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Intel To Redesign PC With "Grantsdale" Chip

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the a-whole-new-bus-is-coming dept.

MarkRH writes "Over at ExtremeTech, we tracked down some Intel roadmaps that discuss "Grantsdale", Intel's most important chipset in nearly a decade. Grantsdale brings PCI Express to the PC, so get ready to toss out your motherboard, AGP graphics card, and maybe a host of other components, too. Also check out our articles on the "Tejas" microprocessor, Intel's first CPU to forego pins (check out the waffle iron socket!), as well as the real reason Banias saves so much power."

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  1. Whole new bus? by bluesoul88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just hope it ain't the short bus. I hate getting on that friggin' thing, and I don't do well with ramps on a friggin' bus.

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  2. Grantsdale? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Feh. Anybody who's seen intel's roadmap (as I have) knows the Grantsdale chip is just a stepping stone.

    Personally, I'm waiting for the Higgenbotham chips in early 2005. After that, the Ranmatheau chips. In earlier 2007, expect amazing performance from the Cleodranvier chipset.

    2008 brings us the amazing 10-GHz Hefnestranthellhaller chipset, and 2009 unveils Intel's most impressive chip: the Quackenbush.

    But the true surprise comes in 2010, when the world experiences the amazing speed of the Gentrecktagazunt.

    Truly wonderous times ahead.