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Hybrid SLI Nvidia’s new Hybrid SLI technology will have two modes and

that will target different applications: the Power Saving Mode, which will switch off

discrete graphics core and use only integrated graphics engine when high

performance is not needed, whereas Max Performance Mode will make

integrated graphics processor (IGP) to assist discrete graphics processing unit

(GPU) and boost performance when it is required.

New Emerging New Emerging TechnologiesTechnologies

New Emerging New Emerging TechnologiesTechnologies

Hybrid CrossFire AMD will be supporting Hybrid Crossfire through the RS780 IGP chipset to be officially known as AMD G780 (ATI Radeon HD 2300). This will compete directly against Nvidia's Hybrid SLI technology through MCP78 chipset offering. AMD is touting a ~50% performance boost in 3DMark06 by pairing up the RS780

chipset with Radeon HD 2400 discrete graphics card.

1 、 Multi-Display (from both discrete & integrated graphics)

2 、 Power Savings （ 2D thru integrated core ， 3D thru discrete add-on card ） 3 、 Performance boost for discrete graphics by linking up with the integrated graphics

What Hybrid SLI/CrossFire will be doing? :

Performance boost will be up

to 1.6x for entry-level

graphics card (e.g.

GF8400GS, Radeon 2400

PRO)

GraphicsBandwidth

Usage

Ban

dw

idth

(M

B/s

ec)

AGP 8x

PCIe 1.1

PCIe 2.0

1 VGA, Single Core CPU

2 VGAs, Dual Core CPU

4 VGAs, Quad Core CPU PCI Express Base 2.0 specification

doubles the interconnect bit rate from

2.5 GT/s to 5 GT/s in a seamless and

compatible manner. The performance

boost to 5 GT/s is by far the most

important feature of the PCI

Express 2.0 specifications. It

effectively increases the aggregate

bandwidth of a 16-lane link to

approximately 16 GB/s. The higher

bandwidth will allow product designers

to implement narrower interconnect

links to achieve high performance

while reducing cost.

PCI-Express 2.0PCI-Express 2.0

Multi-card becomes the way to performance boost

NVIDIA is only promoting her new technology on the most high-end models like 8800GTX/Ultra, but may expand to

other mid-range products in future.

AMD , on the other hand, is promoting the new CrossFireX technology on all models ， support max. 4 cards CF.

3-Way SLI3-Way SLI CrossFireX™CrossFireX™

3-Way SLI3-Way SLI CrossFireX™ CrossFireX™

Performance Boost Exhibited

HyperTransport™ 3.0All new coming motherboards for the AMD Socket AM2+ platform will be upgraded to HyperTransport™ 3.0 with HT Link rate of 2.6GHz and a bandwidth of 20.8GB/s per link.

What are DisplayPort’s advantages and benefits?What are DisplayPort’s advantages and benefits?Interactive Ultra Sleek ID

Performance Digital

•Two way Communications•Multi-function integration -Camera -Microphone -USB hub•Touch Screen

•Direct drive LCD…no electronics•Ultra thin design•VGA cost point replacement

•Plug and Play•No thumb screws•No user adjustments•Cables up to 15 meters•Secure content (HDCP)

•Digital from every PC, and•Digital to every monitor …..not just the most expensive ones

2560

1600

WQXGA+10 bitcolor

Scalable 1-4 display lanes with embedded clocking deliver 2x the performance of DVI over smaller connector with reduced EMI

DisplayPort enables new PC display usages and industrial designs to promote continued user excitement and value around new displays

All over single cable in future versions of DisplayPort

Source: INTEL

How is DisplayPort different from HDMI?How is DisplayPort different from HDMI?

HDMI DisplayPort •Raster Scan •Micro-packet

•HDTV interface

•External display connectivity

•Two way transmission with CEC

•Supports audio and HDCP

•CRT like with separate RGB and clock lines

• Display Interface…all display timings & usages

• Internal & external display connectivity

• Two way transmission via Aux Channel

• Supports audio and HDCP

• Scalable lanes 1-4; embedded clock reduces EMI

•Digital CRT like•Single pixel stream only•Audio in blanking interval

•Pixel & audio data in packets•Two way communications•Device addressing possible

I2C / CEC*

RedGreen

BlueClock Aux. Channel*

Lane 1Lane 2

Lane 3Lane 4

*limited to 100kbps *extensible well beyond 1Mbps

DisplayPort replaces LVDS and DVI, while HDMI replaces S-video

Source: INTEL

Product Planning - Product Planning - MotherboardMotherboard

For Intel Platform ：With the great success of the Core 2 Duo Series ， the value E2xxx and the high-end Core 2 Quad Series, the Intel processors are now completely moving to the multi-core era.

1. The new Penryn Quad Core (Yorkfield) was launched on November, and with the new Wolfdale dual core processors, Intel is moving towards the 45nm manufacturing process.

2. Intel is pushing the CPU FSB to 1600MHz, trying to accelerate the transition of DDR2 to DDR3 memory.

3. The launch of Celeron Dual Core processors implying Intel is advancing her whole product line to multi-core, and may lead to another mass upgrade action.

New CPU is the major factor affecting the New CPU is the major factor affecting the motherboard salesmotherboard sales

Q4’08Q3’08Q2’08Q1’08Q4’07

Q9550/Q6700

Q9550/Q6700

Extreme

Desktop Processor: RoadmapDesktop Processor: Roadmap

MS3

MS2

MS1

Performance

Intel® Core™2 Quad proc.Bloomfield Intel® Core™2 Duo Proc.

Q6700

E6750

E6550

P1

E8400

Mainstream

≥Q9550

QX6850/

QX6800QX9650

Q9550Q9550

Q9450

Q9300/

Q6600

Q9450

Q9300

≥Q9450

≥Q9300

≥E8500

E6750

E6550E8200

E6750E8400 ≥E8400

E6550E8300 ≥E8300

E6850Q6600E8500/

E6850

E8500/

E6850

≥QX9650Bloomfield3

≥Q9550Bloomfield3

≥Q9450

≥E8500≥Q9300

Bloomfield3

≥E8400

≥E8300

QX9770

QX9650

QX9770

QX9650

QX9770

≥QX9650

Intel® Core™2 Extreme proc.(Quad-core)

Source: INTEL

Q4’07 Q1’08 Q2’08 Q3’08

E4700/E4600

E4700/E4600

Essential

Value

Desktop Processor: RoadmapDesktop Processor: Roadmap

Intel® Core™2 Duo proc.

E4600

E4500 E4500

E2180 E2200

E2160 E2140

E4xxx

E2xxx

E2xxx

4xx4xx

Wolfdale3M/E4xxx

Wolfdale 3M

E2xxx

E2xxx

Wolfdale 3M

Intel® Pentium® dual-core proc.

220 2xx

Basic

Intel® Celeron® proc.(single core )

220 2xx

440430420 4xx

4xx

E2180 E2160

Intel® Celeron® dual-core proc.

E1200 E1xxx

440430420

E1xxx

Q4’08

Wolfdale 3M

E2xxx

E2xxx

Wolfdale 3M

4xx4xx

E1xxx

E2

E1

V3

V2

V1

Integrated Board Solutions

Diamondville Diamondville

Diamondville proc.

Source: INTEL

IntelIntel®® Celeron Celeron®® dual-core dual-coreNew Value dual-core offering in 2008New Value dual-core offering in 2008

• Extending dual-core support in the Value segment

• Brand: Intel® Celeron® dual-core processor

• Positioning: Delivers entry multi-tasking experience for value-conscious customers

• Strong productivity, Internet, and more !

• Availability: Intel® Celeron® dual-core processor E1200 launches Q1’08

• Chipset support: Similar to other Conroe-dual-core based offerings

• See processor/chipset compatibility matrix in roadmap companion guide

Source: INTEL

Motherboard RoadmapMotherboard RoadmapIntel Chipset Platform

Premium andMainstream

Essential

Extreme & High-End

Value

Available

945PICH7

945PICH7

G33ICH9/R

G33ICH9/R

945GZ/ GC/PLICH7

945GZ/ GC/PLICH7

946GZ/PL 945GICH7

946GZ/PL 945GICH7

G31/P31ICH7/R

G31/P31ICH7/R

X38ICH9R

X38ICH9R

P35ICH9/R

P35ICH9/RP965

ICH8

P965ICH8

G965ICH8/R

G965ICH8/R

G35ICH8/R

G35ICH8/R

945GCICH7

945GCICH7

Current Q1’08 Q2’08 Q3’08Q4’07

X48ICH9R

X48ICH9R

P45ICH10/R

P45ICH10/R

G45ICH10/R

G45ICH10/R

Q4’08

Tylersburg-DT

ICH10/R

Tylersburg-DT

ICH10/R

G43ICH10/R

G43ICH10/R

Source: INTEL

Premium & Mainstream

Essential

Extreme & High-End

Value

X38ICH9/R/

X38ICH9/R/

G35ICH8/R/DH

G35ICH8/R/DH

P35ICH9/R/DH

P35ICH9/R/DH

G33ICH9/R/DH

G33ICH9/R/DH

G31/P31ICH7/R/DH

G31/P31ICH7/R/DH

45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Support FSB 1333

DDR2 800

45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Support FSB 1333, DDR2 800

Intel® GMA X3500 with Intel® Clear Video Technology, DX10

45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Support FSB 1333

DDR3 1066 or DDR2 800 Intel® GMA 3100

45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Support FSB 1333

DDR2 800 Intel® GMA 3100 (G31 only)

945GCICH7/R/DH

945GCICH7/R/DH

Intel® Core™2 Duo Support FSB 1333/1066/800/533 DDR2 667 Intel® GMA 950

X48ICH9/R/DH

X48ICH9/R/DH

Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme Support FSB 1600

Intel® XMP DDR3 1600, DDR3 1333 PCI Express 2.0 2x16

Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme Support FSB 1333

Intel® XMP DDR3 1600, DDR3 1333 PCI Express 2.0 2x16

Source: INTEL

Notes to Intel Integrated SegmentNotes to Intel Integrated Segment

1. From what we observed, Intel G35 is not competitive enough for its spec.: No HDMI;

ICH8 South Bridge; Graphics Performance affecting by driver…… these factors make it

“weaker” then expected.

2. G31 will dominate 945GC because Intel is accelerating the transition of 1,066 FSB to

1,333 and 1,600. In comparison, Intel will enable the 1,333 FSB support for G31

officially on Q1 2008, oc is not required. With the Dual Channel DDR2 800 support, it

provides a better spec. and compatibilities than 945GC with similar prices.

3. MCP7A – a strong weapon integrated with GeForce 8 Series DX10 graphics by

NVIDIA. And it will support the Hybrid-Boost feature, which makes it even stronger. It

can be treated as an upgrade version of MCP73, and will be one of the most important

products in Q1 2008.

Integrated products for Intel platformIntegrated products for Intel platform

G35 G31 MCP7A (Q2 2008)

CPU support LGA775 ， Support 45nm (BIOS update)

FSB 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz

Memory Dual Channel DDR2 800

Dual Channel DDR2 800

Dual Channel DDR2 800

PCI-E X16*1

South Bridge ICH8/8R ICH7/7R NF630i

Graphics GMA X3500 ， DX10 GMA3100 ， DX9 ~ GF 8400GS ， DX10

Video Decode

Yes, Clear Video No Yes, PureVideo HD

Outputs VGA+DVI VGA VGA+DVI/HDMI

Discrete products for IntelDiscrete products for Intel

ChipsetChipset NF 780i NF 780i SLISLI

NF 750i NF 750i SLISLI

X38X38 X48X48 P35P35 NF 650i NF 650i SLISLI

NF 630iNF 630i

CPUCPU Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo, LGA775LGA775 ，， Support 45nm (BIOS update)Support 45nm (BIOS update)

FSBFSB 13331333 13331333 13331333 16001600 13331333 13331333 13331333

MemoryMemory DDR2-DDR2-12001200

DDR2-DDR2-12001200

DDR3-DDR3-13331333

DDR2-DDR2-800800

DDR3-DDR3-13331333

DDR2-800DDR2-800

DDR3-DDR3-10661066

DDR2-800DDR2-800

DDR2-DDR2-800800

DDR2-DDR2-800800

PCI-EPCI-E Gen2:Gen2:

x16*2x16*2

Gen1:Gen1:

x16*1x16*1

Gen2:Gen2:

x8*2x8*2

Gen2:Gen2:

x16*2x16*2

Gen2:Gen2:

x16*2x16*2

Gen1:Gen1:

x16*2x16*2

(x16 + x4)(x16 + x4)

Gen1: Gen1: x16*1x16*1

(X8 + X8)(X8 + X8)

Gen1: Gen1: x16*1x16*1

SLI/CFSLI/CF 3 Way 3 Way SLISLI

SLISLI CorssFireCorssFire CorssFireCorssFire CorssFire CorssFire 16+416+4

SLISLI \\

Overview for Q1 2008 Overview for Q1 2008 (Intel Platform)(Intel Platform)

Discrete

Integrated

945GC/GZ

Q4 2007 Q1 2008

G31

G33

G35

P31

P35

X38X48

X38

P35

P31

G31

945GC

“Fully Support”and“compatible”are 2 different concepts.

New coming motherboards will mostly support HT 3.0, and they are backward

compatible with the current Socket AM2 CPUs (HT 1.0), both generations will work

perfectly with full-performance on these boards and we call it “fully support” HT 3.0 &

Socket AM2+.

For those boards (both current and upcoming) which are compatible with HT 3.0 &

AM2+ CPUs, they guarantee these CPU can run on them, however, the full power will

not be utilized, that’s we call it “compatible”.

For AMD Platform ：With the launch of Phenom (K10) processors, Socket AM2+, HT3.0, PCI-E 2.0, L3

Cache will be the major selling points. The market accpetance and sales of the new

Dual Core, Triple Core and Quad Core CPUs will directly affect the platform

motherboard sales.

AMD Desktop Processor RoadMapAMD Desktop Processor RoadMap

NVIDIA’s Integrated NVIDIA’s Integrated products for Socket AM2+products for Socket AM2+MCP78U (Feb) MCP78S (Jan) MCP78H (Jan)

J&W’s Product Name

JW-N78UM-HD+ JW-N78SM-HD+ JW-N78H-Hybrid

CPU AM2+ /HyperTransport 3.0

Memory DDR2 1066

PCI-Express PCI-E x16*1 / PCI-E x1*3(Lane) PCI-E Gen 2

Hybrid Boost/Perf. Yes, Best Yes, Good Yes, Best

SmartPower (Power management)

Yes Yes n/a (because no onboard graphics)

Graphics GF 9200 ， DX10 GF 8200, DX10 n/a

Video Playback PureVideo HD PureVideo HD n/a

Networking Gigabit Gigabit Gigabit

Outputs VGA+DVI/HDMI VGA+DVI/HDMI -

Notes to NVIDIA’s UMA productsNotes to NVIDIA’s UMA products

A new technology that boost-up graphics performance of discrete add-on

card by having “SLI” with the onboard integrated graphics.

-NVIDIA will add the new GeForce Boost & SmartPower featues to most of her future coming products.

GeForce Boost

SmartPowerA new feature that is capable of switching OFF the discrete graphics card

when it is idle to achieve the best energy-saving purpose, and when

performance is needed, the graphics card will automatically switch ON again.

RS780 (Jan)RS780 (Jan) RS780C (Jan)RS780C (Jan) RS740 (Jan)RS740 (Jan)

J&W ModelJ&W Model JW-RS780-HD+JW-RS780-HD+ JW-RS780C-HD+JW-RS780C-HD+ JW-RS740-HD+JW-RS740-HD+

CPU supportCPU support AM2+ / HT3.0 AM2+ / HT3.0 AM2+ / HT1.0 AM2+ / HT1.0

MemoryMemory Dual Channel Dual Channel DDR2 1066/800/667DDR2 1066/800/667

PCI-EPCI-Expressxpress Gen 2Gen 2 Gen 1Gen 1

Hybrid CorssFireHybrid CorssFire YesYes NoNo

Integrated GPU Integrated GPU levellevel

~HD2400~HD2400 ，， DX10DX10 X1250X1250 ，， DX9DX9

Video PlaybackVideo Playback UVD; Avivo HDUVD; Avivo HD AvivoAvivo AvivoAvivo

LAN, AudioLAN, Audio Gigabit LAN, 8CH High-Definition AudioGigabit LAN, 8CH High-Definition Audio

OutputsOutputs VGA+DVI/HDMI/DPVGA+DVI/HDMI/DP VGA+DVI/HDMI VGA+DVI/HDMI

AMD’s UMA products for Socket AM2+AMD’s UMA products for Socket AM2+

Notes to AMDNotes to AMD UMA productsUMA products

RS780(C) will be a main focus UMA product , integrated with HD2400 level DX10 graphics, RS780(C) will be a main focus UMA product , integrated with HD2400 level DX10 graphics,

capable of video decode acceleration and is about 3 times the graphics performance of 690G.capable of video decode acceleration and is about 3 times the graphics performance of 690G.

RS740 is basically the same core as 690G, except for the better support for AM2+ CPUs. RS740 is basically the same core as 690G, except for the better support for AM2+ CPUs.

(690G is compatible ONLY(690G is compatible ONLY ）。）。

All of the 3 products will be partnered with the new south bridge – SB 700 , with better features.All of the 3 products will be partnered with the new south bridge – SB 700 , with better features.

AMD is adding the new Hybrid Crossfire technology in the coming DX10 UMA products

SB700

•6 SATA 3Gb/Sec•RAID 0, 1, 5, 10•12+2 USB Ports•NAND Flash I/F•DMWG 1.0

SB600

•4 SATA 3Gb/Sec•RAID 0, 1, 10•10 USB Ports

Discrete products for Socket AM2+Discrete products for Socket AM2+PositioningPositioning EnthusiastsEnthusiasts PerformancePerformance MainstreamMainstream

CPUCPU AM2+/HT3.0 AM2+/HT3.0

MemoryMemory Dual Channel Dual Channel DDR2-1066/800DDR2-1066/800

ChipsetChipset 790FX790FX NF 780a SLINF 780a SLI 790X790X NF 750a SLINF 750a SLI NF 730aNF 730a 770770 NF 720aNF 720a

HybridHybridSLI/CFSLI/CF

NoNo YesYesDX10 GPUDX10 GPU

PureVideo HDPureVideo HD

NoNo YesYesDX10 GPUDX10 GPU

PureVideo HDPureVideo HD

YesYes NoNo NoNo

PCI-EPCI-EGen2.0Gen2.0

2*x16 or2*x16 or16x+2*8x 16x+2*8x

oror 4*x84*x8

2*x16X or2*x16X orx16+2*x8 orx16+2*x8 or

4*x84*x8

1*x161*x16 oror 2*x8 2*x8

1*x161*x16 or or 2*x8 2*x8

1*x161*x16 1*x161*x16 1*x161*x16

SLI / CFSLI / CF 2/3/4Way 2/3/4Way CFCF

2/3 Way SLI2/3 Way SLI 2WayCF2WayCF 2 Way SLI2 Way SLI Boost Boost OnlyOnly

NoNo NoNo

FeaturesFeatures Smart PowerSmart Power Smart PowerSmart Power

Overview for Q1 2008 Overview for Q1 2008 (AMD Platform)(AMD Platform)

Discrete

UMA

Q4 2007 Q1 2008

NF 720a