RD600
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"RD600" is the codename for the new chipset series from ATI, supporting Intel LGA 775 CPUs, such as Core 2 Duo, and the support for multi-GPU configuration, named CrossFire, to run two PCI-E graphics cards in 2 physical slots having x8 lanes each.
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[edit] Availability
Little is known for the chipset, but one thing is clear that the RD600 has undergone delays over the months, it was expected to be released in Q2'06. As ATI was officially merged with AMD on the October 25, 2006, it is being more unclear that ATI will offer more chipsets supporting Intel CPUs. Since RD600 was delayed, it was reported that some of the motherboard manufacturer have dropped plans to produce motherboards using RD600 chipset. However, it was reported that the first motherboard using the chipset will be produced by DFI and the first retail product will be release December, 2006 [1], named as "DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200 - TR2/G" [2]
As the NDA rapidly approached, some popular overclocking sites such as XtremeSystems and VR-Zone started posting teasers for the soon to be released DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200 - TR2/G. However, a big surpise was the revelation that the RD600 was based on a version of the RD480 or the Xpress 1600 chipset. One popular reason for this was that the RD480 was also designed for an Intel platform but constant delays and revision issues caused the Intel RD480 to become the RD600. [3]
Recent report says ASUS has finished a chipset design for RD600. [4]
[edit] Official Features
- Support Intel LGA 775 (Socket T) CPUs
- Support for DDR2 DIMM up to DDR2-800 and 8 GB total capacity
- 2 or 3 physical PCI-E slots, each having 16x PCI-E lanes
- 20 PCI-Express lanes configured with 2 PCI-E lanes dedicated for Northbridge and Southbridge connection, 16x PCI-E lane for dedicated graphics (2 8x PCI-E lanes when in Crossfire mode) and a 2x lane for Crossfire physics.
- Support for up to 6 SATA2 harddisks
[edit] Rumours
- RD600 is of better performance in overclocking capabilities than the main competitors, "nForce 680i", Intel 975X and P965 chipsets. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Inquirer report about RD600
- ^ DFI#Popular products
- ^ Tony's answer to only one 16x PCI-E lanes in chipset
- ^ The Inquirer report
