Chipsets & Motherboards

25 June 2008 - BIOSTAR announces that a well-known overclocker nicknamed Youngpro broke FSB world record with FSB 725MHz using TPower I45 Motherboard. Youngpro, who is based in Australia, first reached 685MHz, but then trumped his own record by using LN2 and broke the FSB world record by climbing to as high as 725MHz. He also managed to get his CPU up and running at a stunning 6GHz frequency.

14 June 2008 - MCP7A chipset is the next flagship product from NVIDIA supporting Intel processors which will compete against Intel G45 chipset. It is single chip and comes with integrated DX10 capable graphics core. Nvidia has planned out 9 different SKUs of the MCP7A and all except one supports Hybrid SLI. This particular model, MC7A-D-SLI is newly planned out and it comes without integrated graphics core and no Hybrid SLI support. It should be one of the cheapest SLI board around when launched compared to the rest of the SLI capable SKUs like MCP7A-SLI and MCP7A-GL.

4 June 2008 - At Computex 2008, Asus managed to gather the press, sharing with them their latest thoughts on development, industrial designs and features. Pop in as we show you the information that we've gathered.

4 June 2008 - VR-Zone managed to capture some nice shots of Asus' upcoming ROG Pinot Noir 790i motherboard. Featuring a heatpiped chipset cooler and a chromed appearance, The Pinot Noir is definitely the one to look out for for the ultimate bling.

2 June 2008 - BIOSTAR is launching a top of the line model for Intel platform – TPower I45. The TPower I45 is made of 100% solid capacitors, supports 8+2 Channel HD audio, two PCI-Express x16, goes with TPower utility, new thermal solution called Cooler Harbour and the best overclocking range to bring the best value for the users.

30 May 2008 - Foxconn will introduce the Quantum Force Denube at Computex 2008 Taipei, a LAN Party Console Station. Making the most in terms of space and power, 4 Ultra low power Foxconn G Motherboards get stacked in 69 configurations within a single case and powered by a single power supply. Very appealing to Console players who enjoy multi-player gaming from a single station, it is a single station most ideal for LAN Parties, Cyber Cafes, or just in a Gamers’ Dormitory.

16 May 2008 - ASUS today has issued an official statement to clarify on the recent spat of rumors accusing ASUS of making baseless claims on their motherboard features. Of course, the presentation was done internally by Gigabyte to a group of media recently but was unfortunately leaked out in the internet. "It has come to our attention that a certain Taiwanese Motherboard Manufacturer has made false claims against ASUS motherboards. These claims have given rise to false information being communicated in both the mainstream media and technology channels. ASUS wishes to clarify the issues and so avoid any further confusion.After investigation, it is clear that this company in question made use of a sponsored gathering of local and international media to deliberately spread information that we consider both untrue and without credible verification. This “disinformation” is not only extremely damaging to ASUS but also completely misleading to the consumers.ASUS reserves the right to take legal action against any individual, organization or corporation which creates or spreads such rumors."

12 May 2008 - BIOSTAR TPower N750 offers Hybrid SLI technology, based on SLI technology, delivers multi-GPU benefits when a TPower N750 motherboard GPU is combined with an NVIDIA discrete GPU. BIOSTAR TPower N750 Hybrid SLI increases graphics performance with GeForce® Boost and provides intelligent power management with HybridPower™.

18 June 2008 - The 31st edition of the TOP500 list was released today in Dresden, Germany. The T2K Open Supercomputer Systems featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron?processors, TYAN 4-socket server platforms, and developed by the University of Tokyo is ranked No. 16 on the Top 500 list worldwide, and also is the No.1 top ranked supercomputer in Japan.

6 June 2008 - Over at Taipei Intl Convention Center, Asus displayed a series of their latest ROG mainboards and Black Pearl graphic cards at their booth, as well as a series of their latest multimedia soundcards.

4 June 2008 - We've managed to hop over to Intel P45 Chipset launch just in time, bringing you some interesting updates on the P45, G45 and other chipsets within the series.

4 June 2008 - We have rounded up all the motherboards in Computex with the likes of Intel 4 Series boards, X58 boards, Atom boards and Phenom boards.

1 June 2008 - Appearing at VR-Zone's doorstep in a nice yellow DHL delivery box, is Biostar's latest board, the TFORCE I45 which is targeted at both mainstream users and enthusiasts on a budget. We bring you some pictures as testing gets underway...

26 May 2008 - ASUS and Gigabyte have entered into a legal tussle officially and below is the statement issued by ASUS : ASUS condemns the defamatory and false accusations raised by our competitor, Gigabyte. Gigabyte, without a full understanding of ASUS´ engineering design and methods, has made false accusations against ASUS motherboards´ EPU features and the quality of ASUS´ motherboards´ components. Also, in a press briefing presentation, Gigabyte used a photograph with blown-up (exploded) capacitors and led the audience to believe it was an ASUS product, to support its false allegations that ASUS uses questionable quality components. However, the image was found to be taken from a photograph of a VGA card manufactured by another vendor. The action of misrepresenting a third party product to be an ASUS product is truly defamatory and clearly outside the realm of decent competition.

13 May 2008 - The enthusiasts have been waiting for Intel's latest chipset revision, the P45 Express chipset with glee. Codenamed "Eaglelake", the P45 promises a 1600MHz FSB update and a PCI-E 2.0 refresh. Read on to find out more about the features, while we work hard on overclocking and benchmarking the board.

8 May 2008 - With the focus now shifting towards making more energy-efficient products, motherboard manufacturers such as ASUS have come up with technologies to keep power consumption (and heat output) down. Read on to find out more about the ASUS EPU as we put the ASUS P5E3 Premium to the test.