Legit Reviews just got confirmation from ASUS that they are removing the Marvell controller from the P7P55D EVO motherboard and nearly all other Intel P55 Express chipset boards due to yield issues over at Marvell. ASUS did say that they will offer SATA6G support on one board though, the P55 Premium. Legit Reviews contacted Marvell for comment this morning, but has not received a response. SATA 6G has been a work in progress ever since SATA-IO presented the draft specification of the 6 Gbit/s physical layer in July 2008, and ratified its physical layer specification on August 18, 2008.

Currently due to a Marvell yield issue this was planned as being present on the EVO but as of now has been removed from all of our P55 mass production boards. The only board that will ship with SATA6G support is our P55 Premium. Once Marvell get all issues resolves in terms of yield and a few other areas we will reintroduce this feature into our P55 boards. Hopefully that clarifies things.

Global Foundries Calls for Renewed Focus on 300mm Manufacturing Innovation- At SEMICON West, the new leading-edge semiconductor foundry describes the need for increasing efficiency and minimizing waste in the 300mm manufacturing process – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 14, 2009 – In its effort to meet the ever-increasing demands of consumer technology, the semiconductor industry has long been preoccupied with smaller transistors and larger silicon wafers. While these are important tactics, opportunities for increasing

Legit Reviews got some exclusive pictures of the ASUS P7P55D EVO motherboard from Taiwan this morning that are from a new revision of the board that has never been seen before. Read to see the most recent design changes and to see why the Marvell controller has been removed, which means SATA 6GB/s is no longer a board feature.

It appears the Intel P55 motherboard previews are all the rage the past couple of days. Despite the fact that we showed off one of Asus’ higher-end P55 motherboards way back in early June, we thought we’d get into the mix as well and give you faithful HotHardware readers a gander at a couple of Gigabyte-built motherboards that also feature Intel’s upcoming P55 chipset for LGA1156 processors, codenamed Lynnfield.First up is the Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P. We can’t offer any information about performance just yet, but

AMD announced yesterday evening the immediate availability of three new members of the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor family that specifically address rising demand for balanced systems with increased performance yet greater power-efficiency for cloud computing and web serving environments. The 55W ACP Six-Core AMD Opteron HE processors are currently shipping for 2-, 4- and 8-P systems and available today. For four- and eight-socket systems, AMD is offering the 8439 SE and the 2.1 GHz 8425 HE, which sell for $2,649 and $1,514, respectively, in batches of 1,000 units. For two-socket servers, AMD is selling the 2439 SE, the 2.1 GHz 2425 HE and the 2.0 GHz 2423 HE for $1,019, $523 and $455, respectively, in quantities of 1,000 units.

“Since our initial introduction of multi-core processors for the server market, it's been the AMD mission to help IT managers reduce datacenter energy costs without compromising performance,” said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server Business, AMD. “These new lower power Six-Core AMD Opteron processors feature the highest performance-per-watt that we have brought to market, and help drive down power consumption while addressing the shifting cloud and Web landscape of today's datacenter. And with six cores of compute power and Direct Connect Architecture, these processors deliver no-compromise performance.”

The steady stream of new MSI laptops seems to have stopped momentarily…just long enough for the company to push out an all new GPU, anyway. Today, the Taiwan-based company–which has a hand in all sorts of consumer electronics–is announcing its DR4890 Cyclone series graphics card, which packs 800 stream processors, 1GB of GDDR5 memory, and a 10cm extra large fan.As for raw horsepower, you can expect the core clock to hum along at 1GHz, while the massive heat pipe system should keep things at least relatively

MSI today released its R4890 Cyclone series graphics card, which was built-in 800 stream processors and 1GB GDDR5 256bit high speed memory. The MSI R4890 Cyclone series is the only HD 4890 graphics card in the market that comes with a 100mm extra large PWM fan. By taking the advantage of the low rotation rate of the big fan and 8mm SuperPipe, the operating environment is quite and cool. MSI R4890 Cyclone series adopted military class components, such as Hi-c CAP, SSC (Solid State Chock), and long-life solid capacitors, to not only stabilize the GPU power supply and extend the life span of key parts, but also reduce the high frequency noise. By using better materials, the MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC has a core speed of 1GHz!

In order to provide consumers longer life and better quality products, MSI R4890 Cyclone series uses high quality Hi-c CAP to supply better GPU electricity. Hi-c CAP is comprised by rear Tantalum which is an extremely expensive but steady metal. Under 65 operating environment, Hi-c CAP can last over 200 years life long which overtakes all the solid capacitors and is the best capacitor in the industry. Furthermore, Tantalums high stability greatly reduces electricity less package and provides high quality power supply. Under the condition of overclocking and high temperature, MSI R4890 Cyclone series can still provide stable performance.

rock, Europes no.1 performance notebook manufacturer, is rolling out two new lines of all-systems-go performance/gaming notebooks. The new Xtreme 790 and Xtreme 840 notebook ranges are crammed with the hottest technologies of the year, which have been synthesized to deliver a multimedia experience like never before. The X780 and X840 ranges feature NVIDIAs new 1GB GeForce GTX 280M GPU, which should rock for gaming. Both models also include a 3 year warranty and come with Vista Home Premium and a free upgrade to Windows 7 once released. The Rock Xtreme 790 starts from 1,999 ($3,259), while the single and dual GPU Rock Xtreme 840 models start from 1,699 ($2,770) and 2,299 ($3,748) respectively. All three models will begin shipping at the end of this month.

Prepare to experience the fastest notebook graphics around. The X780 and X840 ranges feature NVIDIAs new 1GB GeForce GTX 280M GPU. Easily offering the fastest notebook graphics in the market, the new high-performance NVIDIA GPU promises blistering frame rates that are up to 50% faster than previous generation enthusiast notebook GPUs. Now put two of these together and what do you get? The new Xtreme 840 SLI range boasting the fastest notebook graphics solution your money can buy and whole lot of HD fun.

For many, just the thought of setting up and using a network attached storage (NAS) device makes their eyes cross and their pulses increase. While even the technophobic recognize the benefits of having a network-based repository of files for sharing and backup, the concept can still seem daunting to some. The reality is that NAS devices have become surprisingly easy to set up and use, but most still require at least a modicum of networking knowhow. In a bid to allay the fears of even the greenest of computer

ASUS today unveiled the TV Monitor T1 Series that combines the best in desktop monitor and LCD TV technology to deliver HD TV broadcasting and Full HD Blu-ray Disc playback for the ultimate entertainment and work experience. Featuring inbuilt TV tuners, these large screen monitorsavailable in 22, 24 and 27 sizesallow users to watch digital (DVB-T) and analog (PAL/SECAM) channels and enjoy all common TV functions in Europe. The T1 Series also boasts surround sound with a pair of 7-Watt speakers, a rich complement of I/O ports catering to various connectivity needs and ASUS exclusive Splendid Video Intelligence Technology for spectacular color reproduction.

The T1 Series supports Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) and sports a pair of HDMI inputs, enabling the delivery of the highest quality content from Blu-ray Disc players through a single cable. Its wealth of I/O ports, including HDMIx2, SCARTx2, D-Sub, Composite, Component, S-Video, audio-in jack, S/PDIF out, audio out, earphone out and CI slot enable simultaneous connections to myriad video playback devices such as DVD players and set-top boxes. In addition, the T1 Series features ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio (ASCR) technology that bumps up the displays contrast ratio to an astounding 20000:1 for crisper, more realistic pictures during gameplay or movie viewing.