DarknovaOk...am I understanding this right....the G43 is replacing the G35,P35,G33 and G31...so what is the P45 replacing? :S

malwareIntel is planning to add one more member to its 4 series (Eaglelake) chipsets which will be launched in the second quarter of 2008. In addition to its original premium G45 IGP and mainstream P45 chipsets, Intel will add the G43 chipset to replace the previous G35, P35, G33 and G31 chipsets in the value segment. The G43 will adopt a 65nm process and have a built-in Intel GMA 4500 graphics engine, supporting DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL 2.0. The chipset will also have built-in HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI support along with HDCP. The difference between the G43 and G45 are that the former has reduced high-definition video decoding and memory support. Only the G45 will support MPEG2, VC1 and H.264 decode acceleration meaning systems with the lower-end G43 chipset will see higher CPU utilization when playing back high-definition formats such as HD DVD and Blu-ray. Both the G45 and G43 will support dual-channel memory.

Source: DigiTimes

Gringsit makes sense to me, also this is the first ive heard of a p45 (apart from in my last few jobs of course:laugh:(yanks wont get that))

and darknova, i just bought an msi p35 neo2 fr:), then looked at your specs as i thought you had one, man, im glad i didnt order a lian li pc7b too (i was awfully tempted after seeing them cheap on ebuyer, that would have been uncanny)

Gringsis that it? i expected more, ive already got 5 boards that do firewire, and have yet to use it