Tag Archives: ATX

Biostar motherboard at Computex 2011

Biostar presented Intel and AMD motherboards, including the new TZ68+ based on the Intel Z68 chipset with USB 3.0, SATA 3 and lucid virtual software which gives graphic dynamic virtualization. Using smart phones to access the CPU power.

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Gigabyte TouchBIOS and Intel Smart Response @ Computex 2011

New TouchBIOS from Gigabyte enables touch screen options for the BIOS options on Z68 platforms. The latest developments allow Intel’s smart response drivers to be set up in a couple of minutes allowing IDE to RAID options in a few easy steps.

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Gigabyte Intel Z68 and AMD 900 motherboards @ Computex 2011

The Intel Z68 format allows transcoding from your tablet or smart phone, to assist with CPU intensive tasks that can be shared. In addition, the board supports Lucid virtue technology allowing both discrete and integrated graphics to enhance one another, and to save power, you may turn off the discrete card as needed. In addition, Gigabyte have added in a micro-SSD slot for MSATA – which supports Intels smart response technology where a small capacity SSD drive can act essentially as a L4 cache, giving a system wide performance boost. The AMD 900 platform enables on-CPU enabled graphics for Direct X 11 support and ensures support for Crossfire or SLI as well as Bulldozer 8 core CPUs when they launch.

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Gigabyte OC and Gaming motherboards @ Computex 2011

Gigabyte features their Motherboard hardware for us, starting with the X58-OC, designed by HiCookie. G1- Assassin has 4x graphics support, a 20k2 graphics card chip onboard, extreme audio components for the best sounds as well as networking solutions that are the best in their class in the world today. The G1-Sniper  has Creative sound onboard and G1-Gorilla has the Creative sound software enhancements.

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Lian Li PC-U6 Chassis @ Computex 2011

The PC-U6 or Carrie from Lian Li fits Micro ATX motherboards, long high powered graphics cards as well as 3x 3.5″HDD bays + 2x 2.5″HDD bays. The rear panel is easily accessible from a flap down grill door and includes a fan controller.

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SilverStone GD07 Case @ Computex 2011

SilverStone GD07 Full ATX HTPC chassis from Silverstone.

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Lian Li 1250W PSU and new L-ATX form factor

@ Computex 2009: The L-ATX form factor power supply from Lian Li is an attempt to improve cooling in PSU’s by making a wind tunnel, instead of the traditional “L” Shaped airflow. The larger frame of the L-ATX PSU fits in most Lian Li Tower Chassis with extra space.

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