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It is scheduled for the month of January, according to forecasts from the site xbitlabs with this news, the launch of the next generation of integrated AMD chipset with DirectX video subsystem 10. Currently the range of AMD chipset with integrated graphics includes series models AMD 690, based on DirectX 9 and architecture capable of good performance overall speed when compared with equivalent proposals for both processors for AMD that Intel competitors.

AMD will have two distinct families of chipsets, only one of which will be equipped with GPU directX 10. The first chipset that will be presented will be the AMD 740G model is the model that implement a new video subsystem always kind of DirectX 9, with support HDMI and HDCP. The positioning of reference that will be the entry level solutions.

Then we have the AMD chipset 780G solution with DirectX 10 video chip integrated processors will be matched to Griffin within Puma notebook platforms that AMD will present during 2008. This chipset should be submitted also shown a version of the acronym 780T, no integrated graphics on board and be combined with a dedicated video card.

Among the remaining features to highlight support technologies HyperTransport PCI Express 3.0 and 2.0, which marks the start 2008 become widespread in almost all AMD chipset solutions for desktop systems, in addition of course to various optimizations aimed at curbing consumption operating at most thereby increase the autonomy away from an electrical outlet.

Hyper Flash is the name chosen by AMD for its competitor to Intel technology Turbo Memory: it is a logic control for NAND Flash memory integrated directly into the system, both in the form of a board on which to add modules soldered directly on the motherboard , which integrates support technologies Ready Boost Ready Drive and implemented in Windows Vista. In practice, therefore, the Puma platforms will have a memory of NAND Flash type to be matched with that system in order to ease the burden on the hard disk from the information frequently used by the system and speed in general, the execution of applications that require frequent access to data to disk. Places such as the link between Hyper Flash and south bridge chipset happen through a bus owner and not by PCI Express bus; Second AMD, in fact, it is not the best choice in terms of containment consumption.

The south bridge chipset adopted for these chipsets will be the model SB700, a solution which will be proposed by AMD with its desktop solutions forthcoming introduction in the last months of 2007; Among the technical point out the integration of 6 channels with SATA functionality Raid, 1 channel PATA and up to 14 USB ports. AMD has integrated a network controller in this new south bridge, preferring this to continue to rely on solutions developed by partners such as Broadcom.