Digitimes reports that Intel will be releasing a P43 chipset - basically a P45 that does not support dual PCIe 8x slots, and limits DDR3 speeds to 1066MHz. The lobotomy will net motherboard makers a $6 savings per motherboard; personally I think that smart motherboard vendors will pass on the P43, DDR3-1066 usually performs a bit worse than DDR2-800.

Here are the new prices:

• $34 for G43 & P43
• $40 for G45 & P45 & Q43
• $44 for Q45
• $70 for X48