vr-zone.com - 12/17/2008
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Recently, we revealed that Nvidia has plans to release MCP7A chipset for Atom processors that support SLI and a MCP79 chipset for Nettop platform. VR-Zone now provides you a glimpse of the Nvidia reference design of their nettop platform based on the MCP79 chipset. This chipset is single ...
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NVIDIA MCP79 based Intel Atom nettop unveiled
DV Hardware —
VR Zone published an exclusive picture of a NVIDIA MCP79 based Intel Atom nettop.
This chipset is single chip
package and contains MCH, GPU and ICH functionalities so as to remove the
needs for cables and offer more IO capabilities than the current Pico
standard. This nettop has a 10-layer Pico ITX based motherboard that
supports single core Atom 230 or dual core Atom 330, one SO-DIMM slot
single channel for DDR3-800/1066/1333 memory, one DVI-I, Gigabit LAN, one
USB 2.0 port and one SATA port. ...
Wednesday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
... DailyTech reports dev-team unlocks iPhone 3G BodySound Technologies, Inc. introduces a $6,000 video game chair gamesindustry.biz reports PSP-4000 due for release in 2009 UGO's Fallout 3 DLC interview 1UP reports Fallout 3 PS3 patch fixes freezing bug, adds trophies Experience the intensity of Time Trial Mode in the Mirror's Edge demo now! Steam news: Team Fortress 2 update released Hardware VR-Zone's Nvidia MCP79-based Atom nettop first look Laptop on Intel-powered convertible Classmate PC : the touch ...
Nvidia's Atom platforms aren't quite there yet
The Tech Report: News —
... 9-series integrated graphics chipsets, if I'm not mistaken. What's more puzzling is that, according to Henry, this plan "still has not yet been agreed by Intel." DigiTimes says Nvidia therefore hopes PC makers will pressure Intel into shipping Atom processors by themselves, as well as part of platform packages. Doing so could put a dent in Intel's revenue, though, even if the availability of capable integrated graphics might ultimately boost Atom sales. In related news, VR-Zone has posted several photos of a purported Nvidia reference platform for the Atom. The tiny desktop ...
NVIDIA Reference Design Atom Nettop Spotted
techPowerUp! —
... (1333 MHz), with connections to a SO-DIMM module. A GeForce 9 series integrated graphics controller provides display output through DVI-I. There is a gigabit ethernet controller, and 8-channel HD audio. The front portion of the chassis provides a larger portion of the connections, which includes the audio (including optical SPDIF), USB 2.0, and eSATA. NVIDIA will allow OEM vendors to make their own case designs housing the platform.
Source: VR-Zone
NVIDIA MCP79 Pico ITX Atom platform pictured
TweakTown News RSS Feed —
... that NVIDIA plans to support Intel's Atom with special variants of their MCP7A and MCP79 Pico-ITX chipsets, but at the time there was very little to go off other than the characteristics of these chipsets in existing form. VR-Zone has come back with the real goodies this time, providing a bunch of images of an NVIDIA reference designed nettop platform which is based upon the MCP79 Pico-ITX chipset for Atom. OEM makers will be allowed to produce their own chassis and board designs so it will be interesting to see how companies like ASUS and MSI incorporate the platform ...
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The new Asus Eee Box B203 is powered by a Celeron processor instead of the Intel Atom featured in previous versions. (Credit: Asus)
Asus has beefed up its Eee Box line with the addition of a Celeron-based B203 to its Web site.
As ...
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