Intel Goes Dual Graphics With 975X Chipset

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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

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