On chipset family bearlake Intel company lays completely many mission: to ensure the support of processors with 1333 MHz system bus, including 45 NM processors generation penryn, and to also assign initial pulse for the passage to the use of DDR- E. The integrated graphic cores of this chipsets series will called to satisfy the demands of Windows vista users , although the situation with the support Of directX 10 still not clear. It is known only that Intel plans to present graphical solutions with directX 10 support.
As we could be convinced, that integrated chipset Intel g35 now has the responsibilities of successor for g965; therefore it even forewent the support of DDR 3-1066 and found compatibility with south bridges series ICH8.
Associate yesterday for the first time recorded the more precise periods to the announcement of first chipsets family bearlake. It became known that integrated chipset g33 and discrete chipset p35 will be released during May 2007. The remaining family chipsets will be announced in the third quarter. In the second half-year they expect to engage up to 40% from the Intel chipset production . In the second quarter will be completely removed from production chipset series i865x, series i945x and i946x will occupy their place.
Associates report that high end chipset Intel x38 will preserve the ability to support the technology crossfire. The chipset Intel p35 also will be able to support crossfire, but only with asymmetrical work of slots PCI express x16. Support SLI in these chipsets is as before not provided , although there are no technical obstacles for this.
Let us recall that some existing motherboards on the base of chipset Intel p965 will be able not only to support 1333 MHz system bus, but also will assure compatibility with 45 NM processors generation penryn. The attractiveness of more expensive motherboards on the base of chipsets family bearlake can be limited for this reason.