU is mounted to an Asus P5N32-E-SLI motherboard with NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Quad Core ready chipset. Vigor also utilizes the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX video card with 768MB DDR3 575MHz and DVI and TV input.
Envive announced the E-Center A/V Home Media Server at CES 2007 in Las Vegas this week . E-Center A/V is based on Intel Viiv Technology and features Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition and will begin shipping on January 31, 2007, according to Envive.
The A/V also privodes Dolby Home Theater Certified High Definition 7.1 Audio Output and HDCP Compliant HDMI Video Output, with options for either a Bluray or HD-DVD optical drive.
VoodooPC unveiled the 20.1-inch widescreen Voodoo ENVY HW:201 gaming laptop, featuring two NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX GPUs running in NVIDIA SLI mode and powered by AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core processor.
At the core of the ENVY HW:201, users can choose between two NVIDIA graphics cards: the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX with 512MB of RAM for PC gaming or the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M with 512MB of RAM for those looking for a portable workstation. Users can additionally select a choice of a single graphics card or two in NVIDIA SLI mode for the ultimate in gaming performance and image quality, the VoodooPC, which is part of the Global Gaming business unit of HP, published.
Voodoo ENVY HW:201 is set to begin shipping to customers on January 8, 2007. There is no info on its price.
Dell announced the XPS 710 H2Ceramic (H2C) Edition desktop PC for gamers.
“Dell developed the H2C design, (named also “Black Ice” in reports), to better cool the processor, extend its life and help the system run more reliably than conventional cooling systems even when the system is overclocked. The Intel quad-core processor is factory overclocked for extreme gaming and video editing, and backed by specialized XPS technicians,” Dell published.
Intel announced three new 64-bit quad-core processors, Core 2 Quad Q6600 for PCs and Xeon X3220 and X3210 for servers/workstations, at Consumer Electronics Show this week.
The Q6600 (2.4GHz) has been announced and is currently being demonstrated at CES. It is available now at $851 in 1KU quantities. Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor pricing includes the X3220 (2.4GHz) at $851 and the X3210 (2.13GHz) at $690.
Intel today announced “V8″ system, a “proof-of-concept PC designed specifically to counter AMD’s 4×4 platform for gamers,” Daily Tech reports. At CES 2007 Intel demonstrated a system running on a pair of quad-core Kentsfield Xeon processors for a total of eight physical cores.
The V8 runs at 2.4GHz utilizing a 1066MHz system bus and is loaded with FB-DIMM memory. The graphics card is supported by a single NVIDIA 8800GTX. Intel claims the “V8″ system achived a score of 6089 on 3DMark CPU bench.
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