The 975X is not Intel's newest chipset, as that honour belongs to the Intel 965. The 975X has been out for some time, and offers a number of features such as dual PCI Express graphics, HD audio, dual core support, dual Gigabit LAN and depending on the board's revision, Conroe support. That last part is a bit tricky as not all 975X motherboards will support the power requirements of Conroe which the Intel 965-series motherboards are tailor made for. The 975X was originally designed for the 900-series of processors from Intel, however, recent 975X boards such as the AW9D-MAX motherboard do sport Conroe support out of the box.