As known, the transition on new stepping C2 for chipset Intel P965 has been recently announced and the production will begin in the first half of September. About the reasons of the urgent update with the fresh Intel chipset still unknow for the moment. Some sources confirmed, that the chipset of audit C1 has problems with support of certain memory modules of type DDR2-800, and also lack of efficiency in the asynchronous operating mode.
Yesterday we have been informed referring to the official documentation on chipsets P965, G965, Q965 and Q963, that in the newest audit they will lose ability to support the modules DDR2-800 in volume of 2 gig. Thus, at the use of memory type DDR2-800 the limiting volume of operative memory for a motherboard with four slots DIMM will be equal to 4 gig instead of the original 8 gig.
Actually, if to wish to receive a memory volume of 8 gig u can use slower modules of type DDR2-533 and DDR2-667 so the big tragedy in the described changes is not present. On the other hand, to exacting enthusiasts will have to lower their memory speed if they wish to increase the volume. Certainly, the majority of users will be content with much more modest memory sizes, in fact four 2 gig module DDR2-800 is not only difficult to find in sale, but also they cost already high enough.
Probably, all troubles that come from those DDR2-800 happen from the JEDEC memory type witch till now is not approved, and its support has been introduced by Intel company on own risk.