March 08, 2004

Sneak preview: Intel's Alderwood/Grantsdale chipsets
A look ahead: Socket 775, DDR2, BTX and PCI Express


This is a year of change. The Alderwood and Grantsdale chipset launch, with its numerous innovations, represents the biggest technological advance since the introduction of the PCI bus. We take a look at Intel's socket 775, DDR2 memory, the new BTX form factor and PCI Express. Did we forget to mention that we have also recorded the first benchmarks for an Alderwood system?

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Reported by: Tom's Hardware Guide