In recent months, Intel's i915G/P and i925X chipsets have taken center stage as the premier chipsets for the Intel P4 desktop platform. With the new "Grantsdale" and "Alderwood" chipsets came the next major shift in computer technology. The latest designs employ the newest Pentium 4 LGA775 packaging, while bringing PCI Express and DDR2 to the forefront of the Intel-based market.
With so much change, making the move to Intel's latest offerings requires a little more planning and cost consideration. Unlike previous chipset updates, the decision of migrating to the newer platform involves more than just a motherboard upgrade. User's will need to factor in a new CPU and motherboard at the minimum, while considering a PCI-E graphics solution and possibly DDR2 memory upgrade. When you start to run a tally on some of the outlay involved, making the move can become a costly endeavor
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hothardware
Dec 8, 2004, 07:13 AM
