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Since yesterday's list was a very generous one, it's no wonder that today's one is rather small. Nevertheless we're waiting for the major manufacturers to surface the BIOS (and drivers) for the new Intel H77-based boards. This day brings the usual HP and Acer notebooks (as we're working hard... |
16 March 2012
12:03 GMT |
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PC makers may be jumping the gun a little with this one, thinking that Intel's Thunderbolt technology is likely to become a standard part of computers next year (2013).
Digitimes has been right before, but it has also been wrong from time to time, and we think one of its latest reports may be a case of the lat... |
16 March 2012
06:53 GMT |
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The Intel Ivy Bridge central processing units may have been pushed back, but that doesn't mean motherboard makers have to delay their own product launches, and MSI definitely isn't willing to do so.
The company has formally released the 7-Series motherboards based on the high-end Z77, the slightly less hi... |
15 March 2012
04:31 GMT |
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This photo made its way to the Internet and it might be the first sighting of the EVGA Z77 FTW platform, powered by the LGA 1155 socket and compatible with Ivy Bridge CPUs.Folks around the net have started to see the photo, but they can't guarantee it is the Z77 FTW or some other platform.At any rate, it boasts ... |
10 March 2012
05:46 GMT |
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It's a nice evening here as we've started to list BIOS for the new generation of motherboards loaded with Intel's Z77 chipset.
Today we bring you the first BIOSes for Asrock's line of Z77 boards, with more to come the following days. Gigabyte and Asus are next in line as they're not lagging ... |
8 March 2012
11:12 GMT |
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Hurray! The long-awaited new generation of motherboards surfaces and the first one on our website is the Asrock Z77 Extreme4-M.
This new board comes with Intel's Z77 chipset (as it's very name says) and can accommodate both 2nd generation of Sandybridge CPUs and the unlocked K-series processors. The maximu... |
8 March 2012
10:56 GMT |
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People may not remember the folks at Walton-Chaintech, but the company was actually a well-known name some years back.
Their motherboards were pretty good and their graphics products were not too shabby either.
One thing led to another though, and they ended up backing out of both segments in 2006.
Fortunately, it... |
8 March 2012
10:38 GMT |
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Better known in the industry for its consumer products than professional motherboards, at this year’s CeBIT fair Gigabyte has presented the company’s first LGA 2011 solution designed specifically for workstation use, the GA-X79S-UD5.
Despite its model name, the motherboard isn’t actually built arou... |
8 March 2012
08:01 GMT |
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The H61M-DGS is the newest board surfacing from Asrock, a piece of gear that looks really nifty, judging by the announced specs. Being an H61-based motherboard, the H61M-DGS obviously works with the Intel 2nd generation Core processors, but it can also house K-series unlocked CPUs, and that's a really nifty fea... |
7 March 2012
09:52 GMT |
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It looks like VIA are up to setting new trends when it comes to the world of small-format computers/ motherboards.
Two 2011-based motherboards come back with a new blast, supporting quad-core processors and promising a new level of computing performance: EPIA-M900 and M910.
We're already offering free download... |
6 March 2012
10:21 GMT |
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Some photos of a new ASUS motherboard have made their way to the Internet, alongside most relevant information on it, except pricing and availability, alas.
The mainboard in question, according to the report on VR-Zone, is called Sabertooh Z77 and is part of the TUF line.
The overall design is not that strange in... |
6 March 2012
07:32 GMT |
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Besides its consumer motherboards based on the Intel Z77 chipset, MSI also plans to build a series of business oriented Ivy Bridge LGA 1155 solutions powered by the Intel B75 chipset.One such board is the B75A-GD43 that the company has just showcased during the CeBIT 2012 fair.Built around the Intel B75 PCH, MSI&rsqu... |
5 March 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Gigabyte is determined to cover the entire spectrum of motherboard customers, so it has prepared the B75M-D3V, a microATX model.
The newcomer was not so much revealed through an official announcement as it was exposed through a report by VR-Zone. The press release should come at some point down the line.
It is pow... |
5 March 2012
10:45 GMT |
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We've seen Gigabyte's G1.Sniper M3 microATX motherboard and now we are looking at two other products designed to support Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge central processing units (CPUs). The two boards that aren't intended for gamers are based on the Z77 chipset and called GA-Z77X-UD3H and GA-Z77X-UD... |
3 March 2012
07:04 GMT |
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Gigabyte has apparently acted on all the consumer feedback and requests it received in regards to its G1 series of gaming motherboards. What this means is that the company finally has a product that, rather than the ATX or XL-ATX form factor, uses the microATX size. The name, according to VR-Zone, is G1.Sniper M3... |
3 March 2012
05:16 GMT |
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If the Z77A-GD65 Intel Ivy Bridge motherboard that we took a look at earlier today is too rich for your blood, you will be glad to know that MSI also prepares a less expensive version of this board, dubbed the Z77A-GD45.Despite being cheaper, the board will also include the features that made MSI motherboards famous ... |
2 March 2012
17:01 GMT |
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ASRock is obviously going to offer motherboards ready to support Intel's next-generation CPUs, which means that some are already complete, like the Z66 Extreme6.
The company will probably launch the Z77 Extreme6 motherboard in the near future, even if the chips it is meant to bear will take their sweet time in... |
2 March 2012
03:43 GMT |
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Today's BIOS of the Day blog post is almost entirely dedicated to the latest software emanating from Asrock.Asrock comes with a huge list (no less than 13 entries) of BIOSes which address the H61 chipset motherboards. It looks like Asrock is making a big step as it introduces compatibility for Intel's new l... |
25 February 2012
06:45 GMT |
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Here we go again, bringing back the good old times of the LGA 775 Intel socket and Pentium 4 processors. For this edition of Oldies But Goldies, we have prepared two Gigabyte boards which were quite cool at that time. First of all, both GA-8AENXP Dual Graphic (rev. 1.x) and GA-8AENXP-DW (rev. 1.x) had 4 memory slots... |
25 February 2012
06:41 GMT |
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Intel has unleashed quite a few motherboards over the past week, like the Media Series and the Executive 7-Series, all part of the 7-Series, and now we get to look at the high-end models too. According to VR-Zone, there are two high-end 7-Series motherboards on the way, powered by the Z77 chipset. Like them, we a... |
25 February 2012
03:47 GMT |
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We've seen many announcements pertaining to high-end motherboards recently, but Zotac is offering a different flavor, or will do so once its ZT-H67D3 actually reaches stores.
The reason why there is so much talk about high-end motherboards right now is the impending arrival of Intel's Ivy Bridge CPUs.
S... |
24 February 2012
12:01 GMT |
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VIA doesn't get to brag about much on the CPU and motherboard markets anymore, but it still has its moments, like this one owed to the VIA EPIA-M900 and VIA EPIA-M910.
The VIA EPIA-M900 and VIA EPIA-M910 are two mini-ITX motherboards designed to be used in the embedded market.
This much is not enough to make... |
24 February 2012
04:22 GMT |
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CeBIT is one of the biggest consumer electronics trade shows in Europe, but ASUS has no intention of showing its face there this year.According to Digitimes, the company did not reserve a booth at the event taking place between 6 and 10 March in Hannover, Germany.Given that ASUS is the largest vendor of PC motherboar... |
23 February 2012
11:04 GMT |
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ASRock decided to try and push the concept of high-end to a whole new level when it built the Fatal1ty X79 Professional motherboard.
The product is, obviously enough, powered by the Intel X79 chipset, which supports all processors on the LGA 2011 socket.
That includes Sandy Bridge, Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPUs... |
23 February 2012
10:36 GMT |
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Intel will soon launch its next-generation series of central processing units, so Micro-Star International figured this was a good time to say which motherboards possessed or would offer support for them.
MSI has quite a few mainboards based on the Z68 and H61 chipsets, these being the ones that will be able to han... |
23 February 2012
05:52 GMT |
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We've covered the H77 Media motherboards that Intel will release for the Ivy Bridge CPUs and, now, it’s time for the DZ75SL and DZ77BH to be detailed.
The DZ77BH, Blue Hills, will have two PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots working in dual x8 mode, plus three PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots.
Additionally, there are two lega... |
22 February 2012
09:51 GMT |
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There are a whole bunch of Intel-based motherboards on the way, five of which will be aimed at media-centric PCs and, consequently, will bear the Media name.
VR-Zone managed to provide pretty much all the information anyone could ever need on this product series, much like they did for the Executive line.
As we h... |
22 February 2012
04:14 GMT |
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The Z77, one of the chipsets in the Panther Point family, has been used by a certain Chinese company in the making of a microATX motherboard.
The platform is something that does not seem to put too much effort into standing out, save for an additional PCI Express-PCI bridge compared to peers.
Even that extra featu... |
20 February 2012
14:21 GMT |
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This is one of the rather few occasions when the number of laptop BIOSes can truly rival that of motherboards.
We're also planning to add BIOS for graphic cards in the future, so the users will have even more choices for updating their gear. We've prepared some beta versions for some Gigabyte boards, but ... |
20 February 2012
11:32 GMT |
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Besides the drama-causing Ivy Bridge CPUs that didn't get delayed after all (well, mostly), Intel is working on the 7-series Panther Point-based motherboards, of which some have been specifically detailed.
It is Intel's line of business platforms whose hardware details have been uncovered, courtesy of a r... |
20 February 2012
04:18 GMT |
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Today's (rich) BIOS assortment brings new software for both older gear such as the Acer Ferrari 4000 notebook, and new stuff like the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E10.A nice list comes from Asrock: three of their A75-powered boards receive new BIOS and one modern AM3+ board, the 970 Extreme3. We're also delivering ... |
16 February 2012
11:10 GMT |
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Despite our expectations, Biostar does not seem to be that much interested in the X79 boards. There's only one motherboard loaded with this chipset and today we can list for you the second BIOS revision for it. Now, it's rather hard to tell whether the initial BIOS was good, and therefore missed all the fl... |
15 February 2012
11:11 GMT |
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With the new Intel boards still far away in the future, it's nice to see that some manufacturers are keeping things rolling with motherboards running with other less-hyped chipsets.
It's the case of Asrock, which unveils a new AM3+ board codenamed 960GM/U3S3 FX. This new AMD motherboard is powered by an 8-... |
15 February 2012
10:46 GMT |
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Since we're devoted to offering you the best and the biggest selection of drivers of the whole Internet, we're also thinking about the users who have older boards in their computers.
Now, we just know that there are a lot of computer users out there who run various PCs with boards which are 5 years old or ... |
14 February 2012
10:47 GMT |
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Since the Ivy Bridge collection of Intel CPUs is almost upon us, Biostar has decided to introduce a motherboard that supports all their features, and more.
Called TZ77XE4, the new platform from Biostar has not been given a price, and probably won't get one before CeBIT 2012.
For those who don't know, the... |
14 February 2012
02:54 GMT |
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We're offering free downloadable content for a new Asrock motherboard, dubbed N68C-GS FX. If you know one or two things about Asrock boards, then the name should have already told you we're talking about an Nvidia chipset-loaded piece of gear. The N68C-GS FX sports an AM3+ socket, capable of hosting AMD�... |
13 February 2012
10:25 GMT |
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Today's highlights are a Ferrari-themed notebook from Acer's line of products, the Ferrari 1000 and Dell's Latitude E6420 notebooks. The Acer is a 12" notebook powered by a Thurion 64 X2, 1.56 Ghz processor and sports a max capacity of 4 GB DDR2. As you've realized so far, the Acer Ferrari 1000 ... |
9 February 2012
11:16 GMT |
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We continue to bring you BIOS for Lenovo notebooks, as promised, while at the same time offering you new software for a lot of other gear. Today it's the Lenovo ThinkPad 520i notebook, with the 1.36 BIOS, correcting a password-related issue in WMI. Next in line are some new BIOSes from MSI, designed for the Big... |
8 February 2012
11:13 GMT |
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While the planet is still waiting for the wave of new motherboards announced at the 2012 CES and centered on Intel's new chipsets, it's really nice to see Gigabyte showing new gear. Well, maybe not all new gear, but in any case, after almost a month with no fresh products, this sounds really good. The no... |
7 February 2012
11:18 GMT |
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Gigabyte has stealthily introduced a mid-range motherboard designed for central processing units (CPUs) from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
The new platform from Gigabyte features the AM3+ CPU socket and is part of the Ultra Durable 4 Classic series.
It bears the name of GA-970A-DS3 and, though its price is still s... |
7 February 2012
03:10 GMT |
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If the new-chipset motherboards are delayed even more, it's possible that we should not mention them at all, or so we think.Until then, we'll be providing you with a daily dose of BIOS files. As we promised, we're staring to load our database with drivers for lenova notebooks, at a pace of (probably) o... |
6 February 2012
11:34 GMT |
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There seems to be a rather unfortunate trend going on in the IT field, that of steadily growing prices, and it is motherboards that are taking their turn at it.
Motherboards are one of the two essential components of any computer (the other being the CPU), but they are about to give prospective buyers a reason to b... |
3 February 2012
13:41 GMT |
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Two more months separate us from the launch of Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors, so motherboard makers are already hard at work preparing their new solutions based on Intel’s 7-series chipsets.
MSI is of course among them, and just now is putting the final touches on the Z77A-GD45, which will become one of ... |
3 February 2012
09:55 GMT |
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Until that very happy day when the major motherboard manufacturers decide it's time to release their new gear, we're delivering you the daily BIOS at a steady pace. Today's top gadget is Gigabyte's Q2005 netbook, a small nifty companion for all those who want to stay connected all the time, anywh... |
2 February 2012
11:32 GMT |
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Well, here we go, with the BIOS listing for the first day of February. Still no new motherboards based on Intel's new chipsets, so there is no real stir in the industry until then. Today's highlight is one of EVGA's Z68 SLI Micro motherboard. Aside from the BIOS, we're also offering all the... |
1 February 2012
11:15 GMT |
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There we go, with the last BIOS listing for January 2012. Nothing out of the ordinary for today's BIOS pick, save for the new F8 BIOS for one of Gigabyte's X79 boards, the GA-X79-UD7 revision 1.0. After the rather bad past experience with overclocked X79 Gigabyte boards, it looks like the new BIOSes are mo... |
31 January 2012
11:53 GMT |
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It looks like mini-ITX motherboards are still getting built, with Jetway being, this time, the company eager to reveal its latest creations powered by the Cedar Trail CPU platform.
If anyone thought the Atom series of CPUs (central processing units) from Intel was in dire straits, they may be somewhat wrong.
After... |
31 January 2012
08:33 GMT |
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Today's highlight is MSI's 22" All-in-One (AIO) computer AE2210. If you're into the sleek shapes of the all-in-one computers and still are not an Apple fan, the MSI AE2210 could just fill the bill. This AIO comes with either Intel Core i3 or Core i5 CPUs and you can also choose from a multitude of opt... |
30 January 2012
11:15 GMT |
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MSI surfaces a new line of All-in-one (AIO) computers, with screens ranging between 19" and 24", and we're going to list all their drivers.Today's highlight is the AE2071, a nice 20" screen AIO powered by an Intel Core i3 processor and capable to hold up to 8 GB DDR, even though the stock memory is only 2GB... |
27 January 2012
11:22 GMT |
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It's been a busy day with the releases of both Catalyst 12.1 for desktops and notebooks and the preview of the 12.2 version, which will most likely be out soon, so there was little time for BIOS.
Nevertheless, we're bringing you new BIOS for Asus and HP notebooks and for some more Acer desktop units. Hopef... |
26 January 2012
11:31 GMT |
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