Tuesday, January 27th 2009
Jetway Working on DDR2 and DDR3 Supportive ''Combo'' AM3 Motherboard
After AMD embraced the DDR3 memory standard, the eventuality always existed where motherboard vendors could release motherboards that supported both DDR2 and DDR3 memory standards, to support the complete spectrum of processors built for the AM2, AM2+ and AM3 sockets with appropriate memory modules installed. The Jetway MA3-79GDG COMBO will be one of the first in its kind.
Based on the AMD 790GX + SB750 chipset, the MA3-79GDG COMBO holds two DDR2 DIMM slots for DDR2-1066 MHz memory, and two slots to support DDR3-1066 MHz memory. Memory support is subject to the processor being used. The motherboard comes in the micro-ATX form-factor and goes ahead with providing support for the ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU standard apart from its Radeon HD 3300-class IGP. The rest of this motherboard consists of a standard feature-set, with single PCI and PCI-Express x1 slots, 8-channel audio with optical and co-axial SPDIF audio connectivity, IGP video output through DVI, HDMI and D-Sub connectors, gigabit Ethernet and eSATA. This motherboard will reach stores next month and hopes to cash-in on its biggest USP: upgrade-friendliness. Its price isn't known at this point.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
Based on the AMD 790GX + SB750 chipset, the MA3-79GDG COMBO holds two DDR2 DIMM slots for DDR2-1066 MHz memory, and two slots to support DDR3-1066 MHz memory. Memory support is subject to the processor being used. The motherboard comes in the micro-ATX form-factor and goes ahead with providing support for the ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU standard apart from its Radeon HD 3300-class IGP. The rest of this motherboard consists of a standard feature-set, with single PCI and PCI-Express x1 slots, 8-channel audio with optical and co-axial SPDIF audio connectivity, IGP video output through DVI, HDMI and D-Sub connectors, gigabit Ethernet and eSATA. This motherboard will reach stores next month and hopes to cash-in on its biggest USP: upgrade-friendliness. Its price isn't known at this point.
26 Comments on Jetway Working on DDR2 and DDR3 Supportive ''Combo'' AM3 Motherboard
I'm glad I got all the problems worked out with my DFI LP JR 790GX board as this Jetway is only the second mATX 790GX board that I know of.
hmmn a white board i saw once looked uber
yeah the controllers are on the cpu, BOTH ddr2 and 3 so its possible
Instructions:
Stick the RAM in the pink slots, etc.
Put your graphics card in the yellow slot, etc.
I know this sounds ridiculous, but out there... in the "real world"... full of consumer hims and hers... that color coding saves a lot of tech support time.
Now if they could just provide a CPU socket for Intel and one for AMD that would be well just out of this world !
Interesting that the same socket supports both procs, and it will route the DDR type accordingly. Too bad they don't use the same module pinouts or you could have the same connections and slots and have only 4 that could run either type depending on the proc.
Incidentally, there have been combo DDR2/DDR3 mobos on the Intel side for quite some time now, the ones based on P35, X38 and P45, i believe so it only makes sense that AMD gets some too since the CPU has an IMC supporting both types of RAM.
This is alright seeing that its the only 790GX board that does this.
and that there are only 3 of them on the market, techinically 4 but the 3rd biostar mobo you can't get in the states.
Technology moves forward. It does not stand still. I see no reason why a normal motherboard would have 4 slots of memory, yet this one gives you two of each flavor. Consider it is supposed to be an upgrade path, the incentive should be on the future. After going from 2x1gb to 2x2gb+2x1gb to 4x2gb, I wouldn't want to go back. Keep in mind that DDR3 does not currently have 4GB single sticks on the market. When they do come, they'll have a premium tied onto em. It'll be more cost effective to have 4x2gb than 2x4gb,