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VIA IVP-7500 in-car fanless PC

Chris Davies, Mar 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

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 two-DIN radio-sized box, or hidden in the seat or headrest. Read The Full Story

VIA Em-ITX board has plenty of ports

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

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 of the longer edges. Read The Full Story

Toradex Robin: Atom CPU on credit card sized mainboard

Chris Davies, Feb 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

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 and a SATA connection, and is suitable for highly-compact embedded applications. Read The Full Story

MSI X58 Pro ‘affordable’ Core i7 mainboard

Chris Davies, Feb 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

MSI 790FX-GD70 and 790GX-G65 mainboards for AMD 45nm Phenom II

Chris Davies, Jan 22nd 2009 Discuss [1]

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 new BIOS settings from a USB thumbdrive, making testing out different overclocking settings straightforward. Read The Full Story

ZOTAC GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi mini-ITX motherboard

Chris Davies, Dec 8th 2008 Discuss [2]

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 high-def video with hardware decoding together with upscaling regular-definition content. Read The Full Story

Foxconn might be leaving branded motherboards behind

Brenda Stokes, Oct 30th 2008 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

VIA VB8001 Mini-ITX board with Nano processor

Chris Davies, Oct 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

ASUS P6T Deluxe Core i7 motherboard reviewed: blandly delivers

Chris Davies, Oct 21st 2008 Discuss [0]

Intel are gearing up to launch their new Core i7 processor, formerly known as 'Nehalem', and so manufacturers are starting to put out compatible motherboards. Register Hardware have had the ASUS P6T Deluxe on the test bench, complete with six DDR3 RAM slots, 16+2-phase power design, three PCI Express 2.0 slots and onboard Crossfire and SLI. However, because the Core i7 isn't actually officially released yet, they can't tell us exact processor performance figures. Read The Full Story

Portwell Nano-8044: first nano-ITX board with Intel Atom CPU

Chris Davies, Oct 10th 2008 Discuss [0]

Motherboard manufacturer Portwell have begun shipping what they're calling the first nano-ITX 'board based on Intel's Atom processor. The Nano-8044 is a 4.72-inch square that supports up to 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a CompactFlash drive via an onboard socket, an SD card and an IDE drive. It's also apparently cool-running enough to be used fanless, and is offered with either the 1.6GHz Intel Z530 or the 1.1GHz Z510 CPU. Read The Full Story

Galaxy adds Atom to full-sized ATX motherboard

Ewdison Then, Aug 25th 2008 Discuss [2]

Intel's Atom CPU might have been initially intended for netbooks and other low-power ultraportables, but that didn't stop desktop manufacturers eyeing up the efficient chip for use in stationary PCs. ASUS' Eee Box is one such example: Atom's low heat output and mild thirst for electricity add up to an economical and compact desktop. However what you see here certainly isn't compact; it's a full ATX motherboard, complete with five PCI slots, and an Atom CPU soldered on. Read The Full Story

Dual-Core Intel Atom 330 back on track for September launch

Chris Davies, Aug 21st 2008 Discuss [1]

Intel have announced some good news for anybody looking for increased performance over the current single core Atom CPU. The dual-core Atom 330, most recently reported delayed until Q4 2008, now looks to be close to its original launch estimate; Intel are suggesting the chip will be available in September this year. More details of the motherboard/chip package have also been released. Read The Full Story