Intel to ship DDR-based 845 B-step in November ( to motherboard makers )

[KpocAlypse]

Right over at Digitimes.com

"Intel formally informed Taiwan?s motherboard makers that it will start volume deliveries of its DDR SDRAM-supporting chipsets, the 845 B-step (Brookdale-D/845D), in November. The new products will be sold at the same prices as its PC 133 SDRAM-compliant 845 chipsets. Due to capacity and marketing concerns, Intel will include the latest chipsets in its clients? original orders, instead of releasing them separately."

EDIT: and I would like to add, ya probally still won't see one till January,
EDIT 2: Pez, you too dang fast!
EDIT 3: Xbit's got it as well, (same article)

 

[AGodspeed]

Yeah, I read about that too. Kinda cool actually. I hope we see some P4 + DDR i845 numbers soon. It could be better than the i850 performance wise.

We'll see.

 

[Wingznut]

Keep in mind that "delivering chipsets" and boards hitting the retail shelves are two different things.

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

Bottom line, it will be more affordable. It's a shame Intel got so intwined with RAMBUS...even if their RAM is the best out there. I wonder how the 845 will bench against the SiS 645? If SiS has a winner on their hands, it could be one seriously affordable system!

 

[GTaudiophile]

Great news! But, when can we expect Northwood? I'm ready to buy!

 

[KpocAlypse]

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Don't wait up for it.. I was orginally hoping November, but thats a wet dream now, so i don't even want to speculate.

 

[Athlon4all]

This is cool. I really think it's gonna be quite a matchup. Intel's year's of experience designing very high performance memory controllers, vs. the decent mem controller and DDR333 support of SiS 645.