Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced that Micro-Star International's (MSI's) MS-7317 motherboard, which adopts the SiS671 chipset, has entered volume production. The MS-7317 motherboard is designed for the mainstream market, according to SiS.
The motherboard supports Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 800MHz FSB and single-channel DDR2 667 memory up to 4GB. It includes the integrated Mirage 3 graphics engine, which supports DirectX 9 and SiS Real Video technology.
The SiS968 southbridge on the motherboard supports a PCI Express x1 slot, and also provides two SATA connectors, high-definition (HD) audio and Gigabit Ethernet, according to SiS.
| MSI MS-7317 motherboard specification | |
| Item | Detail |
| CPU support | Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 800MHz FSB |
| Memory support | Single-channel DDR2 667 memory up to 4GB |
| VGA | Integrated Mirage 3 IGP |
| Chipsets |
Northbridge: SiS671 Southbridge: SiS968 |
Source: MSI and SiS, compiled by Digitimes, August 2007
MSI MS-7317 motherboard
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