Asus gør det - opdater deres bundkort til support for FSB 1600MHz CPU support!
Mange har ærget sig gul og grøn over bundkort producenternes hyppige skifte fra et chipset til et nyt - hvem husker ikke levetiden på et bundkort med P35, så X-38 og nu er X-48 på vej på hylderne.
Det har Asus så taget ved lære af og kommer med opdatering til en masse af deres bundkort så der bliver support for 1600MHZ FSB CPUer.
ASUS Unleashes Intel® P35 Chipset Capabilities to Fully Support Upcoming FSB1600 With the upcoming release of FSB1600 CPUs, ASUS, leading producer of motherboards, has once again kept up with leading developments and announced the release of FSB1600 supported motherboards. Through extensive R&D, ASUS has unlocked certain chipset capabilities to provide users with the latest BIOS for optimal performance and functionality. To this end, chipsets like the P35 for example - previously labeled as only officially supporting up to FSB1333, have been upgraded to be able support up to FSB1600.
FSB1600 Performance
FSB1600 can significantly increase 20% of bandwidth between the CPU and Northbridge - providing enhanced speeds of up to 12.8GB/s.
FSB1600 Ready Motherboards
The chart below shows the ASUS motherboards that currently support FSB1600. More FSB1600 ready ASUS motherboards will be announced soon.
ASUS FSB 1600 MHz Support List
Motherboard Model/Platform/FSB/Since BIOS
Gaming Series
Maximus Extreme
Intel X38/ICH9R
1600
0904
Maximus Formula
Intel X38/ICH9R
1600
0907
Blitz Extreme
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
1005
Blitz Formula
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
1402
P5E Series
P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi
Intel X38/ICH9R
1600
0903
P5E3 Deluxe
Intel X38/ICH9R
1600
0903
P5E3
Intel X38/ICH9R
1600
0808
P5E
Intel X38/ICH9R
1600
0502
P5K Series
P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
0907
P5K Premium/ WiFi-AP
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
0504
P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
0705
P5K-E/WiFi-AP
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
0906
P5K-E
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
0906
P5K PRO
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
0701
P5KR
Intel P35/ICH9R
1600
0502
P5K
Intel P35/ICH9
1600
0902
P5KC
Intel P35/ICH9
1600
1001
P5K SE
Intel P35/ICH9
1600
0901
P5K-V
Intel G33 /ICH9
1600
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