Tag archive for motherboard

ASUS‘ latest motherboard for AMD Phenom II processors has been announced.  The ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) Crosshair III Formula uses the AMD AM3 socket platform, together with CPU Level Up real-time overclocking and bundling a SupremeFX X-Fi sound card.
 

VIA have announced a new media server Mini-ITX board, the VIA VB8002, running the company’s 1.6GHz Nano processor and offering HDTV output and 7.1 HD surround sound.  The VB8002 uses VIA’s CX700M2 media system processor, and should be able to connect with pretty much any display you have, digital or analog: ports include DVI, S-Video, component and [...]

VIA have announced the VIA IVP-7500 board, what it’s calling the first in a series of dedicated x86-based in-car PC platforms.  Based on a fanless 1.0GHz VIA Eden CPU and supporting up to 1GB of DDR2 memory, the IVP-7500 measures 114 x 185.5mm and can be embedded in the dashboard, fitted to a one- or [...]

VIA are no stranger to compact mainboards, and their latest is aimed at those for whom ports are prime.  The VIA Em-ITX measures 12 x 17cm and is 30-percent more compact than the Mini-ITX standard; however because of its rectangular shape and board layout, it has 200-percent more I/O space, with ports running down each [...]

Toradex have begun sampling their latest COM Express module, just 84 x 55mm in size, which uses Intel’s Z5xx Atom processor range.  The Toradex Robin (shown here on the right, to scale – but not actual size – with its Toradex Woodpecker sibling, announced last year) has seven USB 2.0, gigabit ethernet, a microSD slot [...]

MSI have announced what they’re calling the most affordable mainboard for Intel’s latest Core i7 processors.  The MSI X58 Pro has Intel’s X58 Express chipset, along with an ultra-high bandwidth QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) transmission system and support for high-speed 3-channel DDR3 RAM.  There’s also a 3GB/s eSATA port for fast, easy storage expansion.
 

MSI have announced a pair of new gaming mainboards, intended for use with AMD latest 45nm Phenom II processors and DDR3 memory.  The MSI 790FX-GD70 and 790GX-G65 both support up to 16GB of RAM, have four or two PCI-E x16 slots (supporting ATI CrossFireX) respectively, and 7.1 Blu-ray high-definition audio,together with the ability to load [...]

Motherboard manufacturer ZOTAC have unveiled the GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi, a mini-ITX ‘board complete with integrated NVIDIA GeForce 8200 mGPU, WiFi b/g, an AMD Phenom, Athlon and Sempron-compatible AM2+ socket and support for up to 8GB of DDR2 memory.  Despite the compact size (mini-ITX boards measure 17cm square), the GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi is capable of playing back [...]

A new rumor is floating around about Foxconn that we just had to share. Apparently Foxconn Electronics might be leaving the branded motherboard industry and it’s interesting to think about what that could mean.

VIA have taken the wraps off of their first Mini-ITX board to use the company’s Nano processor, the replacement to the low-power C7-M.  The VIA VB8001 board features the 1.6GHz processor itself, support for up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, gigabit ethernet and two SATA ports.  There’s also a mini-PC slot for adding wireless broadband cards.