Foxconn launches A690 chipset motherboards

Foxoconn launched three new motherboards based on the AMD A690G chipset, built for AMD AM2 processors.

The A690GM2MA series motherboards come out of the box with full DirectX 9.0 support thanks to the onboard ATI Radeon X1250 graphics processor. These motherboards include TV-Out and DVI outputs for flexibility in home, office and media PC applications.

The A690GM2MA motherboards can handle the Aero user interface without an additional graphics card being deployed in the PCIe x16 slot. Avivo technology should deliver smooth video playback, even for high definition content, and the built-in HDCP support enables playback of protected content.

Supporting Socket AM2 for AMD Althon 64FX, Athlon 64x2, Athlon 64 and Sempron processors and up to 8Gb of DDR2 533/667/800MHz system memory, the A690GM2MA-8EKRS2H also offers Gigabit LAN, 8-channel HD Audio, RAID, four SATA2.0 ports, two IEEE1394a ports and ten USB2.0 ports for outstanding connectivity capability.

The A690GM2MA motherboards offer room for expansion, with a PCIe x16, PCIe x1 and two PCI slots for legacy cards. Foxconn's proprietary system control and monitoring solution - TigerOne is also included for further tuning the performance of system components.