밝혀진 소식에 의하면 AMD는 2009년 2사분기 새로운 8XX 칩셋과 새로운 SB800 사우스 브릿지로 조합된 칩셋을 내놓을 것이라고 한다. 이 칩셋은 기존의 칩셋보다 업그레이드된 오버클럭 능력을 제공할 것이며 새로운 사우스 브릿지 SB800은 USB / S-ATA 포트의 증가, 기가비트 이더넷 컨트롤러를 내장할것이라고 한다. 또한 S-ATA의 성능 개선도 이루어지며 노스브릿지 - 사우스브릿의 링크 퍼포먼스도 함께 향상될 것이라고 한다.
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AMD RD890 in Q2, even better overclocking coming
Written by Andreas G 29 December 2008 21:03
AMD will launch the AM3 platform in just a few months. AMD's first DDR3 platform will arrive in the first quarter. It is based on an updated RD790 chipset though, which means that the features are quite similar to those available found with the AM2+, especially since they use the same southbridge. The DDR3 support and new Phenom models, both quad and tri-cores, will be the main appeals at the launch. Later in Q2, AMD will unleash the real upgrade reason; RD890, paired with the new SB800 southbridge.
The RD890 will further build on the new and improved overclocking of AMD's processors and it is supposed to be an improvement over the RD790, which is still capable of bringing a Phenom II X4 945 higher then 6GHz. AMD will also bring Gigabyte Ethernet into the southbridge and support up to four graphics cards with 8x bandwidth each, or two cards with full 16x PCIe 2.0 bandwidth.
More USB and SATA ports, better and enhanced SATA support and speed, better power management, faster CPU-northbridge link, updated hardware monitor and many more things are to be expected when the RD890 chipset arrives in late Q2.