14 DAY TRIAL // Advanced Micro Devices will soon begin to ship its high end mainboard chipset, the 790FX, aimed at desktop computer systems and able to handle both the next generation of central processing units, the Phenoms and the current dual core processors. Internally known as RD790 the 790FX chipset promises a lot of performance and impressive features even if it lacks the support for DDR3 random access memory modules that can now be found in the latest Intel high performance offerings.
Designed to be the higher end offering of the RD780 chip that comes with an integrated graphics processing unit, the RD790 will be integrated into mainboard that ranges on the high performance level and from its published logo, by the news site theinquirer, the new high end product from Advanced Micro Devices will come with the FX suffix, denoting the affiliation and native support for the AMD Phenom FX class of central processing units.
The RD780, designed to be the continuation of the 690G chipset, will be available under the commercial designation of 780G, as it will arrive with support for integrated graphics processing units, just like its predecessor.
When it finally hits the market the high end 790FX mainboard chipset will bring many good news for overclockers and other power users as it comes with extensive and configurable options in its BIOS system and it will allow users to tinker and customize just about any aspect linked to its operation. As this chipset comes closer to its release date, it becomes clear that it will be a solution aimed at the enthusiast market segment, capable of competing against the similar offerings from Intel.
As the 790FX mainboard chipset is said to support both single and dual processor machines, it would have been nice to see such mainboards that could accommodate not one but two quad core central processing units from the Phenom FX class of products.