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Available in consumer, Viiv and vPro versions

In the next few weeks, Intel will launch several new chipsets for its upcoming Core 2 Duo platform.  The new 96x Broadwater family slated for a July launch comes in four primary flavors -- Q965, Q963, G965, and P965 -- all of which run at 1066MHz front side bus.

Q965 and Q963 are chipsets designated for use in Intel’s vPro business platform. Both chipsets will support upcoming Core 2 Duo processors but differ in terms of supported features. At the top of the vPro spectrum is the Q965 with support for DDR2-800 and Intel Active Management with System Defense features. Intel is marketing the Q965 as a performance chipset for business users. Business users who simply want a basic chipset without the fancy Intel Active Management and System Defense features can opt for the lower-end Q963. To keep costs down the Q963 loses DDR2-800 support and is limited to DDR2-667.

G965 will be the only new mainstream desktop chipset with an integrated next generation core with Vista Premium support. The new G965 will gain support for DDR2-800 and support Core 2 Duo processors. An integrated graphics-less version will be available as the P965 too.

Intel doesn’t have a replacement for the premium 975X chipset previously launched in December till Q2’07 when the Bearlake family replaces Broadwater. This is a bit strange as the 975X is limited to DDR2-667 memory and manufacturers have reported P965/G965/Q965 chipsets outperforming the 975X in single-card configurations. This leaves an opportunity for NVIDIA to market their recently announced nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition towards the premium market.

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i will probably....
By ncage on 5/26/2006 2:37:44 PM , Rating: 2
I will probably go with an nvidia chipset. I dont care about SLI/Crossfire. I just want something that will be able to overclock. Hopefully the conroe can overclock.




RE: i will probably....
By secretanchitman on 5/26/2006 4:52:16 PM , Rating: 2
hopefully the nvidia intel boards can actually overclock...the current gen boards arent that great.


RE: i will probably....
By deeznuts on 5/26/2006 5:07:49 PM , Rating: 3
nvidia doesn't have a good track record with intel chipsets so far. i'm sticking with an intel chipset.


Gaming
By berat556 on 5/26/2006 2:17:33 PM , Rating: 3
How come, intel has no good mobo alternatives for non SLI/CROSSFIRE solutions? AMD you can buy a DFI UT for like 120, and it is top notch, with intel 200 and above for any top of the line, complete BS. I wish nvdia or ati would use this weeakness but they seem to busy raping us with SLI/CROSSFIRE that I or 90% of the people who buy them will never use.




RE: Gaming
By Slaimus on 5/26/2006 2:32:25 PM , Rating: 2
Crossfire will work on those chipsets. ATI and Intel have an agreement.


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