I just received an email in my inbox from our contacts at Club-3D, a european brand for graphics cards and other PC components. An official press release is due soon, but we have first product shots and specifications for you. Among the new products are motherboards is a first wave of Intel (845E and 845PE chipset) based boards. VIA KT400 based motherboards will be introduced soon.

All Intel based motherboards will feature the latest Intel 845 DDR chipsets for high performance and will be available in several versions with different features like RAID or SATA. Once we receive more information we will update you on them. The CMI-845EP II is an Intel 845E chipset based motherboard. Features include: FSB 533MHz, Socket 478 3 DDR266 DIMM slots 1x AGP 4x slot / 6x PCI slots 6 channel AC?97 on board audio with SPDIF LAN on board: INTEL 82562EM LAN chip PROMISE PDC20275 ATA 133 Raid Controller on board USB 2.0 + USB cable included BIOS Mirror Voice Genies The CMI-845PEVP II is an Intel 845PE chipset based motherboard. Features include: FSB 533MHz; Socket 478 3x DDR333/400* (*overclocked) DIMM slots 1x AGP 4x slot / 6x PCI slots 6 channel AC?97 on board audio with SPDIF LAN on board: INTEL 82562EM LAN chip PROMISE PDC20275 ATA 133 Raid Controller on board SATA (Serial ATA) 150mb/s, instead of 100mb/s ATA100 or 133mb/s ATA133 USB 2.0 + USB cable included BIOS Mirror Voice Genies Click motherboard pictures to enlarge. Source: Club-3D