If the i875 chipset can be viewed as the logical successor to i850E, then its mainstream variant, the i865 chipset - formerly codenamed Springdale - can be viewed as the logical successor to the i845 series of chipsets. Not only do the … [Read more...]
What is Intel’s 925X PCI Express Chipset
In the summer of 2004 Intel introduced a new family of chipsets that they claimed brought the most profound changes in PC platform architecture in more than a decade. The relative positioning of the chipsets - codenamed Alderwood and Grantsdale - is similar to that of the Canterwood and … [Read more...]
i915 Chipset
Announced at the same time as the i925X Express, the i915 Express chipset family - codenamed Grantsdale and comprising the i915P and i915G chipsets - have the same features as its sibling with the exception of some specific performance … [Read more...]
i945 Chipset
Since the current chipsets didn't recognise more than one CPU, Intel had no choice but to release new chipsets at the same time as its dual-core Pentium D and Extreme Edition processors. Formerly codenamed Lakeport, the mainstream 945 … [Read more...]
Intel’s 955X Express Chipset – Glenwood
Formerly codenamed Glenwood, continues this practice, essentially providing the same features as the earlier 925X chipset, plus support for Pentium Extreme Edition processors. Ever since the release of its 865 and 875 chipsets in 2003, Intel has segregated its Pentium 4 chipsets into … [Read more...]
i965 Chipset
In June 2006, Intel launched its 965 Express chipset, the formerly codenamed Broadwater, developed for use with platforms which feature the its Intel Core 2 processors. Incorporating Intel Fast Memory Access and an updated Memory Controller Hub (MCH) backbone architecture, the new chipset … [Read more...]