Mainboard Manufacturers Unwilling to Install DDR3 Memory Slots
In spite of memory module makers enthusiasm about DDR3, mainboard makers are not as close as excited about the new memory type. Many of system board designers are placing slots for previous generation DDR2 memory even on enthusiast-class platforms, which may delay penetration of DDR3 onto the mass market. But is it actually their fault?
Intels new mainstream core-logic sets, such as Intel P35, officially support both DDR2 and DDR3 memory types, but yet unannounced Intel X38 should have supported only DDR3 memory. At least a similar situation happened back in the days of transition to DDR2, when mainstream Intel 915-series supported both DDR and DDR2, whereas premium-class Intel 925X-series sported only DDR2 memory controller. But in reality Intels X38 supports dual-channel DDR2 as well.
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