WHEN MUCH-ANTICIPATED Conroe - or Intel Core 2 Duo, as Intel likes to call it these days - sees the light of day, there might be slight complications.
One complication goes under the label, motherboard volumes. Especially when talking about shiny new P965 motherboards.
Intel only shipped the first quantity of P965 chipsets two weeks ago and now the motherboard manufacturers, including the top one, are struggling to make the boards on time.
Intel already said that the new i975 revision of boards will support Conroe CPUs but Intel recommends, and sent out a reviews kit, with its latest, greatest P965 chipset.
There are only a few weeks left before the official introduction and the motherboard manufacturers are playing against time, as it takes up to two weeks to transport the final boards from China to Euroland and the USA. The big shipments of boards are always transported by boat as the plane costs too much.
Intel will need as many Conroe boards as it can get, as its new baby aims for instant movie-star success