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This thread will be for discussions, news etc about SB-E and Ivy, AMD section has the bulldozer thread we need a thread for intel.
Myself and Sean Webster will try our best to make this happen.
Please bear with us and hopefully we have your support.
Hopefully these are some of the things that we will try to cover and hopefully this thread is as successfull as the bulldozer thread.
Intro
Q/A
Rumor/Fact Articles
Overclocking guide!
Pic's
etc.
Sandy Bridge-E
"Simply put, you take all the good stuff from Sandy Bridge, preferably add two cores, a slightly increased L3 cache and add a pinch of hey now... quad-channel memory. There is one exception to the rule, there's one Core i7 Sandy Bridge-E CPU that will remain a quad-core processor.
There's also something else missing, though we doubt a little that you'd miss it in this enthusiast grade segment. A big and massive change in the architecture is that Sandy Bridge-E doesn't have an on-die graphics processor built into the architecture. So if you are dependant on QuickSync as a feature then please stick to a 2300/2400/2500/2600 series processor.
Now, in the the first wave we expect Intel is going to release three Sandy Bridge-E class processors, namely the Core i7-3960X, the Core i7-3930K, and the Core i7-3820. Each will have different clock frequencies and a slightly changed L3 cache. The Core i7-3820 is a quad core processor, the other two are six-core processors."
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X79 / LGA 2011
LGA 2011
"It is a little unfortunate that once again we see a new socket with this processor series. Over the last three years we left LGA 775 then started with LGA 1366, then moved to LGA 1156, with Sandy Bridge we moved to LGA 1155 and now we have to harbor the processor in socket LGA 2011.
We know, it's unfortunate, but with a changed architecture and features like the quad-channel memory controller, the lack of an embedded graphics unit and the massive update towards 40 PCIe lanes the entire dynamic changed. So ever since 2008 that's four different CPU sockets in the consumer market.
It's not a weird move to make, but for those on LGA 1155 hoping to upgrade to Sandy Bridge-E on the same motherboard, well it's not a possibility.
So yes, this means that for a Sandy Bridge-E processor you'll need to purchase an accompanying motherboard based on the X79 chipset. Not just that though, the cooler mounting is completely different as well, you'll need to seek a new mounting bracket for your cooler, or purchase an LGA 2011 compatible cooler" source
X79
"Sandy Bridge-E as stated needs a new accompanying chipset, X79 is what it's called. For those that are wondering, the codename for this chipset is Patsburg (Patsburg-X I think it is specifically). Compared to X58 with a Gulftown processor there are obviously significant changes, since the Northbridge is housed inside the actual processor these days. That means that Sandy Bridge-E will connect directly to the X79 Express chipset though the same old DMI interconnect.
That X79 Express chipset has been the topic of much discussion over the months as specs simply do not seem to finalize and in fact the chipset has been downgraded. Even while writing this article as a preview, we still have some concerns about changes and as such remain a little conservative on the entire feature set. Two of the changes might explain what we told you earlier, we think the PCI Express 3.0 storage uplink to the CPU was canceled out and Intel likely decided to cut out four SATA/SAS 6Gbps ports. And that brings us to a chipset that resembles P67 pretty much 100%.
This means we see only two SATA 6 Gb/s ports and four SATA 3 Gb/s ports supported natively by the chipset. So that is six in total for which you may configure RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 if that pleases you. We expect that Intel will enable SRT (SSD Caching) on X79 as well, though that is unconfirmed" source
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"Simply put, you take all the good stuff from Sandy Bridge, preferably add two cores, a slightly increased L3 cache and add a pinch of hey now... quad-channel memory. There is one exception to the rule, there's one Core i7 Sandy Bridge-E CPU that will remain a quad-core processor.
There's also something else missing, though we doubt a little that you'd miss it in this enthusiast grade segment. A big and massive change in the architecture is that Sandy Bridge-E doesn't have an on-die graphics processor built into the architecture. So if you are dependant on QuickSync as a feature then please stick to a 2300/2400/2500/2600 series processor.
Now, in the the first wave we expect Intel is going to release three Sandy Bridge-E class processors, namely the Core i7-3960X, the Core i7-3930K, and the Core i7-3820. Each will have different clock frequencies and a slightly changed L3 cache. The Core i7-3820 is a quad core processor, the other two are six-core processors."
X79 / LGA 2011
LGA 2011
"It is a little unfortunate that once again we see a new socket with this processor series. Over the last three years we left LGA 775 then started with LGA 1366, then moved to LGA 1156, with Sandy Bridge we moved to LGA 1155 and now we have to harbor the processor in socket LGA 2011.
We know, it's unfortunate, but with a changed architecture and features like the quad-channel memory controller, the lack of an embedded graphics unit and the massive update towards 40 PCIe lanes the entire dynamic changed. So ever since 2008 that's four different CPU sockets in the consumer market.
It's not a weird move to make, but for those on LGA 1155 hoping to upgrade to Sandy Bridge-E on the same motherboard, well it's not a possibility.
So yes, this means that for a Sandy Bridge-E processor you'll need to purchase an accompanying motherboard based on the X79 chipset. Not just that though, the cooler mounting is completely different as well, you'll need to seek a new mounting bracket for your cooler, or purchase an LGA 2011 compatible cooler" source
X79
"Sandy Bridge-E as stated needs a new accompanying chipset, X79 is what it's called. For those that are wondering, the codename for this chipset is Patsburg (Patsburg-X I think it is specifically). Compared to X58 with a Gulftown processor there are obviously significant changes, since the Northbridge is housed inside the actual processor these days. That means that Sandy Bridge-E will connect directly to the X79 Express chipset though the same old DMI interconnect.
That X79 Express chipset has been the topic of much discussion over the months as specs simply do not seem to finalize and in fact the chipset has been downgraded. Even while writing this article as a preview, we still have some concerns about changes and as such remain a little conservative on the entire feature set. Two of the changes might explain what we told you earlier, we think the PCI Express 3.0 storage uplink to the CPU was canceled out and Intel likely decided to cut out four SATA/SAS 6Gbps ports. And that brings us to a chipset that resembles P67 pretty much 100%.
This means we see only two SATA 6 Gb/s ports and four SATA 3 Gb/s ports supported natively by the chipset. So that is six in total for which you may configure RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 if that pleases you. We expect that Intel will enable SRT (SSD Caching) on X79 as well, though that is unconfirmed" source
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Q/A
Overclocking Info
X79 & LGA2011
X79 Motherboard Pics / Misc
Here is the official thread for Sandy Bridge-E Launch information as well as reviews and the discussion of the platform as a whole.
Ivy Bridge
"Ivy Bridge will be the first commercial CPU to use Tri-Gate transistors, and also the first to use a 22nm manufacturing process. We'll borrow Professor Kelin Kuhn's explanation of a Tri-Gate transistor (mainly because it's the first explanation we really understood ourselves). The easiest way to think of a Tri-Gate transistor is to imagine a typical transistor as a piece of paper; squish the two sides of it and the middle bows up in the middle, and that's a 3D transistor" source
"Ivy Bridge is backwards compatible with existing LGA-1155 motherboards, although there will be a new chipset for Ivy Bridge and new motherboards to enable some features (e.g. PCI Express 3.0, native USB 3.0). The new chipset family falls under the 7-series banner. We'll see Z77, Z75, H77, Q77, Q75 and B75 available at or around launch. At a high level Ivy Bridge looks a lot like Sandy Bridge. It's still a monolithic die that features an integrated GPU. The entire die is built at 22nm, continuing Intel's march towards truly addressing integrated graphics performance. Ivy Bridge won't get rid of the need for a discrete GPU but, like Sandy Bridge, it is a step in the right direction" source
Q/A
Overclocking Info / Early Benchmarks
Ivy Bridge, GEN3 (PCI-E 3.0) & Chipset Info
Ivy Bridge Motherboard Pics / Misc
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