Intel X38 Chipset Launch Date Set

DailyTech just the other day gave us information regarding Intel’s upcoming Penryn, and now they have given us information on something even nearer-term, the X38 chipset. According to their sources, the chipset will launch on September 23, just a little over a month from now. Mentioned also is the fact that X38 is designed to support DDR3 memory natively, but DDR2 motherboards will not be uncommon.

The new chipset is a member of the Bearlake family, which saw its initial debut with the G33 and P35 Express variants last June. Intel’s X38 Express succeeds the 975X Express that made its debut with Intel’s Pentium D Presler processors. Although the Intel 975X Express launched in late 2005, the chipset shared basics with Intel’s 945 and 955X Express chipset families. Intel decided not to refresh the 975X Express with a Broadwater variant and held out for Bearlake.

Source: DailyTech