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Advanced Micro Devices took advantage of the CeBIT spotlight to launch its 780 Series graphics chipset Tuesday in Hanover, Germany, while also unveiling the chipmaker’s first CPUs manufactured with the 45-nanometer process. On a busy day for the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company, AMD also released a new Athlon dual-core desktop processor, the 45-watt Athlon x2 4850E. The 780 Series, promising an “additive effect” with the addition of more video cards thanks to AMD’s Hybrid Graphics technology, launches with an entry-level product, the 780V (ATI Radeon HD 3100) and a more powerful chipset for the mainstream client, the 780G (ATI Radeon HD 3200). The boards are tailor-made for Microsoft’s Vista operating system, with DirectX 10 support a major selling point, as are support for CrossFireX and the energy efficiency benefits of AMD’s industry leading 55nm process technology for GPUs.

More than 25 motherboards featuring the chipsets from OEM partners such as ASUS, GIGABYTE, Micro-Star International and Elitegroup Computer Systems are available as of the launch date, according to AMD, which also boasted that some 30 system builders across the chipmaker’s tiered channels had signed on to build and ship 780 Series-based PCs starting in the second quarter. Early reviews have been largely favorable, ranging from HardwareGeeks’ rave review to the Tech Report’s comprehensive testing of the 780G, which tempers its positive findings with questions about AHCI problems carried over to the SB700 south bridge from the old SB600. A 780G-Athlon 4850e combination will fall into the $180 to $220 price range, according to AMD. Setups featuring the entry-level 780V chipset will cost even less.

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Advanced Micro Devices took advantage of the CeBIT spotlight to launch its 780 Series graphics chipset Tuesday in Hanover, Germany, while also unveiling the chipmaker’s first CPUs manufactured with the 45-nanometer process. On a busy day for the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company, AMD also released a new Athlon dual-core desktop processor, the 45-watt Athlon x2 4850E. The 780 Series, promising an “additive effect” with the addition of more video cards thanks to AMD’s Hybrid Graphics technology, launches with an entry-level product, the 780V (ATI Radeon HD 3100) and a more powerful chipset for the mainstream client, the 780G (ATI Radeon HD 3200). The boards are tailor-made for Microsoft’s Vista operating system, with DirectX 10 support a major selling point, as are support for CrossFireX and the energy efficiency benefits of AMD’s industry leading 55nm process technology for GPUs.

More than 25 motherboards featuring the chipsets from OEM partners such as ASUS, GIGABYTE, Micro-Star International and Elitegroup Computer Systems are available as of the launch date, according to AMD, which also boasted that some 30 system builders across the chipmaker’s tiered channels had signed on to build and ship 780 Series-based PCs starting in the second quarter. Early reviews have been largely favorable, ranging from HardwareGeeks’ rave review to the Tech Report’s comprehensive testing of the 780G, which tempers its positive findings with questions about AHCI problems carried over to the SB700 south bridge from the old SB600. A 780G-Athlon 4850e combination will fall into the $180 to $220 price range, according to AMD. Setups featuring the entry-level 780V chipset will cost even less.

Source: CRN

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