The next generation of Intel Desktop CPUs with two processor cores is just around the corner and is still in the second quarter of this year as the Pentium D and Pentium Extreme Edition together with the appropriate chipsets i945 (Lakeport) and behold i955 (Glenwood) public.

Over a year after the launch of Grantsdale (i915) and Alderwood (i925), a complete platform update is available at Intel. The new chipsets is a consistent further development of it, which makes its presence felt in many ways. One of these new features is, for example, the initial support of the new dual-core processors on the basis of the Smithfield core manufactured in 90 nm. Official statements Pentium are D and companion of current mainboards with the i915 – and i925 chipsets are supported – on demand for Intel it is however clear that the previous “no” sign is more than “Jein”. It is quite possible that some of the in the market mainboards with these two classes of chipset thermal will support the dual-core CPUs with a design power of 130 Watts.

Officially supports Pentium D and Pentium Extreme Edition only of the i945 and i955. It is now their current products to validate thing the mainboard manufacturer, so that there is still a last what hope that the last year expensive acquired mainboard is compatible also the CPUs of the current year. The new Pentium Extreme Edition is by the way because with a front side bus of 800 MHz so that even in this case not on the i925XE chipset with FSB800 support would have to be used.