pixellated | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:14:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png pixellated | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Full range of MSI X79 boards pixellated in a public place https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/jules/full-range-of-msi-x79-boards-pixellated-in-a-public-place/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/jules/full-range-of-msi-x79-boards-pixellated-in-a-public-place/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:30:50 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=66419 While the initial designs were all on show at Computex 2011 in Taiwan, detailed pictures of the final mainboards have been few and far between. In most cases, the possibility that these are covered by a dark and devious NDA have prevented too much info from surfacing. The game has changed with MSI. KitGuru pulls …

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While the initial designs were all on show at Computex 2011 in Taiwan, detailed pictures of the final mainboards have been few and far between. In most cases, the possibility that these are covered by a dark and devious NDA have prevented too much info from surfacing. The game has changed with MSI. KitGuru pulls back the covers to reveal some intimate secrets.

When our cameras were allowed inside the company's HQ back in June, we managed to have a good chat about up-coming products with the awesome Devine, Project Manager for MSI’s Technical Marketing Department in New Taipei City.

On the main Computex stand itself, the X79 designs were being defended by infantry-men from the MSI elite republican guard.

Try to get too close to the X79 design and you have no idea what kind of weapon will impale your body.

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The latest images are a lot more detailed and we can only assume that these are ‘good to go to market' samples.

So, here we go with the pics and some analysis on what they probably represent:-

Affordable looking micro ATX model with dual graphics
So, you want a tiny little chassis with triple barrel GPU armament ?
Sure, we're expecting the new chips to be fast and this has plenty of PCI slots too...

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We've all seen Transformers. But have you ever wondered what Megatron's mainboard might look like?

MSI seems to have launched Megatron's own mainboard, with FIVE PCI slots and EIGHT for RAM. KitGuru labs will be piercing this with a depleted uranium shell and dropping it to the bottom of the Laurentian abyss. You know. For science.

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KitGuru says: Well, that's it then. We have the proof that Sector 8 always managed to miss all those years. Transformers do exist, MSI manufactures mainboards for Megatron and even the mini-bot-mainboards pack  more firepower than a Gadaffi welcoming committee in downtown Tripoli. Prepare for the end of days.

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Exclusive ‘Llano’ AMD Fusion processor picture https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/carl/exclusive-amd-fusion-processor-picture/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/carl/exclusive-amd-fusion-processor-picture/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:48:26 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=15967 For years, AMD's been telling us that the future is Fusion. At Computex 2010 it finally ran a full speed demo live on stage in front of the world's press. On 26th July, AMD briefed the press again, with Fusion marketing guru John Taylor taking the lead. Now the threat is finally real, the chips …

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For years, AMD's been telling us that the future is Fusion. At Computex 2010 it finally ran a full speed demo live on stage in front of the world's press. On 26th July, AMD briefed the press again, with Fusion marketing guru John Taylor taking the lead. Now the threat is finally real, the chips exist, so what do they look like and what can we expect?

Right now the jury is out on whether AMD or Intel will rule the roost for single chip performance, but AMD has definitely won one battle. Naming the category.

Companies like Nintendo, Sony and Apple are able to command huge brand value and margins ,because they have been able to create categories. Retail stores and, ultimately, people, buy products in categories.

How many times have you heard people say things like, “I need a new hoover” or “Microsoft is launching a Wii interface”.

Over the past 2 months, we've heard several people from Intel refer to their upcoming Sandybridge products as “Our version of Fusion”.

Now that's a win in any marketing director's portfolio.

So, the big question remains, when will Llano and its siblings be ready for public consumption?

If having a chip in your hand is anything to go by, we'd say “A lot sooner than most people are expecting”. Sure, AMD could choose to see how Intel's range pans out in terms of price performance characteristics and then decide on a launch strategy. Then again, they might be looking to beat Intel to the punch in terms of getting Llano to the market.

Performance and power consumption to one side, does AMD have a USP with Llano?   Yes. It offers DX11 graphics. In a world where nVidia is finally going to try and launch a card under £100 just before Christmas, AMD Fusion will make DX11 available ‘almost free of charge'. When ATI did that with the Radeon 2400 and DX1, it was enough to win all of Lenovo's notebook business. We're sure John Taylor will be hoping for the same effect this time.

Whatever the reason, Llano is very real and really here. As this picture proves.

AMD Fusion: 4 Cores, 4MB Cache and GPU all in a tidy little package.

KitGuru says: It will be a battle royal for this space in the market. We expect AMD to deliver more graphics grunt and Intel to process more CPU instructions per second. Then it comes down to the PR and advertising messages. If Intel pushes too hard with a message that its graphics are great, then it risks increasing the importance of GPU benchmarks, where it is unlikely to win. AMD, on the other hand, has the challenge of proving that it can stand toe-to-toe with Intel on CPU performance, while using almost no juice at all. Game on!

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