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RE: Intel, you idiot!
By bupkus on 1/31/2011 4:33:17 PM , Rating: 2
Interesting point. I wonder if Intel is rethinking their "us only" approach to chip-sets. Would they rather just take the hit on lost sales than allow Nvidia to profit from being their backup.
I recall a time that AMD didn't make their own chip sets and Nvidia came up with nForce1 and nForce2. I loved the nForce2 and if not for that chipset AMD would have been dependent on VIA for their single channel memory and poor video offerings.

Who was it that also made real low end IGPs for VIA based mobos? The name eludes me. Man, stuff is just so much more advanced now. <Feeling old>

RE: Intel, you idiot!
By LordanSS on 1/31/2011 7:17:51 PM , Rating: 2
That's the problem with lack of competition... on chipsets. Might sound stupid, but look at the results:

- Intel's chipsets do not have native support for USB3 (nor does it seem it's gonna happen anytime soon), have to rely on 3rd party chips.

- SATA 6? (Honestly, I don't know)

- Crappy number of available PCIe 2.0 lanes...

- Price? (Intel platforms are outrageously expensive here in Brazil)

Yeah, they make awesome processors, but that's because they have to keep at it, if they fall asleep (like they did in the past), AMD will come nagging and bite their behind. If they had a 3rd party (VIA, nVidia, whoever) to compete with, I bet these pieces would have more/better features than they do now.

