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You got Intel on my AMD!
Subject: Motherboards | April 2, 2007 - 06:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The DFI LANParty UT ICFX3200 is first AMD RD600 based motherboard around, and it is for Core 2 Duos! Strange as it sounds, this is an AMD chipset running an Intel processor and it does it fairly well. It offers 3 PCI3 16x slots, allowing Crossfire and a PPU to run at the same time. The major downfall is the lack of overclocking ability, but it is a solid performer with a lot of other good features.
Trimming the fat, but leaving the meat
Subject: Motherboards | March 30, 2007 - 03:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Drop by motherboards.org for another look at the newly released 680i LT based motherboard from EVGA. It is a good implementation of simplicity, offering a solid board with great overclocking potential. Even for those who don't want to delve into the intricacies of OCing can get good results, Doc managed 14% with the bundled nTune software.
Watering down the nForce 680i SLI
Subject: Motherboards | March 27, 2007 - 01:57 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The new motherboard chipset from nVidia, the 680i LT is not really a new chipset. It is even reported as a 680i SLI, no LT in CPU-Z. Trimmed off are the second onboard NIC, 2 USB ports, and the BIOS going to 1200MHz for EPP automatically, though it can certainly reach that manually. However, this trimming did allow them to reduce the price to around $200, significantly lower than the price of a Striker Extreme. Learn more about the capabilities of this board at The Tech Report.
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MSI's quiet Platinum motherboard
Subject: Motherboards | March 23, 2007 - 04:17 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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MSI's P6N SLI Platinum incorporates some nice features into a fairly inexpensive board. With solid state capacitors, there is little chance of a leak, the supported 8GB of RAM helps this board run Vista, and it supports a FSB of up to 1333MHz, which gives it some future proofing. Gigabit NIC, 2 Firewire ports and a 7.1 HD onboard audio by Azalia round out those features. 4 3GB/s SATA channels, 2 IDE channels and an eSATA port on the back give you plenty of ch
Too much of a bling thing?
Subject: Motherboards | March 20, 2007 - 12:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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On one hand you have the full featured ASUS Striker Extreme, with blinking LEDs and LCDs, more features than you can shake a stick at and heat pipes running every which way. On the other hand is the ASUS P5N-E SLI, without the fancy add-ons and the same solid chipset at less than 1/2 the price.
Peeking into Bearlake
Subject: Motherboards | March 16, 2007 - 12:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The M2N32-SLI Premium has everything but a kitchen sink
Subject: Motherboards | March 13, 2007 - 11:14 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Motherboards.org has posted their review of the M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition, and the only bad thing they can say about it is that it doesn't support CrossFire, as it's an nForce board. It comes with more extras than any board on the market, including a flash drive that you can use to set up Vista's ReadyBoost. Head over to see all the o
IA EPIA NX-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard @ VIA Technologies
Subject: Motherboards | March 13, 2007 - 10:47 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Designed for ultra compact embedded systems with demanding digital media requirements, such as slimline LCD PCs and digital signage, small yet powerful set top boxes and next generation car PCs, the VIA EPIA NX-series Nano-ITX mainboard boasts the latest generation 1.5GHz VIA C7 processor, or 1.2GHz VIA Eden processor for the fastest fanless configuration.
Well laid motherboard
Subject: Motherboards | March 8, 2007 - 12:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP really likes the ASUS Commando, calling it "probably the best laid out motherboard I've seen to date". They leer at it's big RAM slots, handling up to 8GB and leaving space for a big graphics card to slip in as well. They found the heatpipe setup got warm, but they didn't burn themselves playing with it. Head over to check out this fully loaded board, but keep an eye o
The 690 runs again
Subject: Motherboards | March 1, 2007 - 03:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Today we get more looks at the soon to be released AMD 690 chipset, starting off with Legit Reviews. They find the reference boards they reviewed perfect for HTPC applications as it is the only chipset that supports simultaneous independent outputs of DVI and HDMI. The gamers are not going to be impressed by the performance of the IGP but it certainly outperforms the old NVIDIA 430 chipset.
AMD jumps back into the chipset game
Subject: Motherboards | February 28, 2007 - 01:42 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Join The Tech Report in a look at a new board based on the new 690G chipset from AMD, MSI's K9AGM2. These new boards won't be for sale for a few weeks yet, but you can get a good look at what to expect. Among the features you will see are 24 PCIe lanes, although 4 are dedicated to the chipset interconnect. As well, the integrated graphics take a big jump, they use the X1250 graphics core, based on the Radeon X700.
New AMD Platform Integrates ATI Graphics for The Ultimate Visual Experience(TM) For Windows Vista
Subject: Motherboards | February 28, 2007 - 11:47 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Sunnyvale, Calif. -- February 28, 2007 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the AMD 690 series chipset, the company's first chipset to bring together the combined strengths of AMD CPU and platform technology with the industry-leading features of the ATI Radeon™ X1250 GPU.
Sequels work better with motherboards than they do with movies
Subject: Motherboards | February 22, 2007 - 06:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP has the new incarnation of the P5N32, utilizing the nForce 6 chipset. The newest and most interesting feature of this board is that whiel it is a 650i chipset, it functions as a 680i chipset. You get x16 SLI mode, SLI memory support, GPU Ex support, and LinkBoost. Check out this stellar performer, and maybe even pick one up instead of the EVGA 680i board.
Fully loaded motherboard from ASUS
Subject: Motherboards | February 19, 2007 - 02:23 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP P965 Express has a name as long as the list of features on the board. Based around the Intel P965 Express and ICH8R, with 'Azalia' audio, dual Gigabit LAN plus 802.11b/g, Firewire, optical SP/DIF audio output, and Serial ATA II RAID support. It also has two 16x PCIe and one 1x slot, head over the PC Stats to see what else they included.
The AMD 690G chipset makes an appearance
Subject: Motherboards | February 12, 2007 - 03:23 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The ECS AMD690GM-M2 motherboard features the AMD 690G Chipset with an AMD RS690G Northbridge, an AMD SB600 Southbridge and an ATI A-Link. It's onboard ATI Radeon X1250 graphics chip offers a nice feature, it can use up to 512MB of system memory for its frame buffer. With only 1 PCIe 16x slot, the board is aimed at the price concious consumer, and you can find out a lot more about it on TweakTown.
Exhibitionist BIOS
Subject: Motherboards | February 7, 2007 - 02:22 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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One of the most interesting things about DFI's ICFX3200-T2R/G, based on the RD600 chipset is that it has 3 PCIe x16 slots. The first 2 run at x8 speeds when used in Crossfire mode, as you might expect, and
the third slot operates at x2 speed making it handy for a Physics processor. [H]ard|OCP was also intrigued by the system's BIOS which allows far more control than most and you can save four different BIOS configurations which can be bound to hot keys. Head on over to find out the rest
DFI's new CrossFire Xpress 3200 LANParty board
Subject: Motherboards | February 1, 2007 - 02:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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nVIDIA seems to be taking the world of chipsets by storm, with only Intel's newer chipsets for Core 2 competing. There is another player trying to make it's name though, and is mostly due to scarcity that it hasn't. The RD600 chipset supports Crossfire, and as X-bit Labs discovers, it likes overclocking just fine. Head on over for the full review of the DFI LANParty UT ICFX3200-T2R/G.
Putting the P5W DH Deluxe on a diet
Subject: Motherboards | January 26, 2007 - 12:22 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP reviews a new 975X board from ASUS. The P5B-E is much like the Deluxe version that is out already, especially when it comes to overclocking. With 450MHz FSB within reach, this motherboard offers a lot for a small price. Even without a second PCI-E 16x slot, there are a lot of extras on this board, so give it a look. There were some oddities during the testing stage, keep an eye on this thread in their forums
Exclusive ASUS Motherboard Technologies Maximize Vista Enjoyment
Subject: Motherboards | January 24, 2007 - 03:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Fremont, CA, January 23rd, 2007 - ASUS, the world's motherboard leader, is now offering 4 motherboard models that are designed especially for the new operating system.
Gigabyte revises their 965P board
Subject: Motherboards | January 23, 2007 - 03:13 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Over at Tech Spot, you will find a review of the Gigabyte 965P-DS3P, Rev 2. With more reliable capacitors, and a few more improvements, this board gives a much better experience than the original revision. Even more impressive, it's overclocking potential is much better, as well as easier to set up.
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