Computex 2005 Day 2 - ULi's new Athlon 64 Chipset, G70, CrossFire & more
by Anand Lal Shimpi on June 1, 2005 1:57 AM EST- Posted in
- Trade Shows
Shuttle Introduces 945G and Pentium M SFFs
Despite the declining interest in SFFs from other manufacturers, Shuttle had a strong showing of SFF systems based on all of the latest chipsets.
First the obligatory 945G based SFF:
Of course the 945G based SFF does support Intel's Pentium D processors:
Quite possibly the more interesting SFF was the new Pentium M based SFF from Shuttle:
And once more we got to see Shuttle's HTPC SFF also built around the Pentium M processor:
Both Pentium M SFFs use the Intel 915GM chipset.
We mentioned in our first coverage of Shuttle's Pentium M solution at CES that the solution was going to launch with support for a CableCard reader. The CableCard reference design is complete and is ready to go into the next version of Media Center Edition, however it seems that concerns over DRM are preventing it from coming to market. Despite the product being done, it doesn't look like this XPC will be able to launch with CableCard support by the end of this year.
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bigboxes - Wednesday, June 1, 2005 - link
That cmos reset button on Abit's front panel is pretty cool, if not somewhat of a gimmick. It just seems that the mobo mfgrs don't bother in asking the customers what we really want. If a mobo has a great bios then it's lacking in controllers or if it has higher DIMM voltage settings then it has ridiculous colors and LEDs.Doormat - Wednesday, June 1, 2005 - link
Wow, a PC-based cablecard tuner is being held up by DRM requirements? What a surprise. Mark my words it'll never make it to market. I'd venture to say that we might see CC 2.0 tuners for a closed platform like the Xbox360 or PS3 (to turn it into a Tivo-like device), but never for a standalone PC. The MPAA would have to fall apart before a PC cablecard tuner will be allowed to be sold in the US.Waylay00 - Wednesday, June 1, 2005 - link
Wow, looks great! Must have A8N-SLI Premium...