AMD has announced the Sempron 2100+ processor for embedded systems, offering fanless design and 64-bit technology in a 9W power envelope.
Monthly Archives: May, 2007
Stealth Computer has released Intel Core 2 Duo-powered LPC-450 small form factor rugged PC, “so small that it can fit in the palm of your hand”.
Kingston Technology has unveiled its DDR3 1066MHz memory modules which have been validated on Intel reference platforms (PMO). According to Kingston, the new DDR3 1066MHz memory modules are expected to be twice as fast as today’s highest speed DDR2 memory.
Corsair has formally announced a range of XMS3 DDR3 memory modules to complement, initially, Intel’s Bearlake chipsets.
AOpen has released the miniPC Duo MP965-VDR small form factor desktop computer, featuring Intel “Santa Rosa” mobile platform, GM965 chipset, and the new mobile Intel Core 2 Duo processors, all commonly used in the latest notebook PCs.
Dell today expanded its desktop gaming PC line with the XPS 720 H2C Edition.
“The XPS 720 H2C ships with 800MHz Corsair DOMINATOR EPP memory modules (factory overclocked1 to 1066MHz) combined with Intel multi-core processors (factory overclocked up to bin+3). Additionally, BIOS switches allow users to manipulate the speed of the front-side bus and chipset through the Windows OS and third-party applications such as nVIDIA nTune2. To help ensure optimal operating conditions, Dell’s patent-pending, two-stage liquid H2C Ceramic cooling technology can deliver optimized thermal controls with minimal power,” the press release says.
Memory maker OCZ Technology just announced its new 1066MHz and 1333MHz DDR3 memory modules. The 1066MHZ modules have CL 7-7-7-21 timings and the 1333MHz run at CL 9-9-9-26.
The first OCZ DDR3 products will accommodate standard JEDEC specifications for third generation DDR. OCZ will sell a total of four modules, in either PC3-8500 (1066MHz) and PC3-10666 (1333MHz) speeds and 2×512MB and 2×1024MB dual channel kits, the company said.
Abit announced today the IP35 Series, their newest Intel P35 chipset- based motherboard series for LGA775 Core2 Extreme/Quad/Duo processors. The IP35 Series motherboards are specifically engineered for Intel’s multi-core CPUs with up to 1333 MHz FSB, and CPU support already includes upcoming 45 nm processors.
Intel’s quad core desktop processor price cuts will take place on July 22, DailyTech reports.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, Q6700, and Q6600 will be priced at $999, $530, and $266, respectively.
Foxconn has announced the P35A-S and P35A, its first motherboards based on the Intel P35 “Bearlake” chipsets.
“The new P35A-S and P35A motherboards promise better all-round system performance with support for FSB speeds of up to 1333MHz, built-in future proofing for forthcoming 45nm processors, and support for today’s latest generation processors - Core2 Quad and Core2 Duo,” according to Foxconn.
AMD today unveiled the upcoming four-core AMD Phenom processor family name and publicly demonstrated the first all-AMD enthusiast platform, codenamed “FASN8.”
“The industry’s only true quad-core client processors are expected to deliver the ultimate visual experience, especially when paired with AMD’s new DirectX 10 ATI Radeon HD 2000 series. AMD expects true quad-core and dual-core AMD Phenom-based desktop systems will ship in the second half of 2007,” the chip maker announced today.
All of the major PC makers released this week their new notebooks based on Intel Centrino Pro and Centrino Duo “Santa Rosa” platform. Along with new GM965/PM965 chipsets, these laptops feature the new 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processors, which now have 800MHz front side bus, compared to the first generation of Core 2 Duos for notebooks with 667MHz FSB. Also, now there is increased number of PC vendors offering their mobile computers with 64-bit Windows Vista OS pre-installed.
Intel today introduced the new Centrino “Santa Rosa” notebook computer technology. The latest “Santa Rosa”-based laptops with “Centrino Duo” and “Centrino Pro” logos feature the new Mobile Intel 965 Express chipsets, 64-bit Core 2 Duo processors with increased front side bus speed to 800MHz from 667MHz, a new integrated graphics, a wireless N connection with greater speed and range, a Turbo Memory for faster boot-up and application loading, and Intel’s Active Management Technology in business-use models.
The major notebook makers have already released the first “Santa Rosa” notebooks. Intel expects the release of more than 230 Centrino Duo and Centrino Pro processor technology-based designs from PC manufacturers, resellers and integrators around the world to be released this year.
OCZ released today the new PC2-5400 Titanium memory modules (2×2GB D/C Kit PN - OCZ2T667AM4GK), designed exclusively for the AMD AM2 platform and optimized for 64-bit computing.
According to the Company, the new PC2-5400 Titanium modules are custom-tailored to the extended column address range of the AM2 memory controller. With a doubled page size, access penalties are reduced to improve system performance. Used on the AM2 platform, the architecture of these modules is particularly beneficial for large CAD model processing and memory intense graphics applications such as filters in Adobe Photoshop or video processing.
OCWorkBench has published review of the upcoming Asus P5K3 Deluxe motherboard supporting DDR3 memory and based on the new Intel P35 chipset, codenamed “Bearlake”.
Asus P5K3 Deluxe, designed for use with Intel LGA775 Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Extreme, Pentium D and Pentium 4 processors, features four DDR3 slots supporting up to 8GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 non-ECC unbuffered memory. It also supports CrossFire with the two PCI Express x16 slot, one in 16x mode and other in 4x mode.
