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AM3 Reference Diagram Disclosed

Posted by kdawson on from the things-to-come dept.

psyph3r writes "Chilehardware has released what appears to be a confidential image showing the future customer desktop AM3 reference boards for AMD and ATI. Here is an English site talking about this reference design image and the features it enables. 'The biggest improvement for this generation of chipsets is the audio and video capabilities integrated into the motherboard. The new features packed into these chipsets are beginning to look like standalone platforms. The RS780 supports DirectX 10 and has a UVD, which is similar to most High-end cards of today.'"

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  1. What I want from a motherboard... by unfunk · · Score: 4, Interesting

    * No integrated Audio
    * No Integrated Video

    Is that really so hard? Integrated video is easy enough to avoid, but you just can't get a motherboard these days that doesn't have onboard audio. I'm sick of having to disable it whenever I get a new board, and the amount of space the jacks take up on the rear panel could be better used for more USB or Firewire ports.
    I use an old Soundblaster Audigy for my sound needs, and it does everything I need. In hardware. Every time I buy a new motherboard, I test the onboard audio first, just to see if it's gotten any better than I last tried it.
    So far, this card's lasted me four complete system overhauls, and at this rate, will last until a version of Windows comes out that where Creative don't release drivers for it.

    1. Re:What I want from a motherboard... by TheMeuge · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Agreed ... I still haven't found an onboard adapter better than my Live 5.1.

      You mean like every single board that has audio based on the Via chipset that integrates the Envy24HT chip?

      Live 5.1 is sonically one of the worst sound cards ever made. My 8-year-old Vortex2 from Aureal, is MUCH better... and the $20 Chaintech AV-710 absolutely blows it away.
    2. Re:What I want from a motherboard... by Aladrin · · Score: 4, Interesting

      It's simple: Adding onboard audio costs them almost nothing and gains them quite a few sales.

      --
      "If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM