13:23 12.12.2005 | All news from "Hardware"

Viiv-based desktop PCs to enter mass production in early February

SFF PCs based around Intel's Viiv technology will make an appearance next month with shipments occuring in Februrary from major manufacturers.  Viiv is Intel's latest buzzword that :

Intel's Viiv platform will consist of the dual-core Pentium D 800/900 CPU line, 945 and 955 chipsets with ICH7 DH southbridge chip and Intel Pro/100 PM/PL/VE/VM network cards, indicated the sources. The new platform will be capable of Intel's Audio Codec 5.1/5.1-channel connector with 2.1 SPDIF digital output, NCQ-enabled SATA drive and only support the Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) operating system, the sources added.


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