AMD will release its RD790 chipset by the end of September, with ASUSTeK Computer and GIGABYTE Technology likely to be the first to launch motherboards supporting the new chipset. ASUSTeK and GIGABYTE have been taking the lead in the race to the launch the first RD790 motherboards, having already delivered design verification test (DVT) samples to AMD's Taipei validation lab. If everything goes smoothly, ASUS and GIGABYTE will be able to start volume production of RD790 motherboards in early September, while competitors may not be able to launch motherboards supporting the new AMD chipset until mid October. According to AMD's product planning, the 65nm RD790 made at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the vendor's first quad-graphics platform that supports the next-generation Phenom processors and HyperTransport 3.0. It will also introduce PCI Express 2.0 and Triple CrossFire support.