ATi Preps 5 AMD Socket M2 Chipsets

[FragTek]

Looks like the boys over at ATi are already gearing up for the release of AMD's new M2 proccies. Unlike 939, it looks like they want to start off with a bang instead of hold back and release another late chipset. Good idea on ATi's part if these chipsets are as good as or better than the 939 counterpart which smokes nV chipsets....

ATI will next year launch five chipsets targeting AMD's upcoming M2 interconnect, if Taiwanese sources are to be believed.

M2 is expected to debut Q2 2006, according to AMD roadmaps, in versions of the dual-core Athlon X2 and the single-core Athlon 64 FX, codenamed 'Windsor' and 'Orleans', respectively. M2 is a 940-pin interconnect.

According to Taiwanese moles cited by DigiTimes, ATI will offer the RX485 and RS485, M2-equipped version of its existing RX480 and RS480 parts.

Read the entire article here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/30/ati_amd_m2_chipsets/