Intel Goes Dual Graphics With 975X Chipset

A Short Intel Chipset History Lesson

We realize that it is rather tough to keep track of the chipset developments, which is why decided to put together a short summary table:

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Chipset Code Name Launched CPU Support Characteristics
865 (Mainstream) Springdale April 2003 Pentium 4, Celeron for Socket 478 FSB800, Dual Channel DDR400 Memory, Serial ATA, AGP 8X, optional GbE
875 (Pro) Canterwood April 2003 Pentium 4 for Socket 478 FSB800, Dual Channel DDR400 Memory, Serial ATA, AGP 8X, optional GbE
915 (Mainstream) Grantsdale June 2004 Pentium 4, Celeron for Socket 775 Dual Channel DDR2-533 Memory, PCI Express x16, flexible SATA RAID
925X Alderwood June 2004 Pentium 4, Celeron for Socket 775 Dual Channel DDR2-533 Memory, PCI Express x16, flexible SATA RAID
925XE Alderwood November 2004 Pentium 4, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition for Socket 775 FSB1066
945 Lakeport June 2005 Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron for Socket 775 Dual Channel DDR2-667 Memory, SATA2, two more PCI Express lanes, Active Management
955X Glenwood June 2005 Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron for Socket 775 Dual Channel DDR2-667 Memory, up to 8 GB RAM, SATA2, two more PCI Express lanes (allows for x4), Active Management
975X Glenwood November 2005 65 nm processors, next generation micro architecture Conroe with 'platform refresh only' Support for two x16 PCI Express slots running x8 each
TBD, possibly 965 Broadwater May 2006 65 nm processors, next generation micro architecture Conroe Dual Channel DDR2-800 Memory
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.