Intel D975XBX: Intel brings their Bad-Axe to Market

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• Gary Key - Saturday, February 11, 2006 - link

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  error! That's not how pcie works! pcie is always full duplex, and never single-ended!

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  Actually, depending upon the device PCI-E does support single-ended transfers. I probably should have worded my statement differently.

• Bozo Galora - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link

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• Zebo - Friday, January 27, 2006 - link

  It's pretty sad Garys great article is'nt being read more - only 16 replies almost two days later - he can blame intel and thier non-exciting chips ATM.

• Gary Key - Friday, January 27, 2006 - link

  I should have put "Conroe Comes to Town" in the headline. ;-) At least the board is showing the 1333 fsb setting, hint, hint. Intel's products are a little mundane at the moment but at least we have 20 replies now, anything less and I owed my dog a Big Mac.

• danidentity - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link

  Do you guys plan on doing a 975X motherboard roundup in the future? If so, when is it going to be ready?

• Gary Key - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link

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  Do you guys plan on doing a 975X motherboard roundup in the future? If so, when is it going to be ready?

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  We have three more 975x boards to review. I estimate in about three weeks the roundup will be ready.

• danidentity - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link

  Thanks Gary. Also, is there any word on whether 975X will support Conroe?

• Gary Key - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link

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  Thanks Gary. Also, is there any word on whether 975X will support Conroe?

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  We continue to ask this question. As soon as we have an answer it will be front page news. :-) This board officially supports the 1333 fsb that we will see on product launches this summer but whether they will respin the 975x or not is up in the air right now.

• AGAC - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link

  The lack of performance, specialy when compared to an AMD similarly priced system should be compensated with a richer array of features. Looks like intel failed at that. Couple that with a higher energy bill, hotter/noisier computer and there you may explain why so many people now have AMD systems. For me, my last intel PC was a Pentium III. It was good for over 7 years, went from my home to my office untill a cheaply configured Sempron recently put it out of it's duties.

• AGAC - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - link

  Can enyone tell me why? Is this "William Shakespeare inside" some spiner's new trend? And while we're talking about intel's marketing strategy what's all the hype with this viiv thang?