AMD launches 7 series IGP chipsets in China

Subject: Chipsets | January 24, 2008 - 12:19 PM | Ryan Shrout
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Even though AMD isn't pushing the 7-series of integrated graphics chipsets in the US quite yet, China is getting the products a bit early. 

AMD to push the RS780 chipset into China

Subject: Chipsets | January 16, 2008 - 11:39 AM | Ryan Shrout
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Digitimes seems to think that AMD is delaying the release of the RS780 chipset due to delays in the driver for Hybrid CrossFire.  To counter the delay they are going to release it in China first, where apparently no one cares...?

The end of classic VIA chipsets

Subject: Chipsets | January 3, 2008 - 12:24 PM | Ryan Shrout
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Even though we more or less KNEW this was coming, it is sad to see the official end of an era over at VIA.  According to this Digitimes report, the chipset division, responsible for such masterpieces as the KT266A and KT133A, is being bundled in with the CPU division.

IGP Wars: AMD upperhand on NVIDIA

Subject: Chipsets | December 30, 2007 - 11:48 PM | Ryan Shrout
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Upcoming battles between the IGP chipsets from AMD, the RS780, and NVIDIA, MCP78S, are apparently leaning towards AMD for performance.  This is all according to motherboard makers in Taiwan.

NVIDIA MCP72 chipset delayed

Subject: Chipsets | December 28, 2007 - 12:10 PM | Ryan Shrout
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NVIDIA is getting all the headlines this morning, though maybe they don't want to.  Digitimes is reporting that the MCP72 chipset, otherwise known as the nForce 700 series for AMD platforms, is being delayed until the first of next year.  Being as it is now December 28th, this makes sense, no?  Still bad news is bad news.

X48 chipset possibly delayed

Subject: Chipsets | December 18, 2007 - 12:13 PM | Ryan Shrout
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This is interesting news considering that we had at least one motherboard partner attempt to send us an X48-chipset motherboard this month.  I say "attempt" because the board didn't show up because "sales took it back" or something.  Perhaps then that is indicative of this delay on the chipset?  Perhaps Intel didn't want to piss off the motherboard vendors that bought tons of X38 product quite yet??

Intel was originally going to launch the X48 c

Eliminate RAM Bottlenecks with 1T Enabled RAM Support

Subject: Chipsets | June 14, 2007 - 02:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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With industry-leading technologies, ASUS utilizes Super Memspeed Technology with the P35 chipset to surpass standard DDR3 1066/DDR2 800 speeds and is able to natively support DDR3 1333 and DDR2 1066 speeds. With great investment in R&D and innovative technologies, ASUS has enhanced the BIOS for the P5K series of motherboards to improve memory performances by enabling 1T command rates.

Intel Introduces '3-Series' Chipsets at Computex

Subject: Chipsets | June 5, 2007 - 02:46 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 5, 2007 - In his opening keynote at the Computex computer trade show, Intel Corporation Executive Vice President Sean Maloney unveiled the new Intel 3 Series Chipset family along with several other technology plans that surround the company's popular Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad processors for home and business PC users.

The products enable a number of innovative features for today's PCs such as greater PC performance, clearer definition video and storage technologies that help better protect