http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/conroe used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intel_last_call_conroe_and_wolfdale_based_xeons <!--paging_filter--><p>Call it spring cleaning or just the natural progression of things. Either way, it's out with the old and in with the new, says Intel, who <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-41983-135.html">updated</a> its product portfolio this week. To make room for its Nehalem core-based Xeons, the chip maker informed its customers it is phasing out both 65nm Xeon processors built around Conroe, and its newer 45nm chips with a Wolfdale core.</p> <p>Specifically, the company is taking its axe to the Xeon 3085, 3075, 3065, X3350, and X3320. Final shipments for these chips will take place in January 2010, with final orders being accepted up until October 9, 2009. </p> <p>By getting rid of the its Core 2-based Xeons, Intel is making room for Nehalem-based Xeon chips, the first of which was <a href="http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20090330corp_sm.htm#story">introduced</a> last week, 17 new chips in all. </p> <p align="center"><img src="/files/u69/Xeon.png" width="385" height="349" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small">Image Credit: Intel </span></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intel_last_call_conroe_and_wolfdale_based_xeons#comments News 45nm 65nm build a pc conroe cpu intel nehalem processor server wolfdale xeon Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:50:36 -0500 Paul Lilly 5931 at http://www.maximumpc.com