Tyan today officially unveiled their Thunder GC-HE , the system boards to support the Intel Xeon processor MP (Foster MP) based on the ServerWorks Grand Champion HE chipset. This advanced chipset provides capable of delivering up to 6.4 gigabytes per second of memory bandwidth, and up to 5 gigabytes per second of I/O throughput.

Supporting four Intel Xeon processors MP, the Thunder GC-HE also features multiple independent PCI-X and PCI channels, and will accept up to 24 gigabytes of DDR memory. The Thunder GC-HE also features an integrated VGA port, dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI and dual-channel LAN connectivity. This high level of integration allows OEMs and System Integrators to utilize the high-speed PCI-X slots for maximum performance I/O devices such as Fibre Channel storage and Gigabit network controllers.

Thunder GC-HE (S4520) Features

• Four mPGA603 ZIF sockets support up to four Intel Xeon processors MP
• ServerWorks Grand Champion HE chipset supports a 400MHz system bus
• Memory Expansion Card (MEC) features twelve 184-pin DIMM sockets that support up to 24GB of Registered PC1600 memory
• Seven 100/66MHz 64-bit PCI-X slots and 33MHz 32-bit PCI slot
• Integrated Adaptec dual-channel U160 SCSI, and dual Intel 10/100 LAN controllers
• Custom power connector suite; SSI MEB form factor (16" x 13")