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MSI Unveils DDR2+DDR3 Combo Motherboards
techPowerUp! —
... and a vanilla PCI slot.
As for the P45-8D, this motherboard makes use of Intel's P45 +ICH10/ICH10R chipset and supports Intel's 45nm and 65nm Core 2 (Extreme) processors. The board has one PCIe x16 slot, one PCIe Gen2 (1x16) slot, one PCIe x1 slot, and three vanilla PCI slots. The P45-8D should be widely available already, while the MSI 790GX-8D AM3 child is still unavailable.
MSI nicknamed the boards - "Memory Lover".
Source: Tom's Hardware
MSI 790GX-8D AM3 motherboard support DDR2 and DDR3
DV Hardware —
Tom's Hardware spotted the MSI 790GX-8D at CeBIT, this 790GX chipset based motherboard for AMD Socket AM3 processors supports both DDR2 and DDR3 memory. This new Memory Lover series motherboard has eight memory slots, four for each memory standard. Additionally, the motherboard also has two PCIe x16 slots with CrossFireX support. ...
MSI Unveils DDR2+DDR3 Combo Motherboard
APH Networks —
... is currently on the market, and supports Intel's 45nm and 65nm Core 2 (Extreme) processors. The board offers a 6+2 SATA/Raid for better storage. Although the board features eight memory slots, the maximum amount of memory is only 16 GB. The board has 1 PCIe x16 slot, one PCIe Gen2 (1x16) slot, one PCIe x1 slot, and three vanilla PCI slots. Unfortunately, the P45-8D doesn't support SLI nor does it offer the power saving Green Power Genie as featured on the 790GX-8D.
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MSI Releases DDR2/DDR3 Hybrid Motherboards
Maximum PC —
If you're not yet ready to make the the jump to DDR3 memory but are itching to upgrade nonetheless, MSI has you covered, and it doesn't matter if you're an AMD or Intel fan. The motherboard maker has released a pair of hybrid motherboards, one for each camp, supporting both DDR2 and DDR3 RAM. On the AMD side, MSI's AM3-based 790GX-8D supports both DDR2-1066 and DDR3-1333 memory when paired with an AM3 processor, and also works with AM2+ CPUs with DDR2 memory. Four slots of each are crammed onto the PCB, however you can't use both memory technologies at the same time. Moving ...
MSI Unveils DDR2+DDR3 Combo Motherboard
Tech Lime —
... two amazing motherboards at CeBIT: its AM3 board 790GX-8D featuring the 790GX chipset, and its socket 775 board P45-8D using Intel’s P45 +ICH10/ICH10R chipset. What makes these two boards so extremely hot is their huge memory capacity, both offering four DDR2 slots and four DDR3 memory slots. Nicknamed as the “Memory Lover,” both utilize MSI’s power saving technology APS as well as its “DrMOS” high quality voltage converters.
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MSI Unveils AMD DDR2/DDR3 Combo Motherboard
TweakTown's News RSS Feed —
... Until now, users with AMD's AM3 processors have been forced to choose between motherboards that supported only DDR2 or DDR3. Now you can choose both. MSI showed their 790GX-8D motherboard at CeBIT, which is aimed to give users an easier upgrade path with AM3 CPU's. The 790GX-8D has four DDR2 slots as well as four DDR3 slots, two PCIe X16 slots, two PCIe x1 slots, and a single PCI slot. The new board supports CrossfireX and Hybrid CrossfireX using the onboard graphics. It also featurs MSI's APS power saving technology and DrMOS voltage converters. ...
AM3 = DDR2 + DDR3?
Overclockers Club news Feed —
... To DDR3 or not to DDR3? That is the question. But with MSI’s new boards, you don’t have to choose. With the AM3 based 790GX-8D and the P45 based P45-8D, you can have either DDR3 or DDR2. While the P45 based board doesn’t offer much, the AM3 board is worth typing over. It supports the newer AM3 processors with either DDR2-1066 or DDR3-1333 memory, as well as supporting the older AM2+ processors. It has 2 PCIe x16 slots for CrossFireX, or you can use Hybrid CrossFireX with the on-board graphics. And of, course, for the overclocker in all of us, it ...
