Q3 '07 is the release date I've seen for the Altiar, so it looks like we're going to be able to get a great AMD CPU/chipset combination here. What kind of DDR should we be expecting? I haven't heard much about DDR3. From what I understood, current CPU's rarely exceed the bandwidth of original DDR. What other benefits will DDR3 bring (and please say lower latencies)?

I can't wait to see what nVidia pulls out to counter. They're up against both of the x86 CPU manufacturing their own chipsets now, and the RD600 looks pretty sweet. They'd better have some ace up their sleeve if they want to stay the dominant chipset manufacturer for AMD's.

As for PCIe 2.0 stuff, besides the unnecessary bandwidth and the increased power supply, it's also supposed to be cheaper to make components for. We can all appreciate that, especially since it might convince some of the manufacturers to make some PCIe 1x compatible devices!