Although the program on the removal from production of chipsets series of i91x already began to operate, with respect to the more ancient chipsets of the series of i8xx similar measures was not taken. The strategic value of chipsets from this series was obvious. First, they remain the last chipset from intel with the AGP 8x support . Secondly, they at some moment could fill the niche of cheap chipsets for intel platform , which was empty after the deficiency time of similar solutions, which forced Intel to use on their motherboards chipset ATI. In order to displace from the market the chipset of the bordered on AMD company, Intel start reducing prices on the chipset of series i8xx to the indecent level.
As communicated our associate, the life cycle of chipsets series i84x and i86x matches up the end. Program on their removal from production will start to operate during December this year, and deliveries must be discontinued during July 2007. Reductions will touch chipsets i848P, i865G, i865GV, i865P, 865PE and i875P.
These chipsets were represented during June 2003, the duration of their life was for four years - completely large period, on the present times. if we compare - the last chipsets of series of i91x which did not suffice to the three year period.
On the base of chipsets series i8xx were created numerous interesting product for the owners of video card with the interface AGP of 8x . Many of them supported dual core processors, in that numbers - Conroe and 1066 MHz system bus, and also four core processor kentsfield. As a example can serve the motherboard aSRock conRoe865PE.
Special chipset for the inexpensive varieties Of conroe in first half of 2007 must become the set of the system logic i945GC. . Furthermore, they will not provide support to the memory of type DDR- I. The chipset of series i91x was entirely successfull in overclocking language; therefore no one will recommend them to the purchase with the aim on the overclock of processors conroe .