Information about the upcoming x48 Intel chipset are beginning to surface. This will be the successor to the still rather new Intel x38 performance chipset, which is the only chipset from Intel or Nvidia that supports DDR3. The chipset really brings nothing new to the table except some minor optimizations and 1600mhz fsb support for upcoming Intel proc's. To be honest I am really kinda annoyed at the rate with which both Nvidia and Intel are pumping out pointless new chipsets THAT OFFER NO REAL PERFORMANCE GAINS. The new Nvidia 700 series chipset brings nothing forth except for ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) which is really not necessary in the least (not even DDR3 support....) All these new chipsets are really doing is making everybody who has the best of the best feel out of date and old for no real reason other then corporate whoopla. Upgrading to either of these new chipsets from a Nvidia nforce 680, Intel p37 or a Intel x38 motherboard would be like upgrading your C2duo processor to get the new g0 stepping....
UPDATE: Actually there is a reason to upgrade. With the 700 series chipset from Nvidia now available for AMD users, now would be a great time to upgrade to a new AMD processor and this new chipset, if you are really stupid enough to upgrade to an AMD processor then I guess you would be stupid enough to upgrade to this new chipset. Happy shopping ^_^
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