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Does ASUS’ P5E3 Deluxe motherboard live up to flagship billing?

Chris Davies, Oct 19th 2007 Discuss [0]

ASUS' P5E3 motherboard turned some heads when it launched in September, bringing onboard WiFi 'n' and a quick-boot Linux distro that gave easy access to media and internet browsing without needing to load up Windows. It's neither cheap nor simple, but ASUS was counting on their target audience of enthusiasts and power users to recognise the benefits of having Intel’s X38 chipset, Dual PCI Express 2.0 x16 lanes and support for DDR3 1800MHz dual-channel memory. HEXUS picked one up and set to work running it through its paces to see whether this really is a fitting flagship for the interminable tinkerer. Read The Full Story

EM-X270 Embedded Mobile Device can be a DIY smartphone

James Allan Brady, Oct 18th 2007 Discuss [0]

So what this is is a really small motherboard, basically. It’s been made to be mobile, and you can get Windows CE or Linux for it. It comes with 128MB of RAM, 512MB of flash storage and a 520MHz Intel XScale processor. There are other chips built in, but that’s the real meat and potatoes if you know what I mean. Read The Full Story

OCZ partners with NVIDIA to release SLI Certified memory

James Allan Brady, Oct 12th 2007 Discuss [0]

It’s a 4GB RAM kit with a pair of 2GB PC2 6400 DDR2 sticks of RAM. They also have NVIDIA EPP. EPP stands for Enhanced Performance Profiles and is built into the RAM chips so that they work far better with nVidia’s nForce SLI-based motherboards. They operate at a mere 800MHz which is kind of said with all the new chipsets offering an FSB of 1333MHz and GeIL offering up DDR3 modules that operate at the same speed. Read The Full Story

Asus Hardware for Webware – Firefox and Skype embedded in the ROM

Chris Scott Barr, Oct 11th 2007 Discuss [0]

I hate it when people use my computer. No one has ever really messed up my computer just from surfing the net on it, but I still don't like it. The easiest way to keep someone from changing your preferences or deleting your important files is to just set up a limited account for guests to use. But what if you wanted an added layer of security? Read The Full Story

Video of ASUS’ instant-on Linux dual boot distro shows Skype VOIP

Chris Davies, Oct 9th 2007 Discuss [0]

In their latest high-end motherboard ASUS has slapped a cute little Linux multi-boot distro in there, called Express Gate, to give access to media functionality without needing to load Windows. Now It's conjured up by DeviceVM and originally called Splashtop, and its unique selling point is that it not only features a media player or even an internet browser, but almost instant access to Skype for VOIP calls. Now there's a video of the system in action. [youtube qd_kZhbXkXA] Read The Full Story

ASUS add WiFi-N, quick-boot Linux to P5E3 motherboard

Chris Davies, Sep 26th 2007 Discuss [1]

In ye olden days your motherboard was made of cheese and was really just a place for the RAM to sleep; now you can't move inside a computer without bumping into dual-channels, PCI-express slots and random little surface-mounted chips with their own tiny fans. ASUS have stepped up the game (if the game you're playing is "build a complicated circuitboard") with their P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP@n motherboard, which not only boasts such niceties as Intel's X38 chipset, Dual PCI Express 2.0 x16 lanes and support for DDR3 1800MHz dual-channel memory, but integrated 802.11N wireless and embedded Linux. Read The Full Story

Access I/O NANO I/O Server CD is small, but powerful

James Allan Brady, Sep 21st 2007 Discuss [0]

The NANO board is just a motherboard that is being touted as Nano-ITX even though one of its dimensions is 2mm larger than the Nano-ITX form factor allows for. The motherboard has an IDE port, a CF card slot, and gets its processing power from an ETX module. Other ports include Ethernet, VGA out, 4 USB ports, 3.5mm jacks for both audio in and out, and PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse. There are also a couple of serial ports and PC/104-Plus expansion with both ISA and PCI bus stacking connectors. Read The Full Story

VIA EPIA SN features 1.8GHz Processor

James Allan Brady, Sep 17th 2007 Discuss [1]

VIA has launched another mini-ITX motherboard with an integrated CPU. This one however is the fastest motherboard they have ever launched that fits in a mini-ITX footprint. The full model name is the VIA EPIA SN18000G, and it uses the CN896 IGP chipset. That means it has integrated graphics that are DX9 compatible and can do MPEG-2 acceleration with hardware. However there is a PCIe x16 slot should you choose to upgrade to a better graphics card. Read The Full Story

ECS 671T-M – SiS671 based motherboard

Ewdison Then, Jul 25th 2007 Discuss [4]

ECS is best known for its low cost motherboard and the new 671T-M motherboard is no different. The board uses SiS671 chipset and claimed to be compatible with Vista. The board will support Intel Core 2 Duo/ Pentium D/ Pentium 4/ Celeron D processors, and DDR2-667/533 memory up to 4GB. Read The Full Story

Asus unveils P5K3 Premium motherboard with 2GB DDR3 onboard

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 13th 2007 Discuss [3]

Asus has just introduced an interesting new motherboard that moves away from the traditional idea of RAM. Instead of giving you a set of DIMM slots, they just integrated 2GB of DDR3 1333 MHz memory onto their new P5K3 Premium motherboard. Read The Full Story

ASUS get overwhelmingly serious with Blitz Extreme gaming motherboard

Chris Davies, Jul 2nd 2007 Discuss [1]

Are you a hardcore gamer? Are you kept awake at night worrying about how your graphics data might be colliding with other data rushing through your PCIe channels? Well, you could either go see your doctor and be prescribed some serious strength sleeping tablets, or you could bite the bullet and invest in ASUS' latest gaming motherboard, the Blitz Extreme. Read The Full Story

VIA debuts new Mini-ITX board

Chris Scott Barr, Jun 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

If you're in the market for a smaller-than-usual motherboard, chances are you'll end up with a Mini-ITX board, as it is increasingly growing in popularity. VIA has several different boards based on this form-factor, and have just recently released a new one. The VIA EPIA LT features dual-LAN and dual LVDS and comes with either a 1.5GHz or 1.0GHz processor. If you're looking for a silent configuration, you'll want to go with the 1.0GHz model. It has a variety of I/O ports including four (yes four) COM ports, a PCI slot and 6 USB ports. Read The Full Story