New Intel "Bearlake" chipset revolutionary?

**gvblake22** · February 15th, 2007

According to this news story Intel's upcoming "Bearlake-X" chipset is going to loose PS/2 and gain support for PCI Express 2.0, a hardware firewall, and DDR3!
Evolutionary or Revolutionary?

Given the fact that the 965 chipsets don't even natively support PATA IDE ports, I don't see why "Bearlake" would either. Add that onto the fact that you cannot use a PS/2 keyboard natively and that DDR3 is nowhere near close to going mainstream, I think Intel is looking to revolutionize the high-end motherboard. It's a welcome change, but is it the right time?

[Dr. V] · February 15th, 2007

this will be interesting!

RangerXLT8 · February 15th, 2007

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Originally Posted by ST!X

this will be interesting!

Won't be missing PS/2 and LPT printer ports I tell you that.

Lead Head · February 15th, 2007

I don't see why it would be revolutionary, since AMD's K8L (or whatever it is now) is supposed to support DDR3, and new AMD chipsets are going to support HTX and PCI-E 2.0 (from what i've heard HTX is better, not sure if its true or not though). I'm almost 100% sure its Intel's PR machine saying thats its going to be revolutionary, and no PS/2 will be no go for me, as I happen to like my PS/2 keyboard.

screwballl · February 15th, 2007

my PS2 ports always seem a bit more stable (less breakage) than my USB ports

**gvblake22** · February 15th, 2007

I've never had a USB keyboard (although I have had the same keyboard for over 5 years since my first desktop computer)...

Quakindude · February 15th, 2007

I haven't used a PS/2, joystick or serial port for more than 4 years. I also haven't used a 3.5" drive in 4 years.

Before the big leap to DDR3, the manufacturers need to get DDR2 working like DDR or better. WTF is up with these people coming out with a new Ram technology without fully exploring the current gen stuff? IMHO, the best thing to happen to memory in the last 4 years was when AMD moved the memory controller on die.

**gvblake22** · February 15th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Quakindude

IMHO, the best thing to happen to memory in the last 4 years was when AMD moved the memory controller on die.

Agreed.

screwballl · February 16th, 2007

second best I think is the SHARED L2 cache the way C2D's did it

polobunny · February 16th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

According to this news story Intel's upcoming "Bearlake-X" chipset is going to loose PS/2 and gain support for PCI Express 2.0, a hardware firewall, and DDR3!
Evolutionary or Revolutionary?

Given the fact that the 965 chipsets don't even natively support PATA IDE ports, I don't see why "Bearlake" would either. Add that onto the fact that you cannot use a PS/2 keyboard natively and that DDR3 is nowhere near close to going mainstream, I think Intel is looking to revolutionize the high-end motherboard. It's a welcome change, but is it the right time?

Revolutionize is a big word. Nvidia have been ditching the second IDE in their chipsets, it only seems like the logical route to me.
As for hardware firewall, Nvidia ActiveArmor comes to mind.
On the PS/2 case, once again it only seems like the logical route. It's about time if you ask me, those things have been superseded by USB on laptops a good while ago. And between you and me, those things weren't even hot swappable. Hello shorts!
DDR3 is just the successor to DDR2 I guess, so yeah not revolutionary just truly evolutionary.

February 15th, 2007	#1
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February 15th, 2007	#2
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