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Systems with Intel integrated graphics still not ready

As notebook shipments have begun to significantly outpace the sales of desktop computers, each new notebook platform launched by Intel becomes more important to the company. This Monday July 14 marks the launch of Intel’s Centrino 2 platform, previously known by the code-name Montevina. The launch comes weeks after Intel had planned due to a problem with Intel’s own integrated graphics for the platform.

In fact, the Centrino 2 notebooks running Intel’s own integrated graphics will not be available on Monday. Only Centrino 2 systems running discrete graphics from NVIDIA or ATI will be available on Monday.

According to eWeek, the Centrino 2 platform is aimed at enterprise users, but it will find its way into consumer focused notebooks as well. The Centrino 2 platform will be the first mobile platform to take advantage of Intel’s new 45nm Penryn CPUs with clock speeds running from 2.4GHz to 2.8GHz.

Also supported by the Centrino 2 platform is DDR3 RAM along with 802.11n and WiMAX. The move from the 65nm CPUs used in previous mobile platforms to 45nm parts in the Centrino 2 platform should lead to increased battery life and lower heat output -- both very important to notebook users. The first 45-nm processors in the Centrino 2 platform will be dual-core parts, but quad-core CPUs will be available for the platform later.

Intel revealed in a blog post that the Centrino 2 platform processors will run at 25 watts whereas the older processors ran at 35 watts.

DailyTech first reported the Centrino 2 platform roadmap in February and the first delay of the platform launch was covered in May.

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x4500
By sixth on 7/10/2008 2:03:30 PM , Rating: 3
What the heck is Intel doing? They are having that many problems with simple intergrated graphics!? The X4500 isnt that advanced of a chip..what the heck can be the hold up??




RE: x4500
By jbzx86 on 7/10/2008 2:19:03 PM , Rating: 2
That doesn't bode well for Intel's Larabee. If they can't their integrated graphics to work, what does it say for their discrete efforts?


RE: x4500
By mrdelldude on 7/10/2008 3:41:31 PM , Rating: 5
quote:
If they can't their integrated graphics to work, what does it say for their discrete efforts?


Seeing that it's a completely different platform, nothing would be my answer.


RE: x4500
By Amiga500 on 7/10/2008 4:21:43 PM , Rating: 2
Seeing that it's a completely different platform, nothing would be my answer.

Yeah... they should have perfected the Pentium MMX by now

*snigger*


RE: x4500
By kilkennycat on 7/10/2008 7:13:48 PM , Rating: 2
Larrabee is indeed Intel's latest attempt at perfecting MMX. See:-

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-pentium-lar...


RE: x4500
By sixth on 7/10/2008 3:42:09 PM , Rating: 2
exactly!...not very good if you ask me. they have had a LONG time to work on the x4500, plus they flaunted their discrete graphics a few months back, and they can barely get this to work, not a very good Centrino 2 launch if you ask me!!! SO basically its NOT TRUE centrino launch...nice one Intel...nice one.


RE: x4500
By murphyslabrat on 7/11/2008 2:14:39 PM , Rating: 4
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Only Centrino 2 systems running discrete graphics from NVIDIA or ATI will be available on Monday.


I am not seeing a problem with this....Do you see any?


RE: x4500
By truthteller33 on 7/11/08, Rating: -1
45?
By TETRONG on 7/10/2008 2:51:48 PM , Rating: 2
I was under the impression that the 45nm chips were already in notebooks like the MBP.

Side note: Anybody else find the pop up ads a little heavy-handed? Nearly every other word is highlighted-you close it, and it just pops right back up obscuring your view again. Also, lets make the red X a little easier to hit.
THX




RE: 45?
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RE: 45?
By diego10arg on 7/10/2008 5:37:28 PM , Rating: 2
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Sorry for the offtopic.


RE: 45?
By InternetGeek on 7/10/2008 7:14:25 PM , Rating: 2
Ah nice.


RE: 45?
By pauldovi on 7/10/2008 3:24:49 PM , Rating: 2
Yeah there are already 45nm chips available, in almost every single notebook model. But now they are part of the "platform". Great!


RE: 45?
By joex444 on 7/10/2008 6:58:47 PM , Rating: 2
There's lots of notebooks out running 8100 and 8300 chips. These are 2.1 and 2.4GHz 45nm chips.

Perhaps Centrino 2 introduces a new chipset, and the current 45nm notebooks are using some other chipset that just happens to support 45nm, even though it was not intended to do so.


RE: 45?
By ImSpartacus on 7/13/2008 10:16:53 AM , Rating: 2
The new quad cores and a few other updated processors are going to be centrino 2 only.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Centrino-QX9300-X...

QX9300 is going to be interesting.


RE: 45?
By ImSpartacus on 7/13/2008 10:18:56 AM , Rating: 2
Just noticed this out of the article

quote:
Intel revealed in a blog post that the Centrino 2 platform processors will run at 25 watts whereas the older processors ran at 35 watts.


So I guess they are just new processors with upgrades at least in their TDP. I'm sure there will be other things too.


Chipset
By Lonyo on 7/10/2008 2:15:33 PM , Rating: 3
Since Centrino platforms require a chipset+wireless+CPU, what are the details on the chipset?
Have they moved to 65nm chipsets for this platform or are they still on 90nm? I assume if it's P4x series based they have moved down to 65nm which might also help in terms of power.




RE: Chipset
By Staples on 7/10/08, Rating: 0
RE: Chipset
By Segerstein on 7/10/2008 3:37:11 PM , Rating: 3
No, it's Intel's processor, base chipset and WiFi.


RE: Chipset
By AmazighQ on 7/10/2008 3:51:43 PM , Rating: 2
you can assume if MS haven't shouted, written in huge letter anything about the chipset they will be using the 965 chipset.


RE: Chipset
By smilingcrow on 7/10/2008 6:16:55 PM , Rating: 2
The new platform increases the FSB from 800 to 1066 which means of course a new chipset or two.