Keeping an eye out for ATI Xpress 200 based motherboards.

mkk · Dec 26, 2004, 08:24 AM

Let's keep an eye out for them.

The first one I've seen appear in any vendor lists here in Sweden is the MSI RS480M2-IL, wich is a micro-ATX board. Preliminary date for coming in is Feb 1st (komplett.se).

9.60 in.(L) x 9.60 in.(W) Micro-ATX Form Factor
Supports 64-bit AMD® Athlon64/64FX processor (Socket 939)
Supports four 184-pin DDR SDRAMs up to 4GB memory size
Supports Dual Channel DDR400*/DDR333 DDR SDRAM
On-board Graphic shared up to 128MB
One PCI Express 16X slot
Three PCI 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots.
Can connect up to 4 Serial ATA drives
6 Channel software audio codec Realtek ALC658C
Supports 8 USB2.0 ports (Rear x 4 / Front x 4)
Supports upto 2 x 1394 ports.
10/100Mbit LAN

Zardon · Dec 26, 2004, 09:20 AM

I thought they might have made it for Jan.......

Sargentwhitey · Dec 27, 2004, 07:25 PM

I'm looking out for this one for my next upgrade to S939. Im thinking I'll keep my old system intact though.. I'm sick of giving them up.

Geminiwave · Dec 27, 2004, 09:30 PM

why would you want integrated graphics?

tEckniks · Dec 28, 2004, 05:01 AM

is this sorta like a nforce ati version?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 28, 2004, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

why would you want integrated graphics?

cost ... intergrated PCI expess grahics with "Hyper Memory" support

Geminiwave · Dec 28, 2004, 06:31 PM

yeah but even if "hyper memory" is so great, its still going to be a slow as sin graphics card.

seriously I mean if you're getting an A64, its for gaming...so why integrated graphics? You'd be better off getting the nforce2 with the geforce4 integrated. :P

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 28, 2004, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

yeah but even if "hyper memory" is so great, its still going to be a slow as sin graphics card.

seriously I mean if you're getting an A64, its for gaming...so why integrated graphics? You'd be better off getting the nforce2 with the geforce4 integrated. :P

not that slow acually and far better then any current intergrated soultion for desktops.

Alot of people can't afford to upgrade all at once.... easpecally after forking out a fortune for AMD 64 system...

mkk · Dec 28, 2004, 09:03 PM

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/RadeonXpress/

Other than its decent performance level it can be a real lifesaver today when the migration to PCIe is being forced upon most system upgraders. Having to buy at the very a new CPU, motherboard, maybe also some RAM and then a mid-range PCIe graphics card is quite a step. Especially as the graphics card can easily be the most costly part in the equation. And the listed price of the MSI RS480M2-IL is a hint towards that these motherboards probably won't be significantly more expensive than any others.

mkk · Jan 30, 2005, 04:04 PM

The MSI board is now out on the market, so they made January after all.

It's still the only ATi Xpress board I can find listed at swedish online retailers, but at least now there is one. Though I've yet to read a review it seems good enough to build a budgetline Socket 939 system around.

Lowfat · Jan 30, 2005, 09:33 PM

anyone know if ATi is making a chipset that doesn't have integrated graphics? or SLI capablilities?

Lakevren · Feb 1, 2005, 09:01 PM

ATI xpress 200s already available in www.monarchcomputer.com , the MSI ones.
MSI RS480M2-IL

K8T890s and nforce4s too.

Grab some while you still can.

I wish I had more money... then I'd get a 3500+ 90nm with it too.

Dec 26, 2004, 08:24 AM	#1
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Keeping an eye out for ATI Xpress 200 based motherboards. Let's keep an eye out for them. The first one I've seen appear in any vendor lists here in Sweden is the MSI RS480M2-IL, wich is a micro-ATX board. Preliminary date for coming in is Feb 1st (komplett.se). 9.60 in.(L) x 9.60 in.(W) Micro-ATX Form Factor Supports 64-bit AMD® Athlon64/64FX processor (Socket 939) Supports four 184-pin DDR SDRAMs up to 4GB memory size Supports Dual Channel DDR400*/DDR333 DDR SDRAM On-board Graphic shared up to 128MB One PCI Express 16X slot Three PCI 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots. Can connect up to 4 Serial ATA drives 6 Channel software audio codec Realtek ALC658C Supports 8 USB2.0 ports (Rear x 4 / Front x 4) Supports upto 2 x 1394 ports. 10/100Mbit LAN

Dec 27, 2004, 07:25 PM	#3
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	I'm looking out for this one for my next upgrade to S939. Im thinking I'll keep my old system intact though.. I'm sick of giving them up. __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Dec 27, 2004, 09:30 PM	#4
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Dec 28, 2004, 05:01 AM	#5
tEckniks DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 115 Rep Power: 0	is this sorta like a nforce ati version? __________________ [color=navy][color=lightblue] Made by Razgriz Lian Li PC-65B[/color] [color=red]\| [color=MediumTurquoise][color=LightBlue]OCZ Powerstream 520w psu[/color] [/color]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]AMD 4400+ X2 [/color][color=red]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]Asus A8N-32 Sli Deluxe[/color] [color=red]\| [/color][color=lightblue]1gig (2x512mb) OCZ Platinum PC3200[/color] [color=red]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]Audigy X-Fi[/color] [color=red]\| [color=lightblue]XFX Geforce 7900GT Extreme[/color][/color] [color=red]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]250gig Western Digital HD[/color] [color=red]\|[/color][color=lightblue] Lite-on DVD-R w/ Lightscribe[/color] [color=red]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]Klipsch 5.1 Ultras[/color] [color=red]\|[/color] [/color][color=lightblue]Window XP home [/color]

Dec 28, 2004, 06:31 PM	#7
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	yeah but even if "hyper memory" is so great, its still going to be a slow as sin graphics card. seriously I mean if you're getting an A64, its for gaming...so why integrated graphics? You'd be better off getting the nforce2 with the geforce4 integrated. :P __________________

Dec 26, 2004, 09:20 AM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I thought they might have made it for Jan.......

Dec 28, 2004, 09:03 PM	Thread Starter #9
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/RadeonXpress/ Other than its decent performance level it can be a real lifesaver today when the migration to PCIe is being forced upon most system upgraders. Having to buy at the very a new CPU, motherboard, maybe also some RAM and then a mid-range PCIe graphics card is quite a step. Especially as the graphics card can easily be the most costly part in the equation. And the listed price of the MSI RS480M2-IL is a hint towards that these motherboards probably won't be significantly more expensive than any others.

Jan 30, 2005, 04:04 PM	Thread Starter #10
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	The MSI board is now out on the market, so they made January after all. It's still the only ATi Xpress board I can find listed at swedish online retailers, but at least now there is one. Though I've yet to read a review it seems good enough to build a budgetline Socket 939 system around.

Jan 30, 2005, 09:33 PM	#11
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	anyone know if ATi is making a chipset that doesn't have integrated graphics? or SLI capablilities? __________________

Feb 1, 2005, 09:01 PM	#12
Lakevren MedicalEntropy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 294 Rep Power: 0	ATI xpress 200s already available in www.monarchcomputer.com , the MSI ones. MSI RS480M2-IL K8T890s and nforce4s too. Grab some while you still can. I wish I had more money... then I'd get a 3500+ 90nm with it too. __________________ [COLOR=darkorange][COLOR=SeaGreen]Opteron 170 @ 2500 MHZ (In Need of Better HSF)[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorange][COLOR=Yellow]DFI LanParty UT SLI-DR Expert[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]HIS IceQ3 X1900XT @ 680/785 [COLOR=YellowGreen]Corsair XMS Pro DDR 400 1GB[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=royalblue]CoolerMaster WaveMaster Case[/COLOR]