Intel Adds Features To 'Value' PC Chipset

The Intel Celeron D processor 340 and 910GL Express chipset offer support for advanced features like PCI Express, Intel High Definition Audio and the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900.

The chips are based on Intel's 90nm process technology and the 340 features a 256KB Level 2 cache, a 533MHz system bus and a processor speed of 2.93GHz. The new processor is available in the mPGA478 and LGA775 packages with the latter compatible with the Intel 915 Express chipset family.

The company also announced that its previously introduced Intel Celeron D processors 325, 330 and 335 now support the LGA775 package for use with the Intel 915 Express chipset family.

Previous versions of the Intel Celeron D processors worked with the 845 and 865 chipset families.

Meanwhle, the new Intel 910GL Express chipset features the PCI Express bus architecture, a new, higher bandwidth bus technology providing fast data transfers, Intel High- Definition Audio supporting 7.1 surround sound and the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (Intel GMA 900) for improved graphics capabilities.

In 1,000-unit quantities, the Intel Celeron D processor 340 is priced at $117, and the Intel 910GL chipset is priced at $34.

*This story courtesy of EETimes.com.