Micro-Star International introduced its 975X Platinum, a new motherboard based on the Intel 975X Express chipset series with volume shipments slated for the end of this month, according to the company.
The 975X Platinum series, which follows the EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation, supports CrossFire dual-graphics technology from ATI Technologies. The 975X-based motherboard also supports Intel’s Pentium D and the latest 65nm processors (codenamed Cedar Mill and Presler).
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Specifications for MSI 975X Platinum motherboard | |
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Item |
Details |
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CPU |
LGA-775 Intel Pentium 4 |
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FSB |
1066/ 800MHz |
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Chipset |
Intel 975X (with ICH7R) |
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Memory |
DDR2-667 |
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Expansion slot |
Two PCIe X16, two PCIe X1 |
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SATA connector |
Four SATA2 support Intel Matrix Storage |
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Audio |
7.1-channel HD Audio |
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RAID |
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 |
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Photo |
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Source: Company, compiled by DigiTimes, January 2006
MSI: November 2004 - November 2005 revenues (NT$m) | |||||
Month | Sales | M/M | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y |
Nov-05 | 7,166 |
6.2% |
17.2% |
63,200 |
5.2% |
Oct-05 | 6,746 |
2.2% |
8.7% |
56,033 |
3.8% |
Sep-05 | 6,604 |
14.3% |
6.6% |
49,287 |
3.2% |
Aug-05 | 5,778 |
5% |
13.1% |
42,683 |
2.7% |
Jul-05 | 5,505 |
8.2% |
(0.8%) |
36,905 |
1.2% |
Jun-05 | 5,087 |
14.8% |
2.5% |
31,400 |
1.6% |
May-05 | 4,431 |
(10.3%) |
0.3% |
26,313 |
1.4% |
Apr-05 | 4,938 |
(25.5%) |
4.2% |
21,882 |
1.7% |
Mar-05 | 6,629 |
30.5% |
18.3% |
16,944 |
0.9% |
Feb-05 | 5,080 |
(3%) |
(9.5%) |
10,315 |
(7.8%) |
Jan-05 | 5,235 |
(11.8%) |
(6%) |
5,235 |
(6%) |
Dec-04 | 5,934 |
(2.9%) |
10% |
66,012 |
3.2% |
Nov-04 | 6,113 |
(1.5%) |
14.7% |
60,078 |
2.6% |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2006
MSI: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 revenues (NT$m) | |||||
Quarter | Sales | Q/Q | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y |
3Q-05 | 18,051 |
21.8% |
7.6% |
49,750 |
3.9% |
2Q-05 | 14,825 |
(12.2%) |
5.8% |
31,700 |
1.9% |
1Q-05 | 16,875 |
(5.5%) |
(1.3%) |
16,875 |
(1.3%) |
4Q-04 | 17,855 |
6.4% |
2.6% |
65,751 |
2.9% |
3Q-04 | 16,780 |
19.7% |
4.9% |
47,896 |
3.1% |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2006
MSI: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 balance sheet (NT$k) | |||||
Item | 3Q-2005 | 2Q-2005 | 1Q-2005 | 4Q-2004 | 3Q-2004 |
Current assets |
26,752,921 |
24,161,482 |
24,652,407 |
27,128,090 |
25,726,098 |
Long-term investments |
8,423,787 |
7,880,802 |
8,081,187 |
8,197,993 |
8,833,220 |
Fixed assets (net) |
2,870,666 |
2,961,633 |
3,015,414 |
3,093,470 |
3,827,041 |
Intangible assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Other assets |
527,659 |
529,242 |
352,050 |
352,369 |
22,980 |
Assets |
38,575,033 |
35,533,159 |
36,101,058 |
38,771,922 |
38,409,339 |
Current liabilities |
17,206,786 |
16,248,508 |
16,455,288 |
19,639,563 |
14,896,618 |
Noncurrent interest-bearing liabilities |
1,500,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,654,368 |
Other liabilities |
155,131 |
155,391 |
150,989 |
135,815 |
126,039 |
Liabilities |
18,861,917 |
16,403,899 |
16,606,277 |
19,775,378 |
18,677,025 |
Stockholders' equity |
19,713,116 |
19,129,260 |
19,494,781 |
18,996,544 |
19,732,314 |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2006
MSI: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 income statement (NT$k) | ||||||||||
Item | 3Q-2005 | 2Q-2005 | 1Q-2005 | 4Q-2004 | 3Q-2004 | |||||
NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | NT$k | % of sales | |
Gross sales |
18,421,768 |
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15,214,331 |
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17,167,858 |
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18,301,351 |
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17,095,331 |
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Operating revenue |
18,050,668 | 98% |
14,824,675 | 97.4% |
16,875,117 | 98.3% |
17,854,773 | 97.6% |
16,779,636 | 98.2% |
Gross profit (loss) from operations |
1,318,344 | 7.2% |
1,142,395 | 7.5% |
1,642,933 | 9.6% |
1,238,551 | 6.8% |
1,442,653 | 8.4% |
Operating expenses |
1,243,478 | 6.8% |
1,225,884 | 8.1% |
1,151,709 | 6.7% |
1,460,186 | 8% |
1,392,439 | 8.1% |
Operating income (loss) |
74,866 | 0.4% |
-83,489 | -0.5% |
491,224 | 2.9% |
-221,635 | -1.2% |
50,214 | 0.3% |
Non-operating revenues and gains |
120,899 | 0.7% |
110,211 | 0.7% |
205,951 | 1.2% |
-1,617 | 0% |
181,994 | 1.1% |
Non-operating expenses and losses |
-27,405 | -0.1% |
172,366 | 1.1% |
91,988 | 0.5% |
269,312 | 1.5% |
83,620 | 0.5% |
Income from continuing operations before income tax |
223,170 | 1.2% |
-145,644 | -1% |
605,187 | 3.5% |
-492,564 | -2.7% |
148,588 | 0.9% |
Net income (loss) |
218,206 | 1.2% |
-134,018 | -0.9% |
612,811 | 3.6% |
-342,768 | -1.9% |
194,027 | 1.1% |
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$) |
0.3 |
|
-0.2 |
|
0.8 |
|
-0.5 |
|
0.3 |
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*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2006
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