There will be no support for CrossFire on 96x chipsets
DailyTech has received confirmation from Foxconn engineers that the upcoming Intel Broadwater 96x family of chipsets will not support CrossFire operation at launch. This comes as a surprise since ATI has previously supported CrossFire on Intel 945, 955, and 975 chipsets. Users looking for a DDR2-800 MHz supporting chipset will have to turn to the upcoming ATI RD600 which promises DDR2-800/1066 MHz compatibility as well as two full speed PCI Express x16 slots.
It is unknown if ATI has any intention of supporting CrossFire with the 96x family of chipsets in the future. The outlook is quite bleak since ATI has its own enthusiasts Intel CrossFire platform. With the upcoming RD600 it looks like ATI is trying to keep CrossFire compatibility limited to ATI chipsets as NVIDIA has done with SLI. Current Intel 945, 955X and 975X chipsets will continue to have CrossFire support.
Intel is expected to announced the Broadwater family of chipsets on June 7, 2006 at Computex Taipei.
"A lot of people pay zero for the cellphone ... That's what it's worth." -- Apple Chief Operating Officer Timothy Cook
|
Most Popular ArticlesEasy Fix to Prevent Microsoft From Bricking Xbox 360s HDDs Arrives
November 18, 2009, 6:41 AM
Anti-Evolution Actor Modifies Darwin's Work With Questionable Intro
November 22, 2009, 12:12 PM
Built Around the Browser, Google's Chrome OS Launches, Reinvents the Operating System
November 19, 2009, 2:40 PM
Climategate: Stunning Deception and Misconduct at UK Warming Research Center Revealed
November 20, 2009, 4:00 PM
OCZ Technology Announces 3.5" 1TB Colossus SSDs
November 17, 2009, 6:48 PM
|