Hi,
So apparently both of these chipsets can support Conroe depending on the board. The 975 is older, but higher end, and the 965 is newer, but designed to be the midrange chipset. What do you lose and gain going with either one? The only things I am aware of is that 975 has Crossfire support (doesn't really matter to me, I would never use more than 1 graphics card), and the 965 has some faster memory thing (which I don't really understand). Are there other differences?
If someone could help explain which is better and why, I would be much obliged. Also, is it safe to assume that any 975/965 board that supports Conroe will also support Kentsfield?
So apparently both of these chipsets can support Conroe depending on the board. The 975 is older, but higher end, and the 965 is newer, but designed to be the midrange chipset. What do you lose and gain going with either one? The only things I am aware of is that 975 has Crossfire support (doesn't really matter to me, I would never use more than 1 graphics card), and the 965 has some faster memory thing (which I don't really understand). Are there other differences?
If someone could help explain which is better and why, I would be much obliged. Also, is it safe to assume that any 975/965 board that supports Conroe will also support Kentsfield?