Foxconn Announces X38A Digital Life Motherboard

The X38A is compatibility with both DDR2 and DDR3 RAM. The motherboard will support a maximum of 8GB DDR2 1066/800/667MHz RAM or 4GB DDR3 1333/1066/800MHz RAM. This provides true flexibility to consumers who don't have plans to take the DDR3 path right now.The X38A fully supports the latest industry technologies; with three PCIe x16 slots (including two slots supporting ATI CrossFire running at dual x16 bandwidth), PCIe Generation 2.0 support for future high-performance graphics cards, and support for forthcoming Intel® 45nm processors.FoxconnÙs proprietary Cool Pipe design effectively removes heat from the critical NB, SB and VRM areas, and with an optional low-noise fan on the NB heatsink and Cool Fan control in the BIOS, you can easily configure your system for an effective combination of passive and active cooling.Other enthusiast features include onboard CMOS and On/Off/Reset buttons, FoxOne™ Windows-based system monitoring and overclocking utility, and extensive BIOS tuning capability via the Fox Central Control Unit (FCCU) BIOS menu.
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Dell Intel D915gv Express P4 Lga 775 Motherboard Jc474

lga775 for intel p4 processor* intel 915gv chipsetDell dimension 3100 e310 motherboard. Dell part# jc474 wj770-featuring intel chipset lga775. The intel board harnesses the advanced computing power of theLatest intel pentium 4 lga775 processor supporting hyper-threading technology. These boards are intel made boards for dell, so you will see a dell logo come up when booted. All boards are fully guaranteed and come with warranty. Its made by intel. Features: * processor: lga socket 775Intel pentium 4 with hyper-threading technology and pentium 4* memory: Two 168 pin dimm sockets for DDR2 memory modules* chipset: Intel d915gv expressOnboard videoIntegrated broadcom 10 / 100 networking* slots: One PCI express x1 slotTwo PCI slots* I/ O support: 6 USB 2. 0 ports, 2 front & 4 backRJ- 45 network portMicrophone, stereo in, stereo out (back) & stereo out (front) * power: ATX power connector* IDE / sata connectors2 sata channels1 IDE channels* ubtx form factor* includesI. o sheild, cablset, master driver CD, master manual* AA# c89706-305* FOB HK* bulk packed, 20 units per box, antistatic wrapped.

MSI's P965 Platinum and 975X Platinum motherboards

WHEN INTEL UNVEILED its P965 Express chipset at Computex, many were left wondering if any motherboard manufacturers would bother building boards based on the older 975X Express. The P965 was a newer design—one built on fancier 90nm process technology—and its ICH8-series south bridge chips offered a more advanced array of features than the 975X's year-old ICH7s. At the time, motherboard makers questioned whether they'd bother building 975X boards for enthusiasts, and they seemed to be leaning toward making high-end boards based on the P965.Abandoning the 975X in favor of the newer, flashier P965 was a bold idea, but one that was ultimately sunk by the P965's lack of support for CrossFire multi-GPU configurations. However, ATI recently began supporting CrossFire on the P965, raising the question of whether there's much point to the 975X anymore. To find out, we've collected the P965 and 975X Platinum motherboards from MSI. Both boards support CrossFire and Intel's latest Core 2 processors, but the 975X Platinum costs about $20 more. The question is: why?

GMA X3000

Duo is the baseline. It's based around revised versions of the mobile Core 2 Duo processors Intel launched in autumn 2006, along with laptop-friendly incarnations of the 965 desktop chipset brought to market almost a year ago. The key chipset, the 965GM, brings Intel's latest integrated graphics core, the GMA X3000, to Centrino for a smoother Windows Vista experience and better-looking movie playback.

P45 Motherboards

Looking at the board alone, the EP45T-Extreme uses Intel's latest P45 chipset with a ICH10R Southbridge and supports up to 1600MHz FSB 45nm Intel Core 2 processors. It can do DDR3 up to 1900MHz overclocked. Gigabyte claims it has a virtual 12 CPU power phase with 2 phases each for memory and the Northbridge. Besides supporting CrossFireX via two PCIe x 16 Gen 2 interface, this board also has Realtek's ALC889A HD Audio providing it with a SNR of 106dB and Dolby Home Theater.

Intel D975XBX (i975X) Motherboard

The uber HOT FedEx lady just dropped off the latest Intel D975XBX motherboard and I snapped a few pictures of it. This motherboard is using the Intel 975X Chipset and comes with three, yes three, PCI Express slots on the board.
Papers with the board explain that it has 2 PCI Express controllers in the MCH to enable either 1 x 16 or 2 x 8 operation for the 16 PCI Express lanes. In addition to multiple thread support, the Intel 975X Express Chipset enables key performance-optimized capabilities such as support for multiple 2x8 graphics cards, Intel Memory Pipeline Technology (Intel MPT), 8GB memory addressability to enable 64-bit computing, and ECC memory support.

Intel Q8200 quad core processor

Intel Q8200 quad core processor Spes:Architecture - 45 nanometer technologyL2 Cache - 4MBL3 Cache - N/AProcessor Speed - 2.33 GHzFront Side Bus Speed - 1333 MHzOther Intel Technologies - Intel® 64,Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology,Execute Disable Bit°Supported Chipset - G33 Express Chipset,G35 Express chipset,P35 Express chipset,Q33 Expresschipset,Q35 Express chipset,X38 Express chipsetMemory Type - DDR2,DDR3Socket Type - LGA775

ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP ATX Intel Motherboard

ASUS is reputated for its high quality products, especially motherboards, and the P5WDH Deluxe is not an exception. The Asus P5WDH Deluxe is based on Intel's 975 chipset, which supports Intel Core 2Extreme, Core 2Duo, Pentium 4EE, Pentium D, Pentium 4, CeleronD processors for Socket LGA775. It features 1066/800/533MHz FSB, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 667/533/400 x 4DIMMs up to a maximum of 4GB. ASUS P5W DH Deluxe is specially designed for Gamers, Personal Workstation, SoHo, high-end and multi-tasking PC users. The Intel 975X is Intel most high-end desktop chipset designed to support Intel next generation CPU, ATI CrossFire Graphics, maximum 8GB dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 architecture, 1066/800 FSB (front-side-bus). Easily build an entertainment PC or create a multimedia environment with its exceptionally high bandwidth. Together with the Serial ATA ports enabled through the SATA 3Gb/s RAID controller integrated in the ICH7R Southbridge, the Intel 975X satisfies multi-task processing and data security.

Abit's AB9 Pro and AW9D MAX motherboards

ABIT HAS BEEN ON the comeback trail since its acquisition by USI, and we've been impressed by the company's recent AN8 32X and AT8 32X motherboards for Athlon 64 processors. Intel's Core 2 Duo has become the processor of choice for PC enthusiasts, though, and we've yet to see what a reinvigorated Abit can do with an LGA775 socket.Interestingly, Abit's most famous boards have been for Intel processors. Classics like the BH6 and BP6 essentially defined the enthusiast-oriented motherboard genre, making us particularly eager to see how Abit can complement the Core 2 Duo.The most intriguing members of Abit's Core 2-compatible motherboard lineup are the AB9 Pro and AW9D MAX. The former is the most affordable P965 board to feature the ICH8R south bridge, and it comes with all the hardware monitoring, fan speed control, and overclocking options you'd expect from an Abit board. For those looking for a little something extra, the AW9D adds CrossFire support and marks the resurgence of Abit's high-end MAX brand. Read on to see if either of these boards has the potential to become another classic.

Intel DX48BT2 Extreme Series Motherboard

The Intel DX48BT2, formerly codenamed Bone Trail, is targeted at enthusiasts and gamers.It is the first Intel board to support 1,600MHz frontside bus (FSB) — the interconnect between processor and RAM — for even faster memory access and extra room for overlocking.The Intel DX48BT2 will support the latest Core 2 Extreme processors, including the new quad and dual-core chips, as it utilises the X48 Express chipset.Of the four memory sockets, two support up to 4GB memory at a whopping 1,600MHz speed but if all four sockets are used the board will support up to 8GB but at slower speeds of 1,333/1,066/800MHz.Gamers will have a lot of ports at their disposal as the board has two Firewire ports, 12 USB ports, three PCI-e slots (of which two are full-speed PCI-e 2.0 slots), 2 PCI expansion slots, and six SATA 3.0 Gbps (gigabits per second) ports.The board also supports Intel Matrix Storage Technology which allows multiple hard disks to be used in a RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks) configuration either for faster speed or increased reliability.

Motherboard SW-865G7 with socket 775

Intel?865GV+ICH5 chipsetSupports 800/533MHz FSB Intel Socket 775 Pentium 4 & Celeron D CPU, support Intel latest Prescott CPU;2.Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (Hyper-Threading) technology; automatic identify main CPU (Jumper-free).3. Integrating Intel Extreme Graphics 2 graphic card, 1 AGP 8X graphic card slot.4.2 DDR DIMM slot, support CHANNEL (dual channel) DDR 400 memory, max support 3GB 5.3 PCI slots 6. Integrating sound card Realtek ALC655 6 sound channel7. RTL8100C 10/100Mbps adaptive network card.8. Provide 6 USB 2.0 high speeds transmit connector.9. Three phase source loop10. MATX

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650

To stay at the top of our game we really only had two choices, the QX9650 or QX9770 from Intel. Both of these Core 2 Extreme processors feature the same pair of dual core Penryn dice, providing a total of 12 MB L2 cache. The so called Wolfdale “core” also features a 45nm manufacturing process using intel’s latest “High-K” gate oxide to reduce power consumption and decrease transistor switching time (for higher clock speeds).
Clocked at 3.2 GHz and using a 1600 MHz FSB data rate, the QX9770 would appear to be the clear performance choice over the 3.0 GHz, FSB-1333 QX9650. However, our QX9650 had two advantages over our QX9770: Better overclocking and lower list price.Though we can’t guarantee anyone else will have the same overclocking experience, the fact that our QX9650 has proven itself capable of overclocking 100-200 MHz farther than our QX9770 indicates that luck-of-the-draw plays at least some part in Intel’s validation process. And yes, we do plan on overclocking. Meanwhile, the QX9650’s lower list price leaves a little extra room in our budget for additional components.

ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition

A few weeks ago, we reviewed the high end board from ASUS, the ASUS P5W DH Deluxe featuring the 975X chipset. Today, we take a look at its little brother the P5B Deluxe based on the 965P chipset. This motherboard supports the most powerful and energy efficient Intel® Core™2 processors. It features the Intel® P965 chipset and supports DDR2 800MHz dual-channel memory architecture. Quiet thermal technologies – 8-Phase Power Design, Stack Cool 2, Heat Pipe Design, Q-Fan 2 and Optional Fan – together provide a comfortable environment for the processor, memory, graphics card and other components to interoperate effectively. With exclusive innovative tools – AI NOS™, AI Gear and AI Nap – users can adjust operation speed according to their specific needs. This motherboard is a cool and stable platform that delivers extreme performance, minimum noise and maximum power saving!

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

Introduction:We know Asus and Gigabyte being the top notched preferred motherboards for PC enthusiasts. Some of us may be aware of the fact that the manufacturing arms of Asustek cover Asus, Gigabyte and ASRock with different market segments, marketing and channel of distributions allowing Asustek to capture better than 50% of the global market.It was about a year ago when Intel introduced Core 2 Duo. PC enthusiasts were overjoyed with the new King in CPU performance over AMD A64 X2 series processors. At the same time, ASRock came out with 775Dual-VSTA mainboard to greet PC enthusiasts who wanted to keep using their DDR1 and AGP graphic card and to taste the Core 2 Duo performance at the same time. The low cost ASRock 775Dual-VSTA was more than welcome when it could also run at 300 FSB to give that extra kick.ASRock continues this successful recipe in the continual use of the Intel 945P chipset allowing the use of DDR2 and PCIe into 2007. A year later, we are looking at the latest from ASRock, ConRoe 1333-DVI/H, supporting 1333FSB to meet the latest Intel processor released last month (July).

Foxconn 945G7AD Motherboard

Foxconn recently shipped a new series of motherboards, supporting Core2Duo chipsets, with an integrated VGA chipset onboard. While this may not be the fastest motherboard around, we are eager to see how well it performs with the 945G/ICH7R chipset combination. We will of course be comparing this motherboard with other motherboards based on the 965/975 chipsets.
Foxconn C51XEM2AA is based on Intel's 945G chipset, which supports Intel®Core™2Extreme, Core™2Duo, Pentium®4EE, Pentium®D, Pentium®4, CeleronD processors for Socket LGA775. It features 1066/800/533MHz(FSB), dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 667/533/400 x 4DIMMs support, up to a maximum of 4GB.

Asus' P5Q and P5Q3 Deluxe motherboards

Consistency is a hard thing to come by in this industry, but year after year, Intel has managed to deliver excellent mid-range core logic chipsets. Since its launch last spring, the P35 Express has been the best bang-for-your-buck Core 2 chipset on the market�a position inherited from its P965 predecessor, which was the LGA775 platform of choice in its day. The P965's crown, of course, was a hand-me-down from the Intel 915P chipset that came before it, which in turn, well, you get the picture.

Dialogic D/4PCIUFW

Dialogic D/4PCIUF ( D4PCIUF ) is Intel's latest 4 port computer telephony card. The D/4PCIUF operates with IBM compatible 486 and Pentium computers. Drivers are available for both Windows and Linux. The D/4PCIUF's Line Interface Unit (LIU) is a sophisticated analog loop interface, and the first capacitively-coupled interface card (transformerless). It offers exceptional signal clarity and trans-hybrid rejection. The D4PICUF supports multiple line and multiple board recording and playback and expertly analyzes call progress and pulse-dial signals.

EPoX 4G4A+ Intel 845G Motherboard

The progress of computer technology is non-stop. New features like USB 2.0, DDR333 support, RAID, support for 533 Intel Pentium 4 processors, and among others, are in high demand. In addition, more and more devices are being integrated into an all-in-one motherboard. Take EPoX's new 4G4A+ Intel 845G-based motherboard; it supports all the new functions listed above, while also integrating 10/100 Realtek Ethernet, an impressive Intel Brookdale graphics chipset, and onboard 6-channel digital audio. Surprisingly, this motherboard also works with EPoX's latest Bluetooth header (that comes bundled only with current EPoX 4BEAV motherboards). Essentially, EPoX takes all the useful features one would ever need and combines them into one awesome entity: the EP-4G4A+.

ASUS R.O.G. Pinot Noir Motherboard Previewed

The nForce 790i-powered Pinot Noir motherboard, part of the latest ASUS Republic of Gamers series, is now being showcased at CeBIT. What's uncommon about this motherboard is the unique water cooling solution for its major components. Furthermore this board can work with the latest Intel 45nm CPUs and utilize 4x DDR3 modules, three PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots and six SATA 3.0 Gbps connectors.

Latest Processor

The 45nm Hi-k Intel Xeon processors are compatible with server platforms using the Intel 5000 chipset family. In addition, Intel is launching three platform solutions to support 45nm processors, including here the Intel 5400 chipset-based platform (previously codenamed "Stoakley") that is optimized for high-bandwidth applications such as high-performance computing (HPC), the Intel 5100 Memory Controller Hub chipset and Intel ICH-9R I/O controller (previously codenamed "Cranberry Lake"), which are cost-optimized solutions that support either one or two processors and also provide reduced power consumption using native DDR2 memory, as well as the Intel 3200 chipset-based platform (previously codenamed "Garlow") that is specifically designed for single-processor entry servers. Furthermore, Intel’s 45nm Hi-k Xeon processors also extend performance-per-watt characteristics by delivering an improvement of 38 percent over its previous-generation Quad-Core Xeon 5300 Series processors.The move from 65nm to 45nm involves more than just a shrink of current chip designs. The processors also include such additional features as new Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 (SSE4), which are 47 new instructions that speed up workloads including video encoding for high-definition and photo manipulation, as well as key HPC and enterprise applications. Furthermore, they come packed with enhanced Intel Virtualization Technology, as the virtual machine transition (entry/exit) times are improved by an average of 25 to 75 percent through hardware with no changes to software required.Other additional features include a fast divider that roughly doubles the speed over previous generations for computations used in nearly all applications through a technique called Radix 16, a wider 128-bit shuffle unit that improves the performance for SSE-related instructions that have shuffle-like operations. This feature will increase performance for content creation, imaging, video and high-performance computing

Intel Processor

The Intel processor chip will also have a protective cover. That's the black thing on top. Carefully remove this. (It helps if you have a ground wrist strap. But I didn't have one when I did this... I just made sure I touch the metal case (of my rack) before I handled the cpu. Basically, discharge yourself of any static electricity.

ASUS ROG Rampage Formula

Every once in awhile, something comes along that is simply brilliant in its simplicity. For ASUS, that time could be now. ASUS plans to continue in their tradition of early adoption of new chipsets with a mid-February release of their upcoming Rampage Formula motherboard, a board that will make use of Intel's recently announced X48 Express chipset and DDR2 memory. Although DDR3 has been available for purchase for many months now, exceedingly low DDR2 prices have made purchasing 4GB or even 8GB of memory quite affordable - the latter still costing less than 2GB of good DDR3 memory. Coupled with the fact that the Rampage Formula provides a relatively easy upgrade path for current DDR2 owners, we can see why this board will be an attractive choice for anyone looking to build their next high-performance gaming system.
Like other recent offerings from ASUS, the Rampage Formula is part of the Republic of Gamers (ROG) line of motherboards, aimed squarely at the enthusiast looking to tune all levels of system control in order to extract every ounce of possible performance. We were a little surprised to see that ASUS seems to have needed very little engineering work in order to make use of Intel's higher-binned X48 chipset - the Rampage Formula and the currently available Maximus Formula (which uses the X38) share almost everything in common with the exception of the Northbridge. On one hand this makes sense, as the X48 is little more than an X38 binned for ultimate performance; on the other hand we would have liked to see a few additional improvements in component choices and layout

nVidia to launch nForce 790i chipset in 2nd quarter of this year

Second Quarter of this year will see nVidia’s next generation nForce 790i chipset. This new chipset will use nVidia’s C73 northbridge and MCP55 southbridge and hence will support Intel Processor with FSB up to 1600MHz. Other features offered by chipset include 3-way SLI, Hybrid SLI and support for DDR3 memory. nVidia will release this as a high-end option, thus it will attract serious gamers who don’t mind spending extra bucks on latest technology. This chipset will be out in two versions, nForce 790i Ultra SLI and nForce 790i SLI. Ultra SLI will come with better overclocking options and will support SLI memory up to DDR3 2000, other than that there is no difference between these two.
Most of the motherboard makers have decided to stop (or atleast delay) development of motherboards based on recently launched Intel-based nForce 780i chipset. It has not performed well in the market as there are no significant feature improvements over the previous nForce 680i.

The current socket 775 style pinless processor

As you can see, the array of pins which connect the processor to the motherboard are now attached to the socket and they are very fragile and easily bent. All socket 775 motherboards feature the metal shim (load plate) pictured above, which serves the dual purpose of locking down the processor once it is installed and protecting the pins from harm when it is not. Most boards also implement a protective plastic cover which fits over the load plate when no processor is present, hiding the pins completely. The lever secures the shim in place, holding the processor when it is installed.
It is extremely important that the processor be installed slowly, carefully and vertically into the socket, and removed the same way. Any careless handling will damage the pins, and may leave you with a useless motherboard.
Now its time to describe exactly how to install one of these chips correctly. It's not the hardest thing in the world, but it pays to be careful and follow a predetermined set of steps.

Intel Atom N270 processor set for Netbooks

The Atom N270 is quite different in this respect: It has a ready-made market. The N270 will go into an existing market segment--Netbooks--and will replace the popular Celeron in many cases, making this Atom potentially a high-volume chip. For example, currently, the Eee PC and Intel Classmate (technically Netbooks) use the Celeron. Versions of both these compact notebooks are slated to use the Atom. Based on Intel's description of the market, this category of Netbooks will use the N270 (see graphic).
Though the die (the actual processor inside the chip package) is the same for both the Atom Z5XX series and N270, the packaging and chipsets are different (see graphic). The N270 will use the 945GSE and 82801 (ICH7M) core logic. A version of this chipset (with 950 integrated graphics) is used in low-cost notebooks and desktops today. The Celeron has traditionally used the lower-end 915 chipset.
So, the way it shakes out is: the Atom Z5XX series for MIDs; the N270 (and upcoming processors) for Netbooks; the Celeron for low-cost notebooks. Note: the Atom Z5XX series includes a single-chip with integrated graphics called the Intel System Controller Hub.