Originally posted by: ST4RCUTTER
With all this development @Intel regarding the CPU, when are we going to get a decent bus architecture? Are we going to see a highspeed serial bus with Penryn? The CPU is looking great but the platform needs to be able to feed this monster.
No we won't see CSI until nehalem . But this is a little of what we do know Penryn will use Bearlake chipset.
What we know about bearlake so far is this. It will use DDR3 memory, and has PCI-E II.
Now intel showed V8 not impressive at all. BUT! Intel didn't have a chipset that didn't use FBdimms. It's safe to presume that if Intel is serious about V8 . The bearlake X38 chipset should beable to do the following.
1). Run in DP
2) Have multipul FSB that uses DDR3 memory'
3 ) Use of snoop filter.
All speculation but if Intel is serious about V8! X38 chipset should be great. Now Bearlake chip set comes out in the 2nd qt. of 07. This are for the mass market and can run DDR2 and DDR3 either one. Also PCI-E II.
The Bearlake X38 doesn't come out untill 3rd quarter of 07. Its DDR3 only. So why a whole qt. later? I suspect the X38 is going to blow people away.