Anoyone else thinks that i955X will own

[NicColt]

Dual core, DDR2, Wireless Lan and Dual X16, HD Audio.....

Intel 955X

check this MSI 955X Alderwood board

I don't know but this is looking pretty sweet all the time.

 

[flatblastard]

I've been wondering the same. I also cant help but wonder if my P4 660 will see any perfermance gains from the 945/955 sets, if compatible at all.

 

[Fenuxx]

The only thing that sounds remotely "interesting" out of that spec sheet, if you will, is the dual core. The only major issue that I have with that is well, it requires an entirely new chipset to work. With AMD's S939 platform, all you need is a chipset compatible with the 90nm CPU's. This means anyone with a 90nm-compatible mobo will be able to run dual core, regardless if its an AGP or PCI-E system. Also, the idea of 2 Prescotts in a single CPU socket makes me cringe. I've read that they will be 145-155w CPUs. Thats just TOO DAMN MUCH for me, especially since AMD's dual core is set to run at 80-90w. Oh, well. I guess we'll just have to see when the benchies start rolling in .

 

[imported_Kensai]

I don't think it'll own AMD's stuff. (Gonna upgrade to Toledo when it comes out.)

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

I don't think it will own, but it's certainly a nice chipset. Nothing too exciting over the 925X in my opinion.

Also, there's something wrong with the article you linked to for the MSI board. That board is based on the 925X chipset (Alderwood), at CEBIT 2004. You can see the MSI 955X (and others too) here:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2005/0311/cebit06.htm

 

[akugami]

Own would imply it would be heads and tails above the competition. I don't think that will be the case. There is that really jumps out at you except the hi-def audio. Almost everything else seems to be upgrades but not really type deals where it's either already in an integrated chipset or available very cheaply.