L1A64 WS at K10 launch event in Japan

[kyosen]

Today, PC Watch has reported Barcelona/K10 launch event here in Japan,
and ASUS showed a new dual SocketF(L1) motherboard, L1A64 WS
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2007/0911/amd2.htm

PC Watch described that this board uses un-anounced AMD chipset,
and it has four x16 PCIe slots



also reported that L1N64-SLI will get BIOS update for Barcelona...
...yeah s7e9h3n has already got it

[NapalmV5]

L1A64 WS - my next mobo

but what is up with the atx power connector placement? is that final retail?

[Kayin]

ETA??? I want it yesterday...

[LIKMARK]

L1A64 WS - my next mobo

My eyes say yes, but my wallet probably says no...

[massman]

Lol, the power connector has been placed terribly

[k0nsl]

And two 4pin power connectors...at locations which will make it even more hard to route things properly ;(

[Sparky]

What PSU has 2 4 pin connectors though? The one 4pin up top is an 8 pin actually with a cover over 4 of them, wth is up with that. Maybe you can use 2 of the 4 pin connectors (like a little older PSU with just a single 4 pin and a molex adapter for the other 4 pin) or just the one 8 pin?

[dinos22]

nice so this will run 8xcores of new amd goodness

[tiro_uspsss]

so this is a 4x4 phenom mobo? someone update me, i'm such a n00b - for my next upgrade i want dual quad & the mobo needs to do 16GB RAM. so i'm going with what ever lets me do that!

[dinos22]

good luck finding 4GB sticks for this mobo then
if you do find some it will cost you an arm and a leg

i'd be looking for a DDR3 mobo as those things will need all the bandwidth they can get

[Nedjo]

so this is a 4x4 phenom mobo? someone update me, i'm such a n00b - for my next upgrade i want dual quad & the mobo needs to do 16GB RAM. so i'm going with what ever lets me do that!

here you go:

MSI K9ND Speedster!


There shouldn't be a problem to find 2 GB DDR2 Reg sticks!

[tiro_uspsss]

here you go:

MSI K9ND Speedster!

There shouldn't be a problem to find 2 GB DDR2 Reg sticks!

schweeeet! thanks bro! is that a PCI-Ex8 slot?

so what type of RAM is 4x4 Phenom gonna use?

[Nedjo]

schweeeet! thanks bro! is that a PCI-Ex8 slot?

yup

so what type of RAM is 4x4 Phenom gonna use?

regular unbuffered ddr2-1066

[tiro_uspsss]

yup

regular unbuffered ddr2-1066

hey thats a opteron mobo! me wants a HT3 mobo!

[wa77ss]

I kind of want an AMD setup with one of these. But no point if they can't even beat a single QX6700 in benches

[NapalmV5]

I kind of want an AMD setup with one of these. But no point if they can't even beat a single QX6700 in benches

lol im replacing my QX6700 with 8x8 lol

[wa77ss]

lol im replacing my QX6700 with 8x8 lol

Ya but does it make it better just because your buying different stuff?

:p

[Start]

Those boards look hot. Think I will have to upgrade my PSU

[NapalmV5]

Ya but does it make it better just because your buying different stuff?

:p

im not gonna spend more $ on 8x8 for no reason..

QX6700 = different stuff too

[afireinside]

8x8? Wtf is 8x8?

boards looks nice

[NapalmV5]

8x8 - referring to mobo above

or whatever they call it.. is it whaahoo? or smtg like that

[JohannesRS]

Yes, they are beautifull

Yes, they are hot...

Yes, they have ONLY 4 SLOTS FOR MEMORY? , why the hell not EIGHT, as common server boards? I would expect they would have fixed it by tis respin... :P

[SnipingWaste]

What is needed is a chipset that will fully support the new K10s. If I remember right there was a AMD reference mobo that was duel socket F+ using a RD790 chipset. It would have been great if AMD launched both K10 and the RD/RX/RS790 at the same time. I'm sure the benches would have been better if they did too.

[JohannesRS]

I remember too. Btw, do you remember how many memory slots did that mobo had?

Edit: Thanks for the pics. And BASTARDS, still only two! :P

For most of my work, is enougth, but not for all. It will be a price fight between these and the official server ones, added how much problem there will be to make those babies work with Barcellonas :P

[Lightman]

Today, PC Watch has reported Barcelona/K10 launch event here in Japan,
and ASUS showed a new dual SocketF(L1) motherboard, L1A64 WS
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2007/0911/amd2.htm

PC Watch described that this board uses un-anounced AMD chipset,
and it has four x16 PCIe slots



also reported that L1N64-SLI will get BIOS update for Barcelona...
...yeah s7e9h3n has already got it

Oh yes! I like this board already !
Considerably less copper compared to L1N64-SLI WS and split power plane together with 4 phase VRM per CPU socket