ASUS has unveiled its upcoming motherboard ‘Maximus III Formula’ that is based on the Intel P55 chipset. This high-end socket provides a heap of power phases, four dual channel-ready DDR3 memory slots, three PCI-Express x16 slots for multi-GPU setups and a secsy cooling system. In addition, it also integrates one eSATA and six SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, Gigabit Ethernet, Power, Reset, Clear CMOS buttons and a large number of overclocking perks. The Maximus III Formula is expected to hit stores in later Q3 for unannounced price yet. More
The ASUS ‘Marine Cool’ motherboard is a concept motherboard design that is aimed at hardcore gamers and overclockers. The motherboard features a ceramic backplate which should assist with heat dissipation more efficiently than conventional motherboard design, and a UPS battery backup hidden behind it. The motherboard also has built-in memory if the installed memory happens to go bad. [HotHardware]
MSI has just unveiled its latest motherboard that supports up to 8 memory slots. P45-D8 motherboard is compatible with current DDR2 memory and also the up-coming DDR3. The new MSI P45-8D Memory Lover motherboard is powered by the latest Intel® P45 Express chipset. It supports the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme / Quad and other multi-core processors with an FSB up to 1600MHz. Users can expand to 16GB by using four DDR2 memory or 8GB by using four DDR3 memory. P45-8D Memory Lover is also equipped with PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics card slot, which allows up to twice the bandwidth of current PCI Express slot. [MSI]
MSI debut IM-GM45 with GM45+ICH9M-E chipset to support Intel’s latest 45nm Core 2 processor, the most powerful processing core with superior performance and power-saving mechanism to conserve energy. MSI IM-GM45 adapts new generation GM45 north-bridge chip which integrated with Intel GMAX4500 HD graphics core which boost 1.7 times 3D performance the previous GME965’s graphics. The ClearVideo technology inside indicates fully support Blu-Ray video playback, smoothen multiple video formats’ encoding and decoding, including MPEG2, H.264 and VC1 via hardware acceleration. The motherboard also comes with various video interfaces: VGA, DVI and HDMI connector onboard. Currently Price is TBD. [MSI]
EPIA N700 is the first board embedded with the company’s VX800 processor. The VIA VX800 media system processor is an all-in-one, highly integrated digital media chipset featuring the latest video, graphics and connectivity performance in a single chip. It offers DirectX9 graphics core and video playback for MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, VC1 and DiVX video formats. The board is available with either a power-efficient 1.5GHz VIA C7 or 500MHz VIA Eden processor, supports up to 2GB of DDR2 system memory and includes two onboard S-ATA connectors, USB 2.0, COM and Gigabit LAN ports. The VIA EPIA N700 board is the most compact Nano-ITX board so far measuring only 12cm x 12cm. It should be available through resellers in September, price is TBD. [VIA]
Biostar today introduced the successor to the P35 motherboard by releasing the new P45 series. This motherboard comes with a faster Front Side Bus (FSB), an easy setup for both Crossfire and SLI configurations and support for faster memory. There are also six SATA connectors and 10 USB ports. No word on pricing so far. [CrunchGear]
The Asus´ Intel G35 chipset motherboards allow users to enjoy enhanced Microsoft Vista DirectX 10 graphics on a motherboard solution “right out of the boxâ€. This series of motherboards are the world’s first to provide an Intel platform with an onboard integrated VGA solution that features built-in support for Windows Vista DirectX 10. Asus´ Intel G35 chipset motherboards models that support this unique feature include the Asus P5E-V HDMI, P5E-VM HDMI and the P5E-VM SE motherboards. [ASUS]
Intel has recently unveiled the Moorestown PC motherboard that feature a 45nm CPU and an integrated WiFi and WiMAX. It is claimed to be the world’s smallest motherboard. [Engadget] More
by Johan on September 27, 2007
The Asus P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n is an Intel X38 chipset-based motherboard that is loaded with some cool features including EPU, Express Gate, and 802.11n WiFi. This “world’s most energy efficient” motherboard is powered by world’s first ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit), allowing the CPU power supply to be digitally monitored and fine-tuned with improved VRM efficiency in heavy or light loadings. The ASUS EPU technology can save up to 58.6% CPU power. The motherboard also comes with support for DDR3 1800MHz dual-channel memory architecture and dual PCI Express 2.0 x16. Moreover, each purchase comes with Asus’ Express Gate, a fast boot alternative that boots up within 5 seconds by bypassing Windows, giving users a web-browser running in a custom Linux OS.
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