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First Look at AMD 690G Chipset: ECS AMD690GM-M2 Mainboard Preview

[ 03/02/07 | by Kirill "ALT-F13" Balalin]

On February 28, 2007 AMD (as joint AMD and ATI Company) announced their first product, to be more exact – product family: AMD 690 core logic set for AMD64 platform with integrated Radeon X1250 graphics core. We are taking a first look at this product in our new article.

Contemporary Platforms with Integrated Graphics

[ 12/08/06 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

In our article devoted to detailed analysis and comparison of the currently available chipsets with integrated graphics we would like to dwell on systems with AMD and Intel processors built around Intel 965G, Intel G945, Nvidia GeForce 6150 and GeForce 6100 chipsets.

Nvidia nForce 680i SLI Chipset Review

[ 11/08/06 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Together with the new G80 graphics accelerator, Nvidia is also announcing a new series of chipsets for Intel platform. Let’s take a closer look at the new Nvidia nForce 680i SLI solution and find out whether it may become a serious competitor to the popular Intel P965 Express and Intel 975X Express chipsets.

Chipsets for Socket AM2 Platform: ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 and Nvidia nForce 590 SLI

[ 06/13/06 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Although the new AMD platform can do perfectly well with the older chipset solutions, ATI and Nvidia released new sets of core logic supporting CrossFire and SLI. Today we are going to take a closer look at these solutions and their newly acquired features.

Love at First Touch: ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 Review

[ 03/27/06 | by Alexey Stepin]

Nvidia’s nForce4 SLI X16 has been viewed as the most advanced multi-GPU-supporting chipset, but ATI Technologies now makes an attempt to offer a new leader by announcing its Radeon Xpress 3200. In this review we’ll try to find out how good the new ATI chipset actually is.

Second Generation of Integrated Graphics from NVIDIA: GeForce 6150 and GeForce 6100

[ 10/27/05 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

NVIDIA has recently announced new integrated chipsets for the Athlon 64 platform. In this article you will learn who these chipsets might be useful for and how they compare with existing and competing solutions.

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI (Intel Edition) Platform Review

[ 04/13/05 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

NVIDIA has finally entered the Pentium 4 chipset market. We performed a detailed comparison of their new solution for Pentium 4 platform against i925XE and the upcoming i955X chipsets. And now we have every right to state: Intel has something to worry about – new round of cut-throat competition is about to begin.

Fastest Pentium 4 Platform: Performance of i925, i915, i875 and i865 with DDR2-533, DDR2-400, DDR533 and DDR400 SDRAM

[ 08/04/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We compared the performance of the new Intel chipsets when they work with the memory of various types against that of the previous generation Intel chipsets also working with different types of system memory. Well, it looks like the old buddies are still pretty powerful and shouldn’t be disregarded when it comes to figuring out the configuration for the fastest Pentium 4 platform.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 and Intel 915G: New Generation of Integrated Graphics

[ 07/12/04 | by Tim Tscheblockov]

We would like to offer you a detailed analysis of the new Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 processor, which is integrated into the recently announced Intel 915G Express chipset. The launch of this solution led to a true revolution in the integrated graphics market: GMA 900 is the first integrated graphics processor with hardware DirectX 9 shaders support.

Roundup of 7 Contemporary Integrated Graphics Chipsets for Socket 478 and Socket A Platforms

[ 07/05/04 | by Tim Tscheblockov]

In our today’s article we will discuss 7 of the most advanced of currently-available integrated graphics chipsets. We will see how the integrated graphics manages games and video playback and how well it renders 3D scenes in the same games and will also evaluate the quality of output to the monitor, both CRT and LCD.

ASUS A7V880 Mainboard Review. First Look at VIA KT880 Chipset

[ 04/19/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

VIA KT880 chipset with the dual-channel memory proves the fact that Athlon XP shouldn’t be pushed into oblivion yet. If AMD Athlon 64 is the latest and greatest AMD offspring, then Athlon XP with the contemporary chipsets also can offer quite an attractive bunch of features and opportunities. With the launching of KT880 VIA hopes to finally outpace NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 due to the implementation of two memory channels and a bunch of additional functions. Let’s see if this is the case!

First Mass Mainboard on NVIDIA nForce3 250: Chaintech Zenith ZNF3-250 Review

[ 04/07/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Today we would like to offer you a review of the first mass mainboard on NVIDIA nForce3 250 chipset. Finally the so long-awaited product appeared in the mass market and we can see what it is capable of.

Interview with VIA Technologies’ Ben Boyden

[ 01/06/04 | by Anton Shilov]

VIA Technologies is a company, whose path resembles the history of the whole hardware industry within the recent decades. A small Asian company 10 years ago became the No.1 chipset maker in the late nineties, but then faced some serious challenges in its business only to return now with even more ambitions. Find out some future plans of Taipei, Taiwan-based IC designer from X-bit labs’ interview with Ben Boyden of VIA Technologies.

SiS755: New Chipset for Athlon 64

[ 12/16/03 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

SiS was a little slow with launching their new chipset for Athlon 64 platform, however, this in no way means that SiS755 is a bad solution. Due to HyperStreaming technology implemented in this chipset, SiS755 brought some really serious causes for concern to the other Athlon 64 chipset makers. Find out why!

ATI RADEON 9100 IGP Integrated Chipset Review

[ 12/01/03 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We reviewed a chipset from ATI, which has been long considered a No.1 competitor to Intel 865G integrated solution. Of course, ATI proved very smart at designing the graphics core for this product, but as for the actual mainboard chipset part, the guys seem to have quite a bit room for improvement still. Read more about the highs and lows of this interesting product in our new article!

VIA PT880 Preview: Soltek SL-86SPV2-RL Mainboard in Our Lab

[ 09/09/03 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We were lucky to lay our hands on a mainboard based on the first dual-channel Pentium 4 chipset from VIA. The thing goes under the name of Soltek SL-86SPV2-RL. Let’s see whether VIA’s PT880 is capable of beating Intel’s 875P and 865PE or at least making a worthy rival.

Contemporary Socket A Chipsets: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400, NVIDIA nForce2 400, SiS748 and VIA KT600

[ 07/08/03 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We reviewed 4 new chipsets for Socket A processors. Hopefully, you will find our article helpful when deciding on the configuration of your future Athlon XP platform.

SiS655 - New Dual-Channel Chipset. Gigabyte GA-8SQ800 Ultra – First SiS655 Based Mainboard

[ 03/21/03 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Following in Intel’s footsteps, SiS Company started using dual-channel memory controllers in Pentium 4 chipsets. Their first product with the dual-channel controller, SiS655, supports DDR400 and has every chance to become one of the fastest Pentium 4 chipsets. Will it succeed?

Intel’s Nearest Plans: FSB 800MHz and Springdale. Details and First Benchmarks

[ 03/10/03 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We previewed the upcoming Springdale chipsets from Intel and the new 800MHz bus, which are to be introduced within a couple of months. Please enjoy our exclusive coverage and first real benchmarks results to find out more about these innovative products!

Intel E7205 (Granite Bay) and First Mainboards Based on It

[ 12/18/02 | by FastSite]

In this review we are going to talk about one more new chipset from Intel, which supportsHyper-Threading technology and dual-channel DDR SDRAM. It is Intel E7205 chipset, also knownas Granite Bay. We will test two mainboards based on it, ASUS P4G8X and MSI GNB Max-SR, to seewhat it is worth.