Nehalem & Chipsets?

[TheMorningStar]

Will any existing chipsets support Nehalem? if they make it on 775? or is it just a 1366 Pin product requiring a new chipset?

 

[PhillyDee]

I would doubt that it will be a 775 product at all, since Nehalem is a whole new architecture with the memory controller integrated into the chip.

 

[Mul]

The new architecture features an integrated memory controller and a similar setup to AMD's Hypertransport. As a result there isn't a chance of such chips turning up on LGA775. You'll have to buy a new LGA1366 motherboard. At the end of this year, we'll see the X58 chipset and presumably the cheaper upper mainstream and mainstream chipsets later next year.

 

[TheMorningStar]

That's a shame I don't really want to wait so long for my upgrade :S

Are there any big featur upgrades for 775 and the x38/x48 chipsets do you think?

 

[mdjmcnally]

Clock for Clock it should be faster, but it will still be the same feature wise. I don't think there will be any radical new features on X58 compared to X38/48.

I also can't really see Intel bringing out another skt775 chipset either.

 

[Stonedofmoo]

I don't suppose anyone knows if it will include USB 3.0 support on the chipset side?