Intel to release X48 chipset by year-end

[zachig]

Intel will officially start delivering its X38 chipsets in mid-September, enabling motherboard makers to begin volume production of X38-based motherboards by the end of this month, according to sources at the makers.The official launch of the X38 chipsets will also come in time to compete with AMD's forthcoming RD790 chipsets scheduled in November, the sources noted.
In addition to supporting 1333MHz FSB, DDR3-1333 memory, PCI Express 2.0 (PCIe) and dual PCIe x16 graphics slots, the X38 will also be the first core logic chipset using ISH (integrated heat spreader) technology, the sources noted.
While barely beginning shipments of the X38, however, Intel also plans to launch an upgrade version of the chipset, the X48, by the end of the year with motherboard makers to begin delivering X48 motherboards to shelves in the first quarter of 2008, according to sources close to Intel's roadmap.
The X48 eventually will come with the same chip design as the X38 but will support 1600MHz FSB and DDR3-1600 memory, the sources stated.
Board makers will not be required to change any design work of X38-based motherboards since the X38 and X48 chipsets will use the same PCB (printed circuit board), said the sources, noting that the X38 could also support 1600MHz FSB and DDR3-1600 memory after overclocking.
Sources at Intel Taiwan, however, stated that the company would decide whether to launch an upgrade version of X38 chipset after evaluating the market reaction to the X38-based motherboards.

SOURCE (http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20070914PD207.html)


X48 by year-end? That's COOL!!! :grin:

[AJ.]

Hmm.... Too many speculators. I'm kind of tired of hearing "this is going to come out in xxxx" and "that's going to come out in xxxx." I'll believe it when it's in my hands :lol:

[zachig]

Hmm.... Too many speculators. I'm kind of tired of hearing "this is going to come out in xxxx" and "that's going to come out in xxxx." I'll believe it when it's in my hands :lol:
You're right, but I perosnally think it's more than a speculation, as too many sources are reporting the same thing, and if I'm not wrong, Intel even confirmed that...:grin:

[Bio-Hazard]

There's got to be something to have native support the new upcoming 1600 FSB cores from Intel, thus the X48......;)

[Kougar]

Rather interesting they waited several years to upgrade the 975X chipset with X38, then contemplating almost instantly upgrade again to X48 in six months.

965 and P35 were not technically intended to replace the 975X chipset, that was X38's job.

P31, P35, X38, and X48-ignoring G31, G33, and G35 chipsets and the Q series-is just to many chipsets to be offering on the market. Especially since none will work with Nehalem a year from now, which means they will be releasing a new series.

[Nocutius]

Thats what i don't like about Intel, with amd it's more simple. All am2 processors fit into all am2 mobos.