Intel will be releasing their next generation Ivy Bridge-E/EP processors in the 2nd half of the year. These chips will be based on the current Sandy Bridge-E/EP architecture with a die shrink, reducing power consumption significantly. It is reported that…
ASUS P8Z77-V Premium Motherboard Review
Introduction In the race to have the most feature packed motherboard, many manufacturers are coming out with various innovation to differentiate their products. In the past, we saw audiophile quality audio processors embedded onto motherboards, adoption of USB3.0/SATA 6Gbps and recently,…
Microsoft hints on Haswell’s availability dates
In a blog post by Microsoft, it is “announced that Surface with Windows 8 Pro would be available in January 2013.” Just 4 paragraphs down the same post, Microsoft also claims that the “Surface with Windows 8 Pro will come…
Desktops soon to be a thing of the past- Intel kills off desktop computing
Intel kills off the desktop, PCs go with it Analysis: Broadwell has no socket, PCs have no relevanceNov 26, 2012 in analysis by Charlie Demerjian Intel is killing the desktop, but not quite as soon as people expect it to,…
Intel’s Next-Generation High-End Chipset May Possibly Support Current and Future Enthusiast Chips
Intel Corp.’s next-generation high-end core-logic known as X79 may support both current enthusiast-class chips in LGA1366 form-factor as well as next-generation microprocessors in LGA2011 packaging. In fact, according to a document seen by X-bit labs, Intel itself prepares to release two…
Intel X79 Mainboards shown at Computex, features extensive IO interfaces
Here at day 0 of Computex 2011 at Taipei, the media were simply too excited and decided to move into the exhibition hall event before the actual day. Spotted in the hall was countless number of new Intel X79 chipset…
Asus showcases 7 new motherboards for their P67/H67 lineup
11th November 2010-Asus 2010 Q4 South East Asia Technical Seminar With the release of Intel Sandy Bridge processors nearing, motherboard manufacturers are slowing rolling out their lineup of motherboards for these chips. Asus’ range of motherboard includes the value/mainstream oriented…