Which x58's have the new stepping NB?

[fitseries3]

as the title states... which x58 mobos have the new stepping of the x58 NB chip?

i think the p6t7 was confirmed but i havent heard of any others yet.

im pretty sure the new line of gigabyte boards will have it but who knows when they will be out.

[sholvaco]

EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI
EVGA X58 Classified E760 (latest revision)
EVGA X58 LE
ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer
ASUS P6TD Deluxe
Biostar X58A
Intel DX58SO (latest revision)

...are the ones I am currently aware of. It's possible at some point they are going to switch all the boards to the latest stepping, but untill their stock runs out these would be the safe options if you were inclined to purchase a B3 equipped board.

[breakfromyou]

...and exactly what are the benefits from the new stepping?

[Kensek]

...and exactly what are the benefits from the new stepping?

They always claim a new stepping fixes some small and insignificant issues and offers NO performance increase.

But that BS disclaimer is always mentioned so that the owners of the old stepping do not get disgruntled.

The B3 NB core stepping change will most likely allow BClocks above 222. This is where most systems will BSOD.

But, as with a change in core stepping on CPUs, you get lower voltages and higher OCs. And here with CPUs, Intel always claims that a core stepping change will not create a better chip. But the facts speak to the Opposite, a core stepping change can create an additional 1-3% performance increase!!

Might not sound like much, but every percent increase gets us closer to Quads running at 5.0GHz on Air.

[fitseries3]

any more boards anyone knows about?

[bingo13]

The B3 NB core stepping change will most likely allow BClocks above 222. This is where most systems will BSOD.



There is actually no performance differences between the X58 steppings. The same performance limitations apply between each stepping.