Foxconn F1 Motherboard Prototype @ Hardware Secrets

**MIG-31** · Jan 12, 2008, 05:22 PM

Source: Hardware Secrets
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During CES 2008 Foxconn showed us a prototype of a motherboard based on a non-revealed Intel chipset (probably Intel’s forthcoming P45 chipset) that will have four PCI Express x16 slots, allowing four video cards under CrossFireX using an Intel solution. It is not only that, this prototype – internally known as F1 – will come with a water-cooling solution to cool down the chipset and the transistors from the voltage regulator circuit, and below the north bridge block it has a thermoelectric cooler (TEC, a.k.a. “Peltier”).

**kris23** · Jan 12, 2008, 05:25 PM

since when did motherboards get 10 expansion slots?

**temeteus82** · Jan 12, 2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

since when did motherboards get 10 expansion slots?

Long time ago, you know that there are high-end workstations that really needs so much slots...

**Mousey** · Jan 12, 2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

since when did motherboards get 10 expansion slots?

Yeah i know, ridiculous

I'm guessing most people's only option if they buy this board is to run it on the box, screw the case

And why the hell is there so many heatsinks?

**kris23** · Jan 12, 2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousey

Yeah i know, ridiculous

I'm guessing most people's only option if they buy this board is to run it on the box, screw the case

And why the hell is there so many heatsinks?

for the MCPs that control the 4 PCI-Express (2.0?) slots

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

Long time ago, you know that there are high-end workstations that really needs so much slots...

but isnt this the first time it was put out on an ATX format? is this even ATX? its not even E-ATX..... it goes the wrong way....

**temeteus82** · Jan 12, 2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

but isnt this the first time it was put out on an ATX format? is this even ATX? its not even E-ATX..... it goes the wrong way....

WTX case can take that mobo nicely me thinks.

**kris23** · Jan 12, 2008, 06:19 PM

lol or maybe W-ATX? WIDELOAD-ATX? lol

**temeteus82** · Jan 12, 2008, 08:18 PM

WTX = Workstation Technology Extended

WTX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

CDsDontBurn · Jan 12, 2008, 10:11 PM

so, AMD's arch enemy, Intel, is helping them out by supporting x-fire even further. IMO, i think intel should buy out AMD now

**kris23** · Jan 12, 2008, 10:32 PM

they probably have that much money.....

CDsDontBurn · Jan 13, 2008, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by kris23

they probably have that much money.....

well, with AMD closing at 6.25/share and intel closing at 21.99/share on friday, i don't see why they couldn't buy out, or at least most of, AMD out. but then, i guess intel does need some "competition"

zoi, AMD/ATI needs to get their act together.

**kris23** · Jan 13, 2008, 12:45 AM

theyre better in the mobile section atleast........

**kris23** · Jan 13, 2008, 12:47 AM

i guess dumping money into the competitor's technologies is one way of keeping competition.....

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