In 2012, it's curtain's for Intel's iconic Nehalem/Tylersburg platform,
with the company issuing the Intel X58 chipset a schedule for
discontinuation. The chipset has exactly 12 more months to attain EOL
(end of life) status. Intel will continue to take orders for Intel X58
till April 27, 2012, the last of these orders will have shipped by
October 12, 2012. Intel X58 + ICH10/R is the de facto chipset for
Intel's Core i7 client processors in the LGA1366 package.
To motherboard vendors, the X58 I/O Hub (northbridge) is priced at US
$39, and another $14 for the ICH10R southbridge. In November 2011, Intel
is releasing the proper successor for the Nehalem/Tylersburg platform,
the Sandy Bridge-E/Patsburg, consisting of Core i7 processors in the
LGA2011 package, and Intel X79 chipset.
Source: TechConnect Magazine
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