Anyone knows when the next Intel P4 chipset will be out that supports AGP8X?

[hk10Mbps]

And what other new features will be added?

 

[AndyHui]

Granite Bay has AGP8X support.

Dual Channel DDR and ICH4.

 

[DynaOne]

Clarify ICH4 Please

 

[hk10Mbps]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Granite Bay has AGP8X support.

Dual Channel DDR and ICH4.

Sorry I only want RDRAM chipset because it has faster memory performance.

 

[DynaOne]

Wait till monday - DCDDR Granite bay will match 1066 RDRAM at much lower cost.

 

[hk10Mbps]

I think DCDDR can't match the 533 bus of the P4, they are two different technology.

 

[QuestionsandAnsweres]

Look. Granite Bay will have 4.2GBs memory bandwith. which is the same as RDRAM.

Granite Bay should have around the same performance as RDRAM motherboards.

 

[ALstonLoong]

BY going through review, DCDDR with only ddr266 can match rdram in most benchmark . If we can run ddr333 or ddr400 with dcddr , sure we can beat rdram.

 

[andreasl]

Originally posted by: hk10Mbps

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Granite Bay has AGP8X support.

Dual Channel DDR and ICH4.

Sorry I only want RDRAM chipset because it has faster memory performance.

In that case you'll probably have to wait forever as there are no other Intel RDRAM chipsets on their roadmap after the 850E. SiS is coming out with one though, which will support AGP8x.

But personally I think you'll make a mistake if you don't consider Granite Bay.. Most likely this chipset will overclock to 166MHz (667) with DDR333 quite comfortably and that performance simply cannot be matched by any RDRAM solution (how many PC1066 sticks overclock to PC1333 speeds??)