AMD partners pile in with PCI Express support

Dom · Oct 19, 2004, 11:12 AM

"A WHOLE RAFT of third party chipset manufacturers have announced support for PCI Express for the AMD64 family of microprocessors today.

Via, ATI, Nvidia, SIS, and ULi all said they would support PCI Express for AMD64 chips.

Marty Seyer waxed lyrical about the chipset companies joining the PCI Express and AMD bandwagon.

He said: "Our customers want choice which they now have with AMD64 and PCI Express".

He claimed the Athlon 64 FX flavour has been "blowing away the competition" on industry performance benchmarks. PCI Express, he said, is an ideal compliment (sic) to Hypertransport and will improve graphics and data transmission rates.

Richard BrownRichard Brown, senior vice president of marketing at Via, said: "Customers can be assured of a future proof platform that can truly unleash the power of AMD64 technology".

Daniel Chen, the SIS CEO, said the move will mean a huge step forward for desktop PC 3D graphics."

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starfury6 · Oct 19, 2004, 01:18 PM

I wonder how long until we start to see nforce4 chipset motherboards in the retail chain. They look like what i'll go for next for an Athlon64 FX system after such good experiences with the nforce 2 platform. For gamers these days Athlon64 seem to be the best, I can't see reasons for going Intel ay longer unless your main use is divx rendering or other multimedia apps.Be interested to see what the Ati Xpress chipsets are like in comparison...

El Kapitano · Oct 19, 2004, 08:20 PM

Me and my wad eagerly await....

Judas · Oct 20, 2004, 12:40 AM

i'm awaiting my abit AX8 atm... KT890....

CaptinSxb · Oct 20, 2004, 01:18 AM

Im awaiting my money for all this new fangled technology.

El Kapitano · Oct 20, 2004, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

i'm awaiting my abit AX8 atm... KT890....

Why still only 2 sata headers eh Abit?

Judas · Oct 21, 2004, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Kapitano

Why still only 2 sata headers eh Abit?

? up to 4 Sata devices

El Kapitano · Oct 21, 2004, 07:17 AM

I think that's the chipset detail, two by chipset with further capability for adding 2 by phy but there's only two headers on the board if you look at it.

Oct 19, 2004, 11:12 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	AMD partners pile in with PCI Express support "A WHOLE RAFT of third party chipset manufacturers have announced support for PCI Express for the AMD64 family of microprocessors today. Via, ATI, Nvidia, SIS, and ULi all said they would support PCI Express for AMD64 chips. Marty Seyer waxed lyrical about the chipset companies joining the PCI Express and AMD bandwagon. He said: "Our customers want choice which they now have with AMD64 and PCI Express". He claimed the Athlon 64 FX flavour has been "blowing away the competition" on industry performance benchmarks. PCI Express, he said, is an ideal compliment (sic) to Hypertransport and will improve graphics and data transmission rates. Richard BrownRichard Brown, senior vice president of marketing at Via, said: "Customers can be assured of a future proof platform that can truly unleash the power of AMD64 technology". Daniel Chen, the SIS CEO, said the move will mean a huge step forward for desktop PC 3D graphics." [Read More] _______________________ Source: TheInquirer

Oct 19, 2004, 01:18 PM	#2
starfury6 Dark Jedi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I wonder how long until we start to see nforce4 chipset motherboards in the retail chain. They look like what i'll go for next for an Athlon64 FX system after such good experiences with the nforce 2 platform. For gamers these days Athlon64 seem to be the best, I can't see reasons for going Intel ay longer unless your main use is divx rendering or other multimedia apps.Be interested to see what the Ati Xpress chipsets are like in comparison... __________________ [color=DeepSkyBlue][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue] Intel Q6600 / Dual 8800 GTS 512/ Asus Striker II Formula OCZ 4GB DDR2 1066 / Scythe Ninja / Hyper 880w 3 x Maxtor 750GB total SATAII / LG Multi Blu[/color]

Oct 20, 2004, 01:18 AM	#5
CaptinSxb DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Good Ol' U.S. of A. Posts: 404 Rep Power: 0	Im awaiting my money for all this new fangled technology. __________________ A64-3200; x800xl; a couple other things ; and a floppy drive

Oct 19, 2004, 08:20 PM	#3
El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	Me and my wad eagerly await....

Oct 21, 2004, 07:17 AM	#8
El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	I think that's the chipset detail, two by chipset with further capability for adding 2 by phy but there's only two headers on the board if you look at it.