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| Intel's Core i7 (formerly known by its codename Nehalem) is a month away from official release; but when it does arrive it'll bring with it a completely new range of motherboards. The Core i7 architecture demands a new type of CPU socket and a new chipset known as X58. |
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| Built around AMD's Socket A+, the MA790GP-DS4H supports all AM2/AM2+ processors up to and including the latest 140W Phenom, with its five phase power regulation. Gigabyte has teamed up the 790GX with the latest AMD Southbridge, the SB750, and both are passively cooled with copper heatsinks. |
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| Asus has rolled out the successor to its Maximus X38 motherboard with the startlingly unimaginative name of Maximus II Formula. The new model uses the P45 chipset which positions Maximus II below the Asus Rampage Formula which uses X48, so you're thoroughly spoilt for choice if you fancy building your PC around a Republic Of Gamers motherboard that supports CrossFire graphics. |
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| MSI's K9A2 Platinum presents us with a couple of firsts: it's the first motherboard that we've seen that supports AMD's latest AM2+ processors (i.e. the Phenoms) and it's also the first we have seen that uses AMD's latest 790FX chipset. Oh yes, and it also supports Quad CrossFire, should your wallet be up to buying four graphics cards.
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| Nvidia's 780i chipset is the latest high-end offering and is basically an update on the company's popular 680i chipset, using a third chip, the nForce 200, to bring an additional 32 lanes of PCI-E. |
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| Right, were you paying attention at the back? Did you spot the 'E' in the product name for Gigabyte's latest P35 motherboard? No? Well, it's easy to miss at first glance, but as far as Gigabyte is concerned the E stands for something important - Energy. |
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| At first glance, Sapphire's PI-AM2RS780G looks like the perfect board to base an HTPC (Home Theatre PC) around. But digging a little deeper reveals that it is something of a missed opportunity, which is a real shame. As it is, it would make the ideal basis for a quiet, non-gaming (if you use the integrated graphics) everyday PC. |
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| One of the latest boards form Asus is the M3N-HT Deluxe, based around Nvidia's new nForce 780a SLI chipset which offers 3-Way SLI support for AMD processors, as well as bringing Nvidia's new HybridSLI technology to the table. |
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| The main developments in P45 from the earlier P35 lie in the PCI Express graphics. P35 could supply 20 lanes of PCI Express with 16 lanes to the primary graphics slot and four lanes to the secondary slot, which meant it wasn't much cop for CrossFire. |
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| The MSI K9N2 Diamond is a mid-range gaming motherboard that supports the Phenom processor with three PCI Express graphics slots, four DDR2 memory slots and a huge passive cooling system on the chipset. The board uses an Nvidia nForce 780a SLI chipset and supports as many as three Nvidia graphics cards in SLI. |
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