Adding SATA 6 Gb/s and two more USB 2.0 ports, AMD’s flagship northbridge has evolved into the 890FX. Just as important are the evolutionary steps sev
Thursday, June 17, 2010AMD’s highest-performance chipset is as much an indictment of its competitor’s behavior as it is an example of how AMD serves the gaming community. With 42 lanes of PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 connectivity, the mainstream-priced AMD 890FX already bests Intel’s high-priced X58 (with 36 lanes), and that’s before we even think of adding the SB850 southbridge and its SATA 6Gb/s controller, a feature Intel doesn’t even offer. Comparisons to Intel’s 16-lane LGA 1156 platform are even more brutal.
It's a good thing Intel has CrossFire and SLI support on its side, otherwise we might question the company's dedication to gamers on a budget. AMD, on the other hand, is only able to extend CrossFire compatibility.
One might argue that AMD is using chipset features to win over CPU customers, but even that argument results in a win for gamers. Many of our tests have shown that AMD processors are “only” capable of matching Intel’s in certain applications—applications that include most games.
It appears that anyone who wants the best high-end gaming experience must look to AMD for platform value, but which firm makes the best high-end AMD platform? Let’s take a closer look.
ASUS Launches Xtreme Design Series P6TD Deluxe Motherboard
Monday, April 26, 2010ASUS has launched the Xtreme Design series motherboards featuring innovative design. Xtreme Series motherboards boast of ultimate system performance with better reliability of controlling multi-core process operations and managing them effectively. Xtreme Design features Stack Cool3+ to enhance motherboard component longevity. Stack Cool3+ effectively cools motherboards with an enhanced PCB layer to provide a stable and low operating temperature for optimized data transmissions. Xtreme Design features Xtreme phase to ensure the most stable and optimized power delivery; and Turbo V for a real-time, dynamic processing boost. Enthusiasts and overclockers would be able to make the best of both features with a boost of up to 51 per cent in the processing throughput. The boards have passed the Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing and have a low Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and an I/O bracket called Q-Shield which helps protect the components. Asus P6TD Deluxe motherboard is based on Intel X58 chipset and supports Intel Socket 1366 based Intel Core i7 CPUs including Extreme Edition that support Intel Dynamic Speed Technology. This motherboard can support up to 24GB of DDR3 RAM over six DIMM slots, three PCI-Express 2.0 slots and fourteen USB 2.0 ports. The P6TD Deluxe Motherboard will be available in India for a price of Rs. 21,350/- (excluding taxes) with a three-year warranty.
