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Intel Sonoma UK Launch Party

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-them-out dept.

Benny writes "Intel held it's UK Sonoma lauch party last night and TrustedReviews have some pictures up of the machines on display including new models from HP, Dell, Samsung, Sony and Asus to mention a few."

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  1. Re:Great, but what is it? by cheezedawg · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sonoma is based on the 915 chipset (Alviso/ICH6). The biggest difference is, of course, PCI Express. There is support for a x16 PCI Express graphics on Alviso, and support for a couple of x1 PCI Express devices on the ICH. This is a major architectural overhaul that more than doubles the bandwidth between the MCH and the ICH. New to Sonoma, the chipset also includes support for:
    - 533MHz FSB
    - SATA
    - DDR2 memory
    - Next generation integrated graphics that doesn't suck
    - Hi-def audio (Azalia)
    - New power management features

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