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| Nehalem to support only DDR3 | | | | Intel has revealed to the world that the upcoming Nehalem generation of processors will only support DDR3 memory. As the memory controller is now in the CPU and the Northbridge as we knew it from Intel’s past and present will cease to exist, it won't be that easy to change the memory controller in order to support DDR2.
As Nehalem launches as high performance desktop part and a workstation/server part in Q4 2008, the DDR3 prices are likely to come down to more acceptable rates.
Currently DDR3 can't compete compared to ultra cheap DDR2 memory and motherboard manufacturers are still making high-end X48 motherboards with DDR2 support.
| | | Nvidia's 55nm to come on June | | | | Nvidia should have its 55nm chips ready in Q2, and to be more precise, on June.
As of today, Nvidia's 55nm chip looks like an advanced and die shrunk version of its well-known G92 chip.
At least Nvidia can show the world that it can do it, but this will occur more than six months after ATI managed to launch its first 55nm chip. In the meantime, all ATI chips are 55nm, while Nvidia is still at 65nm.
| | | Upcoming AMD CPU launch schedule | | | | AMD is planning to launch B3 stepping quad-core Phenom 9050 series CPUs including 9850, 9750, 9650, 9550 and 9150 within the next 1-2 weeks, however the top-end 9850 will only reach a core frequency of 2.5GHz, instead of the original goal of 2.6Ghz. The company expects to be able to deliver higher core frequencies in the third quarter this year.
AMD will later launch triple-core Phenom 8750, 8650 and 8450 CPUs with power consumption of 65W in late April. Prior to that, the company will launch the Athlon 64 X2 5800+ to fill the gap in the mainstream market.
| | | Intel X48 motherboards start shipping | | | | Delayed by a couple of months, the X48 chipset and motherboards powered by it are now finally starting to be delivered. Initially expected in January, x48 boards are set to be the highest-end Intel-based offer for LGA77 CPUs and they come with DDR3-1600 memory and FSB 1600 MHz support.
Since next week Nvidia will officially introduce the nForce 790i SLI and 790i SLI Ultra, the main rivals of its new chipsets, Intel didn't have much choice so it has given motherboard manufacturer the thumbs up to start shipping products based on X48. First to become available are likely to be boards from Asus and Gigabyte but MSI, DFI will follow soon.
| | | New high-end widescreen monitors from Samsung | | | | Taking advantage of its presence at the Press and Reseller Summit in New York, Samsung Electronics America has released four new high-end monitors, all bearing the SyncMaster brand. The fresh additions are the 953BW (19"), 2053BW (20"), 2253LW and 2253BW (both 22" models) and they are set to offer a good combination between good looks and specs.
The new LCDs feature a slick design with crystal edges and piano-black glossy finish plus 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratios, low response times (5ms for the 953BW, 2ms G2G for the rest), MagicColor intelligent color control which allow for enhanced image customization and DVI with HDCP interfaces. The native resolutions of the new widescreens go from 1440x900 pixels (953BW) to 1680x1050 (for the 2053BW, 2253LW and 2253BW).
Backed up by three-year warranties the SyncMaster 953BW, 2053BW, 2253LW and 2253BW are priced at $239, $299, $319 and $349 respectively.
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Posted by acec