Consumer Electronics Show 2004 Motherboards @ Anandtech

Anandtech has posted an article covering Motherboards on show at CES 2004, including some details of nForce3-250 based boards:

Since COMDEX the successor to the nForce3 150 was expected. This year, CES gave the first real look at nForce3 250. Delay rumors of the core logic launch were put to rest by all the major vendors. It appears that samples of nForce3 250 will ship in just a couple weeks coincidentally around Chinese New Year. The first nForce3 250 boards will be, to our surprise, Socket 754. ASUS, DFI and Chaintech all had nForce3 250 socket 754 motherboards on display. As mentioned earlier, nForce3 250 will also debut in Socket 939 with AMD’s new FX chips in April. Interestingly enough, shared manufacturer roadmaps did not contain Socket 940 versions of the nForce 250 chipset. Before the launch of the lower priced Athlon 64’s, many vendors questioned importance of Socket 754. With the A64 3000+ retailing just over $200 and the A64 3200+ now under $300, Socket 754 is again a hot topic.

The importance of nForce3 250 will be its introduction of 1GHz HyperTransport. While 1GHz HT may not appear on Socket 754 boards in the near future, it will become important on Socket 939 motherboards. Déjà vu is a common side effect of the nForce3 250 launch. With nForce3 250 capable of 1GHz HT, how long will it be before enthusiasts find ways to unlock this capability on Socket 754? Is history repeating itself? (Think nForce2/nForce2 Ultra/400).

Consumer Electronics Show 2004 Day 1: Motherboards at CES @ Anandtech