Nehalem have been foretold to be the first Intel processor architecture to have an integrated memory controller. How and what processors we’re not certain as information has been scarce and vague, but according to a report by TheInq, Intel is contemplating integrating the memory controller into just the Extreme Editions of the Nehalem processors. This would perhaps justify the higher prices a bit more. This will evidently also be accented by the Skulltrail platform where two Core Extremes will combine (the successor to V8). As we’ve told you before, Nehalem will use the new CSI bus and with it comes a new socket, Socket H (715 pins).
According to another report by TGDaily, Intel has successfully taped out Tylersburg, the successor to Bearlake. According to the report, the chipset performed over expectation and consumed significantly less power, as much as half of Bearlake. The known upgrades include more PCIe lanes and the article states that Bigby (Skulltrail chipset) will have more than six PCIe slots. Since V8 only has a single PCIe 16x slot and offered no real overclocking options, it hasn’t been as acknowledged as a true enthusiast platform as Intel perhaps would’ve liked, but Skulltrail certainly looks to change that.
