World's first ULi 1697 board is Abit-ready

Darius Chang | Dec 05, 2005

Returning to the single-chip design, the latest ULi 1697 mainboard is optimized for AMD processors. According to reports, Abit will launch its UL8 Pro board on December 3 and be the first vendor in the market with a ULi 1697 mainboard.

The latest range of AMD processors integrate the memory controller hub inside the chip instead of the Northbridge of the chipset, thereby removing the data transfer lag to the board's Southbridge. With the need to separate the chip into two distinct regions becoming redundant, the ULi 1697 chipset uses a single-chip design to increase data flow on the board.

The Abit UL8 Pro chip looks like a good compromise between future and legacy standards. Two IDE and PCI slots can be used for older devices, while the increase in PCIe x1 connectors permit future expandability. Doing away with the legacy AGP slot, graphics cards can utilize the faster PCIe x16 interface for better performance. The number of SATA ports has doubled to four. The Abit board additionally includes new features like NCQ, SATA 2, RAID 5 support and high-definition integrated audio. The mainboard in the illustration is an older ATI AT8 product.

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Anonymous says...
Hey ppl this board has a lot of good comments from around the world. But i wonder how the singapore market will compare it to the NFORCE 4 as the Nforce is better in terms of performance.Well we just have to wait and see.

Dec 08, 2005 23:43