Intel to launch Bearlake chipsets for desktops

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Several Taiwan-based motherboard makers will be showing P35-based boards at CeBIT. Micro-Star International (MSI) will display a total of six boards, one pure DDR3, two hybrid-boards, which will target high- and mid-range markets, two pure DDR2 boards, again for the high- and mid-range segments, and finally an mATX-board. ECS will be showing a hybrid-board which will be released as the P35T-A. Also Gigabyte United, which has recently gained a reputation for having some of the most overclockable motherboards in the 965 range will be hoping to do it again with its P35 series.

P35-based motherboards are expected to be available in April or May.


DDR3 and new intel boards due next month.... I suspect the For Sales sections gonna be busy ;)
 
ubern00b said:
Any news if these will support 2 x 16x PCI-E slots?
abit have the IP35 Pro which has 2 physical x16 slots.
As to what they actually run at electrically ...
 
BUFF said:
abit have the IP35 Pro which has 2 physical x16 slots.
As to what they actually run at electrically ...


http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38276

IP35Pro

Abit_IP35_Pro1.jpg



IP35Pro, and the first thing you will notice is dual 16x PCIe, 2 GigE, 2 1394 ports and 12 USB2.0 ports. It also has the µGuru chips.

The first step down is the IP35ss (sans suffix). It loses a 16x slot, 1 GigE port and in general use components that are a notch down. The lowest rung on the IP35 ladder is the IP35-E. This one is basically the same as the IP35 but without the 1394 ports.
 
I'm thinking I'll probably hold out until these boards hit.

Would be nice to get a cheap Conroe with one of these boads and still be sure you've got an easy cpu upgrade path.

/edit - will these boards still be compatible with the current Core2Duo's (E6300 etc) - or are they only compatible with the new 45nm CPU's (Wolfdale?) that are being lined up?
 
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div0 said:
I'm thinking I'll probably hold out until these boards hit.

Would be nice to get a cheap Conroe with one of these boads and still be sure you've got an easy cpu upgrade path.

/edit - will these boards still be compatible with the current Core2Duo's (E6300 etc) - or are they only compatible with the new 45nm CPU's (Wolfdale?) that are being lined up?

They still support C2Ds, quads etc. These are looking to be a very good future-proofing option (if there's such a thing in IT) especially the ones with DDR3 and DDR2 support. People making the leap to C2D would do well to look at these boards with C2D and DDR2 until DDR3 and Yorkfield prices calm down, as when these are released DDR2 and C2D prices may well drop further.
 
Asus P5K & P5K Deluxe wifi already on sale & from what Gibbo said I guess they will be on OcUK within a day or so. . . . 2 of probally 20 versions to come from Asus. . . :rolleyes:

I just hope manufacturers come up with better cooling solutions that those all in one heatpipe crap things.
 
I think I may just put off buying that quadcore chip now I see these going on sale so soon :)

Penryn f.t.w :p
 
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