Computex 2007: Preview Look at Motherboards and More
by Gary Key on June 5, 2007 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
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ASUS was showing off their new DAV Center A33 embedded amplifier unit that features an AM2 X2 4000+ CPU, Windows Vista Home Premium, a 160GB or 320GB hard drive, DVD-RW multi-drive, Dual TV Tuner Card (with Analog and Digital capabilities), WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth, and Gigabit connectivity. The unit features full HiFi 5.1 channel capability along with 1080p playback. The system will retail for $999~$1499 depending upon configuration choices and Blu-ray support is expected by year end.
ASUS is also launching a series of Internet Radio products with the top product being the AIR3 system that also features universal iPod docking support that includes both audio and video out capabilities from your iPod. The system also features both 10/100 Ethernet and 802.11b/g connectivity. The speakers feature a dual port design and 5W output.
One of the most interesting products we noticed was the new ASUS Xonar D2 audio card that is available in both PCIe and PCI configurations. We will have a complete rundown on the card and a preview shortly but the specs are impressive. ASUS is using a proprietary codec chipset called the AV200 along with Burr-Brown PCM1796 digital to analog converters, and Cirrus Logic CS5381 analog to digital converters.
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Our first preview barely scratches the surface of current and future product introductions at Computex 2007. We will provide expanded coverage over the next few days looking at just about every product category imaginable for the PC. In the meantime, based upon thermal figures for the upcoming Intel X38 and NVIDIA MCP7x chipsets, we highly suggest you start thinking about adding additional cooling capacity to your room or moving to a colder climate. More from hot and humid Taipei tomorrow....
ASUS was showing off their new DAV Center A33 embedded amplifier unit that features an AM2 X2 4000+ CPU, Windows Vista Home Premium, a 160GB or 320GB hard drive, DVD-RW multi-drive, Dual TV Tuner Card (with Analog and Digital capabilities), WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth, and Gigabit connectivity. The unit features full HiFi 5.1 channel capability along with 1080p playback. The system will retail for $999~$1499 depending upon configuration choices and Blu-ray support is expected by year end.
ASUS is also launching a series of Internet Radio products with the top product being the AIR3 system that also features universal iPod docking support that includes both audio and video out capabilities from your iPod. The system also features both 10/100 Ethernet and 802.11b/g connectivity. The speakers feature a dual port design and 5W output.
One of the most interesting products we noticed was the new ASUS Xonar D2 audio card that is available in both PCIe and PCI configurations. We will have a complete rundown on the card and a preview shortly but the specs are impressive. ASUS is using a proprietary codec chipset called the AV200 along with Burr-Brown PCM1796 digital to analog converters, and Cirrus Logic CS5381 analog to digital converters.
Quick Comments
Our first preview barely scratches the surface of current and future product introductions at Computex 2007. We will provide expanded coverage over the next few days looking at just about every product category imaginable for the PC. In the meantime, based upon thermal figures for the upcoming Intel X38 and NVIDIA MCP7x chipsets, we highly suggest you start thinking about adding additional cooling capacity to your room or moving to a colder climate. More from hot and humid Taipei tomorrow....
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Gary Key - Thursday, June 7, 2007 - link
There are early chips avaiable for the limited benchmark sessions. These chips were running at 1.6GHz and 2.0GHz. My sources are still holding true to a very limited release schedule in Q3 with production not ramping up until early Q4. I will tell you right now, until AMD gets the speeds up to at least 2.3GHz, the numbers I have seen in private are not that exciting. This chip really comes alive around 2.6GHz. The last stepping would not even post in several boards, we had a look at new steppings that just arrived in our private meetings. We understand there is still another spin to come this month. I am not being anti-AMD here, just reporting what we have been told by sources inside and outside of AMD. We want them to do well with the K10 series, the market needs them to do well.lopri - Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - link
3 articles at a time? OK, maybe in 2~3 hours. What hours? 3~5 AM. Don't you guys want to raise the pageviews? Then what's the hurry? While everyone's sleeping?I am not finished yet. ;)
Chunga29 - Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - link
Don't know where you've been, but I read the AMD piece over 24 hours ago, and right as I finished it the cooler article went up. Why don't you look at the actual comment times before making yourself look like an ignorant dweeb? Let me help out:AMD: 1st comment at Jun 4, 2007 1:09 AM
HSF: 1st comment at Jun 4, 2007 5:19 AM
Computex: 1st comment at Jun 5, 2007 3:29 AM
So there's at least a one day gap. Given the first and third are relatively short, and the other is a cooler review (i.e. 80% repeat text - just look at the graphs, read the intro and conclusion if you want), I'd like more content. But I do see that you've commented on all three now and basically said the content sucks, Anandtech sold out, etc. Why bother to come and comment if all you have is negativity?
Ahhh... back to work. Another boring day in the datacenter.
nicolasb - Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - link
Is that definitely confirmed? This is a matter of some importance to me, because I'm on the verge of putting together a new system. I think I can wait till late July, but not till late September. Cheaper quad-core processors in July by themselves have me agonising about whether to buy now or wait 8 weeks, but if cheaper Core 2 Quad processors and X38 motherboards will be available in July, that's reason enough to hold off.
defter - Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - link
Yes, prices will decrease at 22th of July: http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=789466">http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=789466If you want a cheap quad core, then cheapest Xeon 3xxx quad core will cost even less, about $224. However it will run at a lower clockspeed (2.16GHz instead of 2.4GHz for Q6600).
nicolasb - Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - link
I know that, any idiot knows that. :) What's much more interesting is the claim that X38 motherboards will be launched at the same time. Has that definitely been confirmed?Gary Key - Thursday, June 7, 2007 - link
The boards will be ready from several suppliers in late July, but it appears after some conversations today that Intel wants to hold the release date to August, why, who the hell knows...
lopri - Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - link
Promptly after the Derek's incredibly hostile AMD article was replaced by Westley's HSF review, which also reads highly subjective and provocative. Now to clean up the mess, Gary had to come all the way from Taiwan to the States. (didn't read Gary's piece yet, though)I don't know what's going on with AT as of late??
Gary Key - Thursday, June 7, 2007 - link
Man, you must have had a bad day. :) I need to send you a magnet from Taiwan.DigitalFreak - Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - link
STFU