AMD RS880 chipset details unveiled

Posted on Sunday, December 14 2008 @ 21:27 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

VR Zone got their hands on slides with info about AMD's upcoming chipsets for the Socket AM3. The site says the AMD 880G (RS880) chipset is expected in Q3 2009, it will be part of the new AMD Live! "Pisces" platform.

AMD 880G will feature a integrated Radeon HD 3450 (RV620) DX10.1 graphics core, DDR3 support, HyperTransport 3.0, Universal Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2), Hybrid Crossfire with a discrete Radeon HD 3450 graphics core through a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, Display Port/HDMI/DVI/SurroundView support. AMD 880G will be paired up with SB710 Southbridge offering 12 USB ports and 6 SATA ports.

There's also some info about AMD OverDrive 3.0, the new version of this overclocking tool will have support for AM3 platforms and will feature Smart Control to boost the core frequencies on demand, Application Specific Profiles, Improved hardware monitoring with adjustable fan control and Customizable AutoClock.

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