Biostar tells motherboard based on AMD 890GX chipset
Regular readers will recall that in the platform AMD Leo will not only six-core processor Phenom II X6 (Thuban), but the chipset 890FX and 890GX, complemented by a new south bridge SB850. Until some time in respect of the south bridge, there are many uncertainties – in question remained interfaces support SATA-600 and USB 3.0. We can already say with certainty that support SATA-600 in quantities of six ports of the same name south bridge SB850 will provide, but to implement support for USB 3.0 motherboard manufacturers will have old-fashioned way – at the expense of discrete controllers, third-party developers.
Company Biostar yesterday rather surprisingly published on its website some details about the forthcoming announcement of the motherboard TA890GXE based flagship integrated chipset AMD 890GX. Were are the main differences from the chipset AMD 790GX: added support for DirectX 10.1 and UVD 2.0, six ports SATA-600 with the function of FIS-based switching, the number of USB ports increased from 12 to 14 pieces. The frequency of the integrated graphics core is still equal to 700 MHz, the needs of video core motherboard unsoldered 128 MB memory DDR-3. South bridge SB850 and SB810 will also have a built-in clock oscillator and a Gigabit LAN controller. Biostar mentions support for some “asymmetric CrossFire”. Obviously, we are talking about the possibility to combine in one system, two video cards of different models – to a larger board size micro-ATX can not claim. AMD offers similar combinations for CrossFire in the past.
Motherboard Biostar TA890GXE will be compatible with six-core processor Phenom II X6 performed Socket AM3, but this property is inherent to all other cards with this type of processor socket if updating the BIOS. According to available data, the announcement of the motherboard Biostar TA890GXE held in early March, the recommended retail price in Russia is $ 115. Further details on the motherboard TA890GXE can be found on the manufacturer’s website.
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