Re: "The palomino is coming to town..."
Yep - IWill has a Dual PaloMeatHEad Motherboard for sale !
"exploiting the full performance capabilities pairing the latest generation Intel® Xeon(TM) 1.70GHz processors in Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) mode. "
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Monday May 21, 8:12 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Iwill Corp. Introduces DX400-SN, One of the World's First Dual Intel Xeon Processor Motherboards Supporting 4GB of Rambus RDRAM
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001--Iwill Corp. today announced DX400-SN, the ``Ultimate Workstation'' motherboard based on the Intel® 860 chipset supporting 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) and Quad Channel Rambus® memory providing up to 3.2 GB/s throughput.
Designed as a performance motherboard, Iwill DX400-SN is suited for professionals intent on exploiting the full performance capabilities pairing the latest generation Intel® Xeon(TM) 1.70GHz processors in Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) mode.
Ultimate Workstation features include: Support for Dual Intel® Xeon(TM) processors of 1.40GHz-1.70GHz speeds, Ultra-Fast 400MHz FSB, 64-bit PCI, AGP Pro 50 & 100/4X Support, and Quad Channel Rambus RDRAM Support. Additional features such as built-in Intel® 82550 LAN, Audio Codec AC'97 sound and QLogic® Dual Channel Ultra 160 SCSI support help round out the full capabilities of the Iwill DX400-SN ``Ultimate Workstation'' motherboard.
Designed for running multithreaded applications in multitasking environments, professionals can expect superior processor and memory performance required by today's workstation platforms.
Iwill DX400-SN is designed around the Intel® Xeon(TM) processors with the Intel® NetBurst(TM) micro-architecture which includes several new performance enhancing features such as Hyper Pipelined Technology for higher clock speeds, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) for improved video, encoding and internet applications, Execution Trace Cache and Rapid Execution Engine for executing instructions at twice the core frequency and 400MHz Intel® NetBurst(TM) System Bus.
The 400MHz Intel® NetBurst(TM) system bus will run three times faster than today's Intel® Pentium® III Xeon(TM) processor system bus.
Dual Processor Support for socket 603 Intel® Xeon(TM) 1.4GHz-1.7GHz processor speeds. Symmetric Multi-Processing allows significant performance improvements by sharing the workload over two processors. The ability to perform more than one task at a time is called multitasking and simply put, dual processing naturally allows better multitasking for performance workstation platforms that use multi-threaded software.
In addition, processor intensive applications and benchmarks such as 3D Studio Max from Discreet® and CliBench MKIII SMP can take significant advantage of the dual processor capability to process more than one transaction at a time within a single program. The more intensive the applications, the faster and better DX400-SN will perform.
Rambus® Technology -- Rambus RIMM modules offer an impressive 1.6GB per second of peak bandwidth per Rambus channel, with the ability to support higher performance using multiple channels and transfers at speeds up to 800MHz. To fully take advantage of the Rambus® experience, DX400-SN integrates two Intel® RDRAM-based memory repeater hubs (MRH-R).
The accompanying Memory Expansion Card (MEC) supports 8 RIMM slots to a current maximum memory support of 4GB RDRAM. Memory Support for higher than 4GB RDRAM may be achievable when larger qualified RIMM modules become available in the market. The combination of Intel® Xeon(TM) processor and Rambus® memory platform will provide a highly advanced computing experience for professionals as e-commerce, data visualization, streaming audio, video and speech recognition applications become more pervasive.
Ultra Fast 400MHz FSB runs three times faster than currently available Intel® Pentium III Xeon(TM) platforms. Through a process of Quad Pumping -- the data transfers over a 100MHz clocked system bus and buffering scheme allowing for sustained 400MHz data transfers supporting the industry's fastest available system bus delivering a whopping 3.2GB of data per second in and out of the processor.
Maximum Expansion opportunities are now available in the new DX400-SN series design. Expansion slots are available for 2 x 64 bit/66MHz PCI, 3 x 32 bit PCI, 1 AGP Pro 50/100/4X port, an 8 RIMM Memory Expansion Card is also provided currently supporting up to 4GB of RDRAM.
Dual Ultra 160 SCSI channels from QLogic® deliver the ultimate in Ultra 160 SCSI performance and reliability required by high performance workstations and servers. Powered by the QLogic® ISP12160 chipset, achieving an awesome 320MB per second data transfer rate over today's fastest 64 bit/66MHz system bus is possible. You know you can count on QLogic® to handle critical data transfers.
Onboard Intel® 82550GM LAN and AC'97 Audio Codec are supplied to support 10 and 100Mbps network support and high performance AC'97 sound to provide the basic necessities for high performance workstations and servers.
With a feature-rich design engineered for the professionals and specifications demanded by the industry, the Iwill DX400-SN Dual Intel® Xeon(TM) motherboard truly is the ``Ultimate Workstation'' motherboard.
About Iwill
Since its inception in 1989, Iwill has established itself as an industry-leading manufacturer and innovator of motherboards based on SCSI, IDE RAID, Double Data Rate and Dual Processor technology. Strategic Partnership and Commitment to customers through emphasis on desktop/workstation/server platform PC products delivering high performance, quality, reliability, affordability, and direct service encompass Iwill's mission.
Corporate headquarters are located in Taiwan, with branch offices in the United States, Japan, China, and Korea. For more information, visit Iwill's Web site at iwillusa.com.
Note to Editors: Intel is a registered trademark and Xeon and NetBurst are trademarks of Intel Corp. Other third-party marks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
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Contact:
Iwill Corp., Irvine
Sherman Tang, 949/753-5488 Ext. 116
Email: sherman@iwillusa.com
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