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Old August 9, 2008, 06:37 PM
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Default x58 Motherboards

Guys! Seems like Abit, Foxconn and other motherboard makers are ready for the lga1366 processor. Othe who catch my attention is the foxconn renaissance

TechConnect Magazine - Intel X58 has a strong presence at Computex

with a little specs overview of foxconn renaissance:
Chipset
• Intel X58 Express
• Intel ICH10R

Processor Support
• Intel Bloomfield LGA1366 processors
• 4 cores, 8 threads, 8 MB shared cache

QPI Bandwidth
• 6.4 GT/s

Memory Support
• Triple-Channel DDR3 (6 DIMMs)
• Supports up to 24 GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 memory

Expansion Slots
• 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot
• 1 x PCI slot

Built-In Connectivity Options
• 2 x SAS
• 6 x SATA 3 Gb/s
• 2 x eSATA
• 2 x IEEE1394a
• 14 x USB 2.0
• 1 x ATA-133

Networking Capability
• Dual Gigabit LAN

Audio Capability
• 7.1 channel HDA audio daughter card with Dolby Digital Live and DTS connect support

Form Factor
• ATX
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