Topstar has an unusual P67 board

Doesn’t care much about launch embargoes either

IT’S BEEN VERY clear for some time that the Chinese motherboard makers want a slice of the action, but it’s hard to break into a market where the Taiwanese brands are so well established, so most of their products only go on sale in China. We spotted an unusual P67 board from a Chinese motherboard company called Topstar which we can see why it would have a certain appeal.
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ISYS launches the Xi3 modular computer

Who, what, why?

FROM TIME TO time there’s a technology company that you’ve never heard of that surprises with a product that you just can’t understand that no-one’s come up with already. We’re not sure if ISYS falls in this category as yet, but its Xi3 modular computer sure made us interested, as we’ve never seen anything quite like it.
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Gigabyte reveals its H67 boards

Pictures aplenty, not a lot of actual specs

SO FAR WE’VE seen Gigabyte’s high-end boards and a couple of entry level models, but now we can give you the lowdown on just about every model they’ll be launching for Sandy Bridge. We’re going to cover the H67 boards in this article and we’ll be following up with a second article about the P67, as yes, there really are that many boards coming that we can’t properly cover them all in one article.
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