Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced that Asustek Computer’s P5S-MX SE motherboard, which adopts its SiS671FX chipset, has been officially launched. “The P5S-MX SE motherboard supports Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium D, Pentium 4 and Celeron processors with 1066, 800 and 533MHz FSB. It supports single-channel DDR2 667MHz memory with bandwidth up to 5.4GB/s,” DigiTimes reports.
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Biostar has released its T-Series TF560 A2 motherboard which supports AMD’s upcoming socket AM2+ CPUs. Although socket AM2+ CPUs will not launch until later in the year, the socket is backwards compatible and is able to support both AM2 and AM2+ CPUs, according to the company.
AMD has scheduled to release its new 7 series chipsets in the second half of 2007.
“The 7 series chipsets will introduce support for HyperTransport 3.0 and will include the high-end RD790 which will adopt PCI Express 2.0, mainstream RX780, and two models with integrated graphics (IGP); the RS740 which supports DirectX 9, and RS780 which will add support for DirectX 10 and AMD’s UVD (Universal Video Decoder) technology, according the the sources. The RX780 and RS740 will launch in the third quarter while the RD790 and RD780 will follow in the fourth quarter,” DigiTimes reports.
Intel plans to launch two new entry level chipsets in Q3 this year to replace the current 946GZ/PL and 945G chipsets. Intel G31 Express and P31 Express support the current Core 2 Duo and Quad processors as well as the upcoming 45nm Yorkfield and Wolfdale. G31/P31 supports 1066FSB in Q3’07 and 1333FSB in Q1’08 upon validation, DDR2-800 memories up to 4GB and allows one x16 PCIe slot for discrete graphics. However, G31/P31 is paired up with older ICH7 series. For G31, it comes with integrated Intel GMA 3100 like G33, Q33 and Q35 chipsets.
SiS plans to unleash a new family of single-chip and dual-chip chipsets for Intel Penryn dual and quad-core processors next year. The single-chip family consists of the SiS 680-series, in five different variants. SiS plans to cater the 680-series towards performance, mainstream and entry-level market segments.
Jetway M28GT3-SDG comes with a powerful Integrated Geforce 7025 GFX Core graphics chipset and supports Socket AM2 64-bit dual core and AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor. This motherboard supports HyperTransport technology that can increase overall system performance by removing I/O bottlenecks, increasing system bandwidth, and reducing system latency.
Elitegroup Computer Systems Inc. (ECS) is set to unveil the latest Motherboard series at this year’s Computex show. The new series from ECS which includes the new P35T-A and G33T-M2 motherboards is based on the latest technology from Intel 3 “Bearlake” series chipsets.
Intel Corporation’s Executive Vice President Sean Maloney unveiled at the Computex Show the new Intel 3 Series Chipset family, as well as plans that surround the Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad processors for home and business PC users.
BIOSTAR has released TP35D3-A7 Deluxe motherboard for LGA 775 socket processors. The TP35D3-A7 Deluxe is based on Intel’s P35 chipset, with support for DDR3 memory.
Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched its latest P35/G33 series motherboards based on the latest Intel P35/G33 Express chipset.
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.
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.
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.
Gigabyte United expects to launch its Ultra Durable 2 series motherboards with Intel’s next-generation “Bearlake” chipsets at Computex 2007 Show in Taipei, from June 5 – 9, DailyTech reports.
“There will be five Ultra Durable 2 series motherboards powered by Intel’s P35 and G33 Express chipsets – the P35-DQ6, P35-DS3R, P35T-DQ6, G33M-D2SR and G33-DS3R in full and micro ATX configurations. Gigabyte United pairs all five Ultra Durable 2 series motherboards with Intel’s ICH9R south bridge for enhanced I/O connectivity”, the report says.
HardwareZone has published details of a forthcoming MSI P35 Platinum D3 motherboard based on Intel’s “Bearlake” chipset. The MSI P35 Platinum D3 will support DDR3 memory modules with speeds of up to 1333MHz, according to the report.
Along with a LGA775 socket supporting Intel’s 64-bit processors, and four DDR3 memory slots, the P35 Platinum D3 will feature two PCI, two PCIe x1 and two PCIe x16 slots.
