Iwill's DCA200 Motherboard is Choice for Professionals; Intel WPED Reference Platform Used in Five-Star Workstation
Story Filed: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 5:50 PM EST
IRVINE, Calif., Jun 20, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Iwill Corp.'s DCA200(TM) motherboard ( www.iwillusa.com) has become the choice for workstation professionals, as ARM System's ( www.armsystems.com) Versio X2 high-end graphics workstation, featuring the DCA200(TM), has received five stars and "Highly Recommended" rating in CADALYST magazine's July 2000 workstation roundup.
An Intel WPED reference platform motherboard for future Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processors, the DCA200(TM) motherboard is already a proven winner with CAD/CAM users and DV/AV professionals because of its multithreading capabilities. The DCA200(TM) proved to be the difference for the Versio X2, which out-performed Dell's Precision 420 and Compaq's AP250 in MAXBench(R) 3.0 test with 3D StudioMAX(R) 3.1. Aside from 3D StudioMAX, the DCA200 provides optimum performance for systems using AutoCAD(R) 2000, Solidworks(R) 2000, and MCAD solutions including Pro/ENGINEER(R), Pro/MECHANICA(R) and Pro/DESK(R) software.
The DCA200(TM) is recognized as the world's only dual Slot 2 Rambus solution motherboard, and is also the first to support AGP Pro 100/50/4X/2X graphics technology using both ATX and WTX power connectors. This enables users to enjoy visually intensive interfaces such as 3D graphics, interactive games and streaming multimedia using the latest high-end graphics cards from Elsa(R) and NVidia(TM). The DCA200(TM) has proven to be a key solution for the newest high-end digital video boards from Pinnacle Systems(R), Canopus Corp.(R) and other manufacturers.
Aside from offering multiple support for high-end graphics cards, the DCA200(TM) uses Intel(R) 840 chipset, has a 133 MHz FSB, dual DRDRAM memory channels supporting up to 3.2 GB/sec memory bandwidth and has two 64-bit/66 MHz PCI slots. The on-board WTX power connector supports up to 110 watts of power required for the AGP Pro graphics cards, while the ATX power connector provides 25 to 30 watts required for standard 4X AGP graphics cards. |
