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| New Intel-based NVIDIA Chipset to Arrive in August |  | Even if most news items about NVIDIA place the green company in not too bright a light, we must not doubt that it will continue to release new products. And that's besides the highly anticipated 55nm GeForce cards, which should virtually put the Santa-Clara based chip manufacturer in the leading position in the competition for the highest-performance graphics card. Word in the industry has it that the company is about to introduce its ... [read more >>] | | 18 July 2008, 03:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Upcoming X58 Motherboards Might Support SLI |  | As we mentioned in a number of previous articles, the Santa Clara-based chip manufacturer NVIDIA has seen better days. Partially responsible for this is the fact that AMD's graphics subsidiary, ATI, has succeeded in providing us with two of the best video cards currently available on the market. This has put enough pressure on the green company to make it slash the prices for its new GeForce cards, less than a month since the official ... [read more >>] | | 14 July 2008, 05:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iPhone 3G 'Dissected' |  | As a big fan of the iPhone (and if you have a weak heart), it's probably best to move along while there's still time, as one of the first iPhone 3G units sold in New Zealand has just been "dissected." All of its inner parts have been removed and are now lying lifeless on a white table. Look... if you dare!
iFixit and Engadget ... [read more >>] | | 11 July 2008, 04:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NVIDIA Uses VIA to Get to Intel |  | These days, NVIDIA is almost constantly in the news, but not because it necessarily has something to brag about. It seems rather unfortunate that today's current leading graphics manufacturer is faced with so many things that it has to deal with. As we told you last week ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 11:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD's Upcoming Chipsets Could Bring PCIe 3.0 support |  | It seems that today's news is all about AMD and that should make one wonder what the future of the computing industry holds. With all of the company's on-going projects, AMD is bound to make a serious impact through the release of its new product lineup.
This time around, we are talking about a possible PCIe 3.0 support for the future AMD-based motherboards. Apparently, the SB800 Southbridge is going to provide the w ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2008, 10:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD's SB800 Is a Completely New Southbridge |  | As we have already presented to you yesterday, details about AMD's chipset roadmap for 2009 have been found loose on the web. But because such information tends to come in bits and pieces, today we found another set of details regarding AMD's future chipsets and this ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2008, 04:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Price Cuts for ASUS P45 Motherboards |  | It is a known fact that ASUSTek likes to pride itself as being one of the leading manufacturers of motherboards and even of consumer electronics. As if that wasn’t enough, the company's ego might have just received a sudden boost from the recent "quarrel" with fellow Taiwanese competitor, Gigabyte, a feud that ended with ASUS coming out as the winner party. With this in mind, it’s relatively easy (and understandable) to say ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 03:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Get Ready for the Next Intel Ready NVIDIA Chipset |  | Although Intel hasn't yet allowed NVIDIA to develop a chipset that can support the next-generation Nehalem processors, the Santa Clara-based graphics manufacturer is prepping a new chipset with support for Intel's CPUs. This new chipset is expected to compete with Intel's current G45 chipset, and will come with a built-in graphics processor.
Word on street is that NVIDIA's next flagship product will be dubb ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Nano-Ready NVIDIA Chipset Is Yet to Come |  | Some of the users attending this year's Computex show might have expected the release of a new NVIDIA chipset with support for VIA's recently released Nano processor. Unfortunately, these users were left disappointed as they could only see the release of VIA's Mini-ITX 2.0 Platform. Although this was pretty impressive nonetheless, the real news should have been the release of the Nano-supporting NVIDIA chipset.
... [read more >>] | | 09 June 2008, 05:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD's 790GX and SB750 Pictured |  | It seems that journalists attending this year's Computex show in Taipei have nothing better to do than to strip down every piece of new AMD product they stumble upon. After we saw pictures of a "naked" Radeon HD 4850, which hasn't yet been officially releas ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2008, 10:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel Rolls out Its 4 Series Desktop Chipset Family |  | Speculations about Intel's upcoming next-generation desktop chipsets have filled a considerable number of pages on the web. The Santa Clara-based company has finally decided to announce its new lineup, which it plans to show off at this year's Computex trade show. The company has four main models, two of which are expected to improve the quality of on-board graphics for Intel-based mobos.
The most expected of the four chipsets ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 08:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NVIDIA and Intel Still Disagreeing on Nehalem License |  | The two leading manufacturers of chipsets are currently undergoing a dispute regarding technology licenses for Intel's Nehalem. The Nehalems are Intel's next-generation desktop CPUs, which are due for release at the end of this year. Talks between the two companies seem to have reached a deadlock, as Intel refuses to license NVIDIA to let its chipsets support Nehalems. Apparently, Intel also wants its chipsets to suppor ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 05:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia's Roy Taylor: Nobody Cares About ATI |  | Graphics specialist Nvidia seems to be working under increased stress as the new generation of graphics cards are slated for release. Right after its take on chip giant Intel, Nvidia's next target seems to be its arch-rival ATI, AMD's graphics subsidiary and Nvidia's fiercest competitor.
In a recent interview carried by tech website Tech Radar, Nvidia's vice president of content business development, Roy Ta ... [read more >>] | | 13 May 2008, 03:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Gigabyte's P45-DQ6 Motherboard Comes with Four-LAN Connectivity |  | While the vast majority of the mid-range / high-end motherboard manufacturers ship their offerings with dual-Gigabit Ethernet connections, Gigabyte ups the LAN ante with a four-LAN connector model. Most computer users usually connect to the Internet via a single network cable, but if you need more gear for a LAN party, you should check out Gigabyte's high-end DQ6 model.
The motherboard is based on Intel's P45 chipset ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2008, 05:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Analysts Slap Nvidia for Having Jumped at Intel's Neck |  | Capital Group analyst Ashok Kumar has issued a note claiming that Nvidia's recent take on its arch-rival Intel was a foolish action that could end up bad. According to Kumar, Nvidia's graphics technology is far superior as compared to Intel's integ ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 09:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel Embraces DirectX 10 in Its Integrated Graphics Chipsets |  | Intel has announced the availability of a new Windows Vista driver for its chipsets with integrated drivers. According to the company, the new driver is WHQL-certified and unleashes the power of Microsoft's DirectX 10 for both multimedia and gaming applications.
The DirectX technology is a suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) that takes care of all the multimedia processing. The technology can be used in Wi ... [read more >>] | | 05 May 2008, 09:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD Confirms Compatibility Issues between Phenom X4 and 780G Chipset |  | Advanced Micro Devices has confirmed that its high-end Phenom X4 series of processors are facing compatibility issues when paired with a 780G-based motherboard. According to the company, the high-end quad-core Phenom X4 chips and the 780G chipset are less fortunate matches, given the fact that motherboards cannot deliver the huge amount of power required by the CPU.
"What people have done, mistakenly, is paired a 780G (c ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 05:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia to Introduce Monolithic Chipset for Intel Mobile Processors |  | Nvidia is reportedly planning to introduce a new series of single-chip mobile chipsets for Intel's processors. If all the mobile solutions based on Intel's CPUs were paired with its home-brewed Northbridge and Southbridge chips, things are about to change with the advent of Nvidia's monolithic MCP79 chipset.
The upcoming Centrino 2 platform is pitched as an important sales channel for Intel's own series of ... [read more >>] | | 24 April 2008, 05:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel's G45 Chipset to Support DisplayPort and HDMI |  | Intel is reportedly making the final adjustments before the G45 chipset finally starts shipping to the motherboard manufacturers. The new G45 Express (Eaglelake-G) and G43 Express desktop chipsets will both sport Intel's integrated Graphics Media Accelerator.
However, the chipsets' technical specifications show that the G45 family will only support the semi-obsolete DVI digital connector. However, more and more grap ... [read more >>] | | 07 April 2008, 05:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Fix Included: Nvidia's SATA Drivers Give Windows Users the Chills |  | Nvidia's SATA driver is reportedly giving Windows users a hard time since enabling the so-called "performance" driver leads to multiple system crashes that fall out of any logic. The issue has been reported even on Nvidia's support forums, but the chip giant never felt like replying.
One of the complaining users claim that he installed Windows XP, added the necessary drivers, then went back to his mundane c ... [read more >>] | | 05 April 2008, 06:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| VIA Unveils VX800 Ultra-Mobile Chipset With Integrated Graphics |  | Chipset manufacturer VIA has just unveiled its new VX800 series of chipsets with integrated graphics targeted at the ultra-mobile segment. The new offering features two digital media IGP chipsets packed in 33 x 33-millimeter chips, especially designed for the company's ultra-low voltage processors.
The VIA VX800 chip is primarily aimed at ultra thin and light notebooks, mini PCs and embedded devices, while the ultra low ... [read more >>] | | 02 April 2008, 17:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD's Failure Makes Nvidia Bleed Chipset Market Share |  | Nvidia is reportedly having serious issues with the market share in its chipset business. The problems that led to this situation are multiple, but all the signs point to AMD, the company's arch-rival on the graphics sector.
Nvidia's sales on the chipset market are seriously affected by the fact that AMD's processors did not manage to sell as expected, which led to a drop in demand for Nvidia's chipsets bui ... [read more >>] | | 01 April 2008, 12:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel Delays the P45 Chipset for PCI-Express Compatibility |  | Intel is reportedly postponing the introduction of its P45 chipset from the original release date in May to mid-June. According to some sources located at Intel's motherboard manufacturing partners, the chipset will be introduced later this year because it has some compatibility issues between the chipset's PCI Express x16 port and graphics cards.
However, the same sources noted that the chip manufacturer will solve ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 14:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia Unveils New Products to Compensate for Delays |  | Chip manufacturer Nvidia faced extensive delays this year, including the very popular GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card, that has been postponed several times. Other products slated for release, such as the new GeForce 9800GTX graphics cards and the nForce 780a chipset have been pushed forward for the next week.
In order to compensate for the products that should have already hit the retailers' shelves, the company rushed th ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 09:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia Ends the Discrete Chipset Era |  | Nvidia is reportedly phasing out its discrete chipset offerings in order to focus on designing chipsets with integrated graphics only. The company's nForce 790i Ultra SLI and SLI chipsets will be the last products of their kind that will arrive without an integrated graphics core.
According to Bryan Del Rizzo, Nvidia's PR manager for platform products, the graphics manufacturer will introduce by default graphics core ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 05:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Zotac Unveils AMD-Oriented Motherboard Based on Nvidia's 750a Chipset |  | Hong-Kong-based graphics card manufacturer Zotac pre-announced a new motherboard based on Nvidia's nForce 750 chipset. The new offering is extremely important, as the 750a is the first Nvidia chipset for AMD systems since 2006, when the graphics expert introduced the nForce 590 series.
The 750a delivers Nvidia's newest graphics technologies, such as Hybrid SLI, Hybrid Power and GeForce Boost for the AMD platform. The ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 04:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia to Produce Graphics Chipsets for VIA Processors |  | Graphics expert Nvidia will reportedly be producing graphic chipsets for VIA's current and upcoming processors, including the 64-bit Isaiah chip, slated to be released soon. Sources close to the processor manufacturer claimed that agreement between the two parts was inked a while ago, but the event was misreported as a buyout attempt.
It is true that VIA has its own low-end graphics business called S3 graphics, but its ow ... [read more >>] | | 26 March 2008, 12:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia Introduces nForce 790i Chipset, Hides it Beneath Radiators |  | Nvidia has just introduced its nForce 790i SLI and 790i Ultra SLI chipsets, that are alleged to wash the company's sins for the previous 780i series. The newest addition to Nvidia's chipset portfolio comes with plenty of new features, such as native support for the DDR3 memory.
In fact, Nvidia's nForce 790i is the first chipset to offer support for the new memory standard, running at clock frequencies of up to 2 ... [read more >>] | | 19 March 2008, 09:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel X48-Powered Motherboards to Pop Out this Week |  | Intel has not had the chance of removing the veil of the X48 high-end chipset, and first-tier motherboard manufacturers are already rolling out motherboard models built around it. Asustek and Gigabyte were the first ones to release small volumes of motherboards earlier this week, but neither of the products won't be available in large amounts until the middle of March.
The chipset has been delayed by a few months, and was ... [read more >>] | | 13 March 2008, 12:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| CeBIT 2008: Intel, Partners are Touting Series-4 Motherboard Products |  | Intel and its manufacturing partners are currently showcasing the new motherboard products powered by the upcoming series-4 chipsets at the CeBIT show in Germany. The upcoming chipsets, the P45, G45, G43, and X48, are slated for public release in the second quarter of the year.
Built on the 65-nanometer manufacturing process, the new offerings from Intel will be more energy-efficient and are touted to be more powerful than the ... [read more >>] | | 06 March 2008, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia's MCP7A Chipset for Intel Goes Live Next Month |  | The next generation of Intel processors are about to kick in, so chipset manufacturers are currently performing the latest trims and adjustments for their Intel-loving products. One of the most important supporter of Intel's architecture in the mainstream and high-end market is Nvidia, that is working on its upcoming MCP7A chipset.
Slated to arrive somewhere in April, the new chipset will accompany Intel's 45-nanomet ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 06:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| CeBIT 2008: Advanced Micro Devices Has Just Unveiled its New 780G Series Chipset |  | Advanced Micro Devices has just introduced its newest 780G series chipset, that is alleged to triple the graphics power of the desktop computers built around it. The event was part of AMD's CeBIT Expo program, that also revealed the new Catalyst 8.3 with CrossFire X and Hybrid Graphics support, as well as some glimpses at the upcoming Puma platform.
The chipset has been unveiled, but it will take about a month until the f ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 05:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MSI's ECOlution: Heat-To-Electricity Conversion |  | MSI is about to demonstrate at this year's CeBIT show world's first Powerless Air Cooler on a motherboard. The ECOlution is more than an average trademark, and MSI intends to dedicate most of the products showcased during the CeBIT expo.
The energy-less fan solution is based on the Sterling Engine Theory that transforms the thermal energy of the underlying chipset into kinetic energy that will provide the chipset fan ... [read more >>] | | 29 February 2008, 11:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| VIA to Unveil Its Power-Efficient, Ultra-Compact Embedded Platform |  | Chipset and x86 CPU manufacturer VIA announced that it will participate in the embedded World Exhibition and Conference and will showcase its x86 technology aimed at the embedded platforms. VIA's products are power-efficient, ultra compact and feature a high level of integration, which makes them the perfect x86 solution for the embedded environments.
The company will demonstrate its miniaturized and power-efficient plat ... [read more >>] | | 26 February 2008, 03:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia's MCP77 Chipset: 15 USB ports and 22 PCI-Express Lanes |  | Nvidia has never excelled in elaborating on its chipset roadmap, and sometimes, it seems that the confusion is deliberately inflicted. Rumor has it that Nvidia's response to the AMD RS780M chipset, the MCP77 mobile chipset, will come factory-default with 22xPCIe lanes and 15xUSB ports. Top all of that, the chipset will arrive earlier than expected: in March.
The rumors that have emerged until now claimed that the MCP78 wo ... [read more >>] | | 18 February 2008, 10:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia's 790i Chipset Will Sport Enhanced SLI |  | The upcoming nForce 790i chipset from Nvidia will be the company's first PCI-Express 2.0 chip. It is a real business in itself, given the fact that when it arrives on the market, in April, it will sell for more than $300, which is the price you could get a really good mid-range motherboard, chipset and CPU socket included.
The 790i chip is nothing more than an evolutionary version of the previous nForce 780i or 680i chips ... [read more >>] | | 18 February 2008, 07:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel Plans on Shipping Hardware Security-Enabled Chipsets |  | Hardware-enabled security devices are quite storming the IT industry fronts lately. Ranging from miscellaneous biometric security devices (such as fingerprint readers or iris scanners) to hardware-based firewall solutions, they offer much better protection than any software-based equivalent on the market.
Lenovo was one of the first computer vendors to include them in its own computing products back in 2003. Two years later, ... [read more >>] | | 14 February 2008, 04:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel's G45 Chipset Gets Detailed: Integrated Graphics Accelerator Exposed |  | There is quite a rumor cloud hovering around Intel's new G45 Express (Eaglelake-G) and G43 Express desktop chipsets that feature integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator. The cloud is about to disperse, as the first details about the chipsets make their way on the web.
First of all, Intel plans to release the two chipsets sometime during the second quarter of 2008, soon after the launch of the "notorious" P45 ... [read more >>] | | 11 February 2008, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel to Nail the X48 Launch Date to March |  | Intel's successor to the very popular X38 chipset will be released on the market within a month. The new chipset has been re-scheduled for some time now on grounds of different reasons. Rumor has it that the chip has been kept away because of the motherboard manufacturers that have pressured Intel to give them time in order to get rid of the X38 stock. However, it appears that some problems with the FSB support for the upcom ... [read more >>] | | 06 February 2008, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cost of Embedded Processors, Axed by UK Scientists |  | The Leicester University engineers have come with a new production process that is alleged to dramatically reduce the costs of manufacturing embedded processors. These chips are used all over the market, in products ranging from cars, computers, wet razors or even washing machines and cell phones.
Embedded systems may sound a little formal, but in fact they are more common appearances on the market than the very computers we a ... [read more >>] | | 31 January 2008, 11:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD Plans to Launch 5 New Southbridge Chips |  | Chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices has announced its plans to launch five different southbridge products to go with its latest chipset. The SB700 southbridge chip was expected for some time now, but nobody would have expected to come accompanied by four other southbridge products that will offer quite some new features.
All the AMD chipset-based motherboards are built with the extremely old SB600 southbridge. The upcomi ... [read more >>] | | 29 January 2008, 06:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD To Release the 7 Series of IGP-Enabled Chipset in China Only |  | AMD has just unveiled three new chipsets with integrated graphics processors for the Chinese market only. The three chipsets are the AMD 740G chipset with ATI Radeon 2100 graphics (RS740), AMD 780V chipset with ATI Radeon 3100 graphics (RS780C) and AMD 780G chipset with ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics (RS780).
According to the chip manufacturer, the 740G chipset is an upgrade of the former RS690 chipset, and will only support Dire ... [read more >>] | | 24 January 2008, 06:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| VIA Gears Up for Manufacturing 64-Bit Processors |  | Chipset manufacturer VIA has lost much of its old-times shine. In fact, we cannot even call it a "chipset manufacturer", since the company announced that it will phase out its chipset business and will focus on its own processor products and their matching chips ... [read more >>] | | 24 January 2008, 03:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ChipChilla: Because Your Chipset Needs As Much Attention as Your CPU |  | Kolink has just introduced, under its retail brand Coolink, a new tower chipset cooler. The product looks like a miniature version of a processor cooler. The ChipChilla weights 130 grams and features an asymmetrical design with 6-millimeter copper dual-heatpipe and base.
"The ChipChilla features an asymmetric design that allows for the fan to be mounted on either side in order to evade compatibility issues with CPU cooler ... [read more >>] | | 22 January 2008, 11:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD to Delay the RS780 Chipset Because of Driver Issues |  | Despite the fact that AMD has finished working on the hardware for its upcoming generation of RS780 integrated-graphics chipsets, the company can not release it because of a software impediment. More to the point, the platform still lacks the drivers to support the new Hybrid CorssFireX technology, one of the most important features included in the RS780 chipsets.
Hybrid CrossfireX is one of the company's most important t ... [read more >>] | | 16 January 2008, 04:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| VIA to Focus on Its Own CPU Business |  | Chip manufacturer Via Technologies has announced that the company has merged its PC chipset division with the CPU development branch. The fusion is effective as of the fourth quarter of the last year. This move is intended to allow the company focus exclusively on their own-brand CPU platforms.
According to the Chinese newspaper Apply Daily, VIA will only provide chipsets for its internal processors. The chipset division will ... [read more >>] | | 04 January 2008, 06:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel Is Readying Two New Chipsets for 2008 |  | More details emerge on the web regarding the Intel G45 integrated graphics chipset. It seems that the G45 and the younger G43 will roll out on the market to replace the G35 and G33 integrated graphics processors that are currently available. Both chipsets are built around the 65-nanometer technology and feature an updated graphics core, the GMA4500, which provides three times the G33 performance.
The new chips are alleged to ... [read more >>] | | 06 December 2007, 10:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Qualcomm Brings the First 700MHz 3G Mobile Chip |  | Qualcomm Incorporated unveiled its new mobile phone chipset, RTR6570, the first to provide support for WCDMA (UMTS) and CDMA2000 wireless services in the yet to come 700 Mhz frequency band. The new product is a CMOS quad-band, single-chip transceiver that will also support any other frequency band available in the US, including 850 Mhz, 1900 MHz and 1700/2100MHz.
"Qualcomm is pleased to offer the first CMOS transceiver ... [read more >>] | | 05 December 2007, 05:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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