pigpen65
June 24th, 2004, 5:38:19 PM
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3118_7-5139949.html?tag=cnetfd.plug
"Intel overhauls the PC
With the new 915 and 925X chipsets, the desktop PC undergoes its most sweeping changes in nearly a decade. From multimedia systems designed for the digital home to those for business, technology improvements abound.
By Rich Brown (June 19, 2004)
It's been nearly a decade since we've seen any PC technology advancements beyond a mere speed bump or an incremental improvement to one component or another. That's why today's Intel announcement is so groundbreaking. The introduction of the mainstream Intel 915G/P Express (code-named Grantsdale) and the high-performance 925X Express (a.k.a. Alderwood) motherboard chipsets will set into motion several fundamental changes across the desktop PC platform. From expansion cards to system memory, almost every PC subsystem will see an improvement in bandwidth or capacity, paving the way for higher-functioning PCs. Specifically, this new architecture carries the promise of the much-vaunted but largely still underdeveloped home-entertainment PC--if desktop makers can design them properly.
As is almost always the case with new technologies, however, you won't find these über-PCs anytime soon. And if you choose to fork over the (considerable) dough for a Grantsdale or Alderwood system now, you won't get very much out of it in the short term. With the possible exception of HD video editing applications, there simply isn't any software taxing enough to take full advantage of the new hardware. Instead, consider this a forward-looking announcement and read our reviews to start planning upgrades for the months ahead."
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"Intel overhauls the PC
With the new 915 and 925X chipsets, the desktop PC undergoes its most sweeping changes in nearly a decade. From multimedia systems designed for the digital home to those for business, technology improvements abound.
By Rich Brown (June 19, 2004)
It's been nearly a decade since we've seen any PC technology advancements beyond a mere speed bump or an incremental improvement to one component or another. That's why today's Intel announcement is so groundbreaking. The introduction of the mainstream Intel 915G/P Express (code-named Grantsdale) and the high-performance 925X Express (a.k.a. Alderwood) motherboard chipsets will set into motion several fundamental changes across the desktop PC platform. From expansion cards to system memory, almost every PC subsystem will see an improvement in bandwidth or capacity, paving the way for higher-functioning PCs. Specifically, this new architecture carries the promise of the much-vaunted but largely still underdeveloped home-entertainment PC--if desktop makers can design them properly.
As is almost always the case with new technologies, however, you won't find these über-PCs anytime soon. And if you choose to fork over the (considerable) dough for a Grantsdale or Alderwood system now, you won't get very much out of it in the short term. With the possible exception of HD video editing applications, there simply isn't any software taxing enough to take full advantage of the new hardware. Instead, consider this a forward-looking announcement and read our reviews to start planning upgrades for the months ahead."
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