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 |
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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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