Tejas 64-bit?

[MDE]

Inquirer article.
I know, I know, not the most "reputable source," but look at how many times AT guys have reaffirmed (sometimes vaguely) Inq articles, but still an interesting read.

 

[Pandaren]

It's probably true. The Inquirer was all sneaky and coy about HyperThreading (then known as Jackson technology), and they were right about its existence.

 

[GrumpyMan]

This chipset is going to be my next upgrade when it comes out depending on what AMD has out though.

 

[Czar]

any pics of the layout of this setup?

 

[zephyrprime]

But the Inq's line of thinking is such BS. They seem to think that 64bit would mean more external pins but why would this be the case? The Pentium classic already had a 64bit memory bus. Both the P4 and P3 are 32bit but the P4 has lots more pins.

 

[jfall]

Why would rotating the CPU 45 degrees allow for better cooling?

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: jfall
Why would rotating the CPU 45 degrees allow for better cooling?

After reading Anandtech's article on BTX,

The redesign of the board layout was done in order to improve airflow through the system; moving the CPU to the "front" of the case allows it to be right next to the intake fan, giving it the coolest air out of any component in the system.

I didn't get it really, but it seems the processor would be moved, not just rotated.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Pandaren
It's probably true. The Inquirer was all sneaky and coy about HyperThreading (then known as Jackson technology), and they were right about its existence.

They also said that Intel has 64bit in Northwood. Kept calling one of Intel's fabs a "secret skunkworks". (How one can keep a few hundred thousand feet of fab "secret", I'll never know. )