SiS today announced that the new SiS671FX integrated chipset, supporting he Windows Vista operating system. It supports Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and also supports FSB up to 1066MHz. Besides, the SiS671FX chipset integrates MirageTM 3 graphics engine to provide DX9.0 hardware support. In addition, the SiS671FX supports one PCI Express x16 slot to provide up to 4GB/s of bandwidth for each direction, the company’s press release says.
The SiS Mirage 3 graphics engine has “Smart Dynamic Clock Gating” technology. It can automatically adjust the clock no matter in 2D or 3D condition, resulting in less loading of the system so that it saves claimed around 40% of power-consumption.
The SiS968 Southbridge chipset is paired with the SiS671FX Northbridge chipset. SiS MuTIOL technology provides transmission bandwidth up to 1GB/s between Northbridge and Southbridge. The SiS968 Southbridge chipset features 2 SATA 3G connectors. All of the devices, connecting with the SiS968, include PCIe, PCI, SATA, USB2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, and High-Definition Audio.
