Motherboard maker Jetway has launched two new models for AMD’s Phenom platform and it has stuck to two things, full backward compatibility and the color blue. Jetway XBLUE-77A3 and Jetway XBLUE-78GA3 both use blue colors throughout the design, which do make the board stand out. Another thing making Jetway’s two AMD motherboards unique is that they support both Socket AM2/AM2+ and AM3 with both DDR2 and DDR3 memory slots.
Jetway has launched combo boards in the past and with a focus on the entry market these pose as potential upgrade alternatives for those who are looking to try out AMD’s new platform without having to upgrade the entire system.
Jetway XBLUE-78GA3
The difference between the two XBlue motherboards is that XBLUE-78GA3 use the AMD 770 chipset and does not have an integrated graphics circuit, while XBLUE-77A3 and the AMD 780G chipset does.
Jetway XBLUE-77A3
Both motherboards use the AMD SB700 southbridge and supports DDR2-1066 and DDR3-1333 memory, two memory slots each. Price and availability are yet to be announced.
