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ATI to launch RD600 in OctoberSep 19, 2006 - in News
ATI Technologies, set to be acquired by AMD, has rescheduled the launch of its RD600 chipset supporting the Intel platform until October, with motherboard makers showing reluctance to roll out products based on the new chipset, according to sources.
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Asustek G965-based motherboards with Shader Model 3.0 support expected laterSep 15, 2006 - in News
Products utilizing Intel's G965 Express chipset with Shader Model 3.0 support are not among Asustek Computer's current motherboard offerings, though the company released its ASUS P5B-V series in August, featuring the Intel Core 2 processor/G965 chipset platform without Shader Model 3.0, sources indicated.
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DDR2 DRAM prices increase on record paceSep 12, 2006 - in News
DDR2 memory appears to get more expensive by the hour these days. Climbing seasonal demand from motherboard and PC makers and decreased production output due to a 90 nm transition drive to the highest spot market prices in more than over a year.
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Asus to use VIA chipsets for Intel-based motherboardsSep 8, 2006 - in News
ASRock, an Asustek Computer subsidiary focusing on entry-level motherboards, will significantly increase the adoption of integrated graphics processor (IGP) chipsets from VIA Technologies for Intel-based motherboards while lowering the proportion of motherboards with ATI chipsets, indicated sources who have seen the company's latest roadmap.
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Volume shipments of G965-based motherboards again delayedSep 5, 2006 - in News
Due to a problem with chipset drivers, motherboard makers cannot start shipping products utilizing Intel's G965 Express chipset, sources at Taiwan's motherboard industry indicated.
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DDR memory gets more expensiveAug 29, 2006 - in News
Users who plan to upgrade their PC with more system memory could see some steep price increases over the next few weeks.
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BFG announces Nforce 590 motherboardAug 21, 2006 - in News
BFG will is gearing up to offer its first SLI motherboard. The company today announced that it will be launching an Nforce 590 SLI-based motherboard in October.
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Motherboard makers prepare shift of ATI chipsets to AMD-based solutionsAug 21, 2006 - in News
The impact of a combined AMD-ATI Technologies has begun to be felt in Taiwan, with motherboard makers likely to reduce or even suspend their efforts to develop Intel-based motherboards built utilizing chipsets from ATI, while switching more resources to manufacturing models with ATI's AMD-based chipsets, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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Abit recalls AN9 32X motherboardsJul 21, 2006 - in News
Abit today said that its quality control department found that "rough handling during shipments" may have damaged "a small number of units from the early manufacturing of the AN9 32X product line."
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No AMD K8L processor for AM3 socket until 2008, say sourcesJul 10, 2006 - in News
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has recently indicated that its new K8L processor for its next-generation Socket AM3 platform will not be available until 2008, according to sources at Taiwan-based motherboard makers.
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SiS662 chipset launchedJul 5, 2006 - in News
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) today announced the SiS662 chipset, which is targeted at mainstream computer systems based on Pentium 4 and dual-core Pentium D processors.
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Intel blocks Nvidia from running SLI on Conroe platforms?Jun 27, 2006 - in News
The Inquirer reports that Intel may not be supporting SLI on its Conroe motherboards.
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Asus selects Silicon Image's SteelVine storage processor for new motherboardJun 21, 2006 - in News
Silicon Image has announced that Asustek Computer has selected the SiI 4723 SteelVine storage processor for its digital home desktop motherboard, the P5W DH Deluxe.
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Intel to continue shipping 865-series chipsets in Q1 2007Jun 20, 2006 - in News
Intel plans to continue to ship its entry-level 865-series chipsets in the first quarter of 2007, with an amount to account for 10% of its total chipset shipments, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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Biostar unveils Intel P965 motherboardJun 8, 2006 - in News
Biostar Microtech International on June 7 announced its new T-series LGA-775 motherboard with the Intel P965 Express chipset.
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Albatron introduces new AMD and Intel motherboards at ComputexJun 8, 2006 - in News
Displaying its new motherboards at Computex Taipei 2006, Albatron Technology keeps a balance between two competing desktop CPU platforms that are expected to battle for market share in the second half of 2006.
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Gigabyte introduces "quad-core ready" motherboardJun 6, 2006 - in News
While we are still waiting for the arrival of Intel's Core micro architecture and Core 2 Duo processors, some vendors at Computex already have the next processor generation in mind. For example, Gigabyte unveiled its GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, which, according to the manufacturer, is designed to carry Core 2 Duo processors as well as "Kentsfield," Intel's first quad-core desktop processor.
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Aopen reduces PC running costs through energy conservationJun 6, 2006 - in News
Motherboard maker Aopen has carved itself a niche in the small-form-factor (SFF) PC segment by focusing on its energy-saving MoDT (mobile on the desktop) solutions, and at this year's Computex Taipei 2006 the company has begun extending the energy saving theme to other product lines.
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Asus announces P5B motherboards for Core 2 Duo processorJun 5, 2006 - in News
Asus is one of the first companies to announce motherboards that are based on Intel's P965 chipset and support for the upcoming Core 2 Duo processor with Conroe core. The P5B series support a maximum of 8 GB of DDR2-533, -667 or -800 memory.
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Via launches low-power Epia Mini-ITX motherboardJun 2, 2006 - in News
Via introduced a new series of C7 processor based power efficient compact motherboards.
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OCZ intros memory with enhanced performance profilesJun 1, 2006 - in News
OCZ announced the PC2-7200 Platinum series, the firm's first memory line that integrates enhanced performance profiles (EPP).
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Abit releases new Fatality motherboard for AMD AM2 processorsMay 25, 2006 - in News
Abit has released a new motherboard in its popular Fatal1ty gaming line. The AN9 32X motherboard will support AMD's new socket AM2 processors and will have two full speed X16 PCI Express lanes. Four DDR2 memory slots can support up to 8 gigabytes of RAM running at 800 Mhz. There are also two Gigabit Ethernet ports along with two Firewire ports.
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Biostar unveils Nvidia nForce 500 series motherboards for AM2 platformMay 23, 2006 - in News
Biostar Microtech on May 23 introduced its new T-series motherboards supporting AMD's AM2 platform and nForce 500 series chipsets, the TForce 590 SLI Deluxe and TForce 570 U Deluxe.
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Biostar introduces faster GeForce 7300 GT graphics cardsMay 15, 2006 - in News
Biostar Microtech, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and barebones, announced today the availability of its GeForce 7300 GT-based graphics cards in DDR2 and DDR3 memory versions - the V7302GT21 and V7303GT21.
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Conservative outlook by motherboard makers may have resulted in shortage of Nvidia G71 graphic chipsApr 20, 2006 - in News
With motherboard makers maintaining a conservative outlook for the second quarter, a shortage of Nvidia G71 (GeForce 7900 GTX/GT) graphics chips may have emerged in both Europe and the US market.
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ATI SB600 southbridge to arrive in MayApr 10, 2006 - in News
Billy Wang, vice president for Asia Pacific and China at ATI Technologies, stated yesterday that the company's new SB600 southbridge chip will be introduced in May.
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Intel to ship 10 million 865-series chipsets in Q2Apr 3, 2006 - in News
Intel is expected to ship 10 million entry-level 865-series chipsets in the second quarter, with half of that amount going to motherboard maker Asustek Computer, according to industry sources.
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Abit launches AT8 32X motherboardMar 3, 2006 - in News
Abit Computer on March 1 announced the launch of its first ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 motherboard, the AT8 32X.
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Sapphire delivers CrossFire RD580 series motherboardsMar 2, 2006 - in News
Sapphire Technology has announced two new models for its Pure CrossFire series offering 16x performance on both PCI Express (PCIe) slots in a dual GPU system.