New AMD Chipset, 1090FX

[PP Mguire]

AMD apparently has a new chipset (or should I say south bridge) on the edge of release, this being the 1090FX and 1070. According to what I'm seeing, all it is, is the same chipset as before with a better southbridge. No native PCI-E 3.0 (not like it's needed), and not integrated onto the CPU. Instead the southbridge is packed with many features current Intel "northbridge" chips somewhat have. Here is a little of what the new SB1050 will have in store for us.

On the upside, though, 10-series chipset will be backed by the new SB1050 southbridge, which outpaces Intel's 7-series chipset in terms of connectivity. To begin with, SB1050 will pack a massive 8-port SATA 6 Gb/s RAID controller. All ports will run support 6 Gb/s data-rate. The SB1050 will also integrate native USB 3.0 SuperSpeed controllers. They will also streamline inventory management for manufacturers, as the chipset will be compatible with existing processor platforms. Some industry sources we spoke to commented that PCI-Express 3.0 chipset support is unlikely till Piledriver processors start selling.

IMO, AMD needs to ditch the dual chip setup and finally do what they have been ignoring for quite some time now
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[sudden0utburst]

<impressed... good topic..... 8 port?