AMD 890GX Chipset Unveiled
AMD today unleashed ATI Radeon HD 4290 Graphics with the AMD 890GX Chipset, providing high-definition entertainment at an affordable price. Designed for budget users, the AMD 890GX chipset “redefines” the way you play with versatile graphics configurations, supporting up to two ATI Radeon Premium Graphics cards with ATI CrossFireX technology. It also support Blu-ray playback, SATA 3.0 6Gbps hard drive interface, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, HyperTransport 3.0 technology, and PCI Express Generation 2.0.
Good thing about this chipset is that it can be used by all from basic home users to hard-core gamers. The same AMD 890GX motherboard which can be used to build an efficient and slim home theater PC using the integrated ATI Radeon HD 4290 Graphics, can be augmented with ATI Radeon HD 5450 Graphics for a dual-graphics performance preview, or upgraded to a gaming powerhouse with ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics and the visual realism of DirectX 11.
Motherboards based on the new AMD 890GX chipset are expected to cost $110.
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