ASUS and Gigabyte show off Sandy Bridge motherboards
Although we won't be seeing Intel's much anticipated next-generation CPUs until the turn of the year, motherboard manufacturers are already keen to show off the 6-series products they have ready and raring to go.
Before delving into specifics, I should note that Asus is readying a 17 different 6-series motherboards for Sandy Bridge. Amazingly, that's substantially fewer than the company rolled out the last time Intel introduced a new CPU platform. Asus is trying to simplify its lineup, and 17 models still leaves plenty of room for diversity. Of the 17, 10 will be based on the P67 chipset, which won't work with Sandy Bridge's integrated graphics. Six boards will use the graphics-ready H67 chipset, while one is slated to incorporate its business-focused twin, the Q67.
The most indulgent mobo in this new collection is easily the Maximus IV Extreme, which is the latest addition to Asus' Republic of Gamers line. Among the luxuries included with this flagship P67 model is a new temperature sensor tucked into the CPU socket. This sensor measures the CPU pin temperature, and you won't find it on any of the other boards. That's just one of a number of features that specifically target the hard-core overclocking crowd—you know, the folks who set benchmark records and chill CPUs to sub-zero temperatures using vats of liquid nitrogen.
The Tech Report has the full low-down on ASUS' plans.The most indulgent mobo in this new collection is easily the Maximus IV Extreme, which is the latest addition to Asus' Republic of Gamers line. Among the luxuries included with this flagship P67 model is a new temperature sensor tucked into the CPU socket. This sensor measures the CPU pin temperature, and you won't find it on any of the other boards. That's just one of a number of features that specifically target the hard-core overclocking crowd—you know, the folks who set benchmark records and chill CPUs to sub-zero temperatures using vats of liquid nitrogen.
You like motherboards, in particular motherboards for the upcoming Intel Sandy Bridge processors? Good news then, we have pictures and some limited specifications on just that from Gigabyte. The PR team sent out a wave of images and specifications but I thought I would just share some of the highlights and some of the higher end offerings with you today. These motherboards are based on either the P67 chipset (for discrete graphics solutions) or the H67 chipset (for those of you that want to take advantage of the integrated graphics on the CPU).
Meanwhile, PC Perspective has images and specifications for some of Gigabyte's big hitting 6-series parts.View or post comments.
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Intel to settle chipset lawsuit with NVIDIA?
According to some reports, the acrimonious chipset-related battle between Intel and NVIDIA could be moving towards a settlement, with a deal on the cards supposedly comprising of a hefty wad of cash for NVIDIA and access to some juicy patents for Intel...
THERE HAVE BEEN lots of rumblings lately about a settlement between Nvidia and Intel over the chipset lawsuit. SemiAccurate has now heard from multiple sources that a settlement has indeed been reached.
The whispers were confirmed when Patrick Wang, analyst for Wedbush-Morgan, said as much in his note this morning. Mr. Wang is a bit light on details though, saying only, "Lastly, we believe NVIDIA may be in process of settling with Intel, which would nicely pad its balance sheet."
SemiAccurate has the details.The whispers were confirmed when Patrick Wang, analyst for Wedbush-Morgan, said as much in his note this morning. Mr. Wang is a bit light on details though, saying only, "Lastly, we believe NVIDIA may be in process of settling with Intel, which would nicely pad its balance sheet."
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