Intel X58 Express Chipset B-2 to B-3 Stepping Change

[Zorlac]

http://content.intel.pcnalert.com/dm...N109212-00.pdf

Date Customer Must be Ready to Receive Post-Conversion Material:
May 14, 2009

Description of Change to the Customer:
The IOH component of the Intel® X58 Express chipset is converting from the B-2 stepping to the B-3 stepping. Please plan to validate the B-3 stepping of the Intel® X58 Express chipset. For technical details of the Intel® X58 Express chipset, please refer to the latest Spec Update available on FDBL.

Post Conversion S-Spec S LGMX

Post ConversionMM# 901076

[dogsx2]

http://content.intel.pcnalert.com/dm...N109212-00.pdf

C0 to D0 and B-2 to B-3..... glad I made myself wait this time. Everyother time I jump right in.

[003]

So... whats the difference?

[Salavat23]

So... whats the difference?

A larger number.

[hicookie]

think of intel might improve QPI bus with new stepping?

[Trouffman]

@ HiCookie : yeah

[bingo13]

think of intel might improve QPI bus with new stepping?

or fixed some IOH problems...

[eva2000]

or fixed some IOH problems...

nice new revision!

Gary ????

[003]

or fixed some IOH problems...

What IOH problems?

[dirtypop]

Uh-oh. I'm already putting off my upgrade until March. Will I have to wait til May now?

[saaya]

still no qpi multipliers below 18x, sigh :/
the ultimate enthusiast overclocking platform limited to a 50% bus overclock by the chipset, come on intel! :P

[naokaji]

still no qpi multipliers below 18x, sigh :/
the ultimate enthusiast overclocking platform limited to a 50% bus overclock by the chipset, come on intel! :P

Unless you get a crap cpu that can't even run at 3,9 stable without atleast 1.425V....

[kromosto]

i think x58 has a problem with pci-e interface. think that core i7 is a very powerful cpu as we can all see from cpu intensive tests but when it come to games we cant see its performance. now we know cpu has the power and we know what gpus can do so only thing that might cause this situation is x58.

[gOJDO]

i think x58 has a problem with pci-e interface. think that core i7 is a very powerful cpu as we can all see from cpu intensive tests but when it come to games we cant see its performance. now we know cpu has the power and we know what gpus can do so only thing that might cause this situation is x58.

Ditto!
The performance scalling drops non-linearly with the resolution(read with the increased PCI-e traffic).

C0 to D0 and B-2 to B-3..... glad I made myself wait this time. Everyother time I jump right in.

If you wait for the perfect steppings you'll never buy anything.

[Spacemaster]

i think x58 has a problem with pci-e interface. think that core i7 is a very powerful cpu as we can all see from cpu intensive tests but when it come to games we cant see its performance. now we know cpu has the power and we know what gpus can do so only thing that might cause this situation is x58.

Same here. Now we will have new CPU steeping, and new X58 steeping, and i hope so that the game problem will be solve.

[Shintai]

IOH is the ICH10 component...

[generics_user]

IOH is the ICH10 component...

come on it was soo funny to see all people crying out, hoping for a new northbridge rev.

i doubt that X58 has a PCIe limitation as it scales much better than x48 with CF and SLI systems

[dogsx2]

If you wait for the perfect steppings you'll never buy anything.

LOL, I wish I had that problem.

[Hornet331]

still no qpi multipliers below 18x, sigh :/
the ultimate enthusiast overclocking platform limited to a 50% bus overclock by the chipset, come on intel! :P

qpi multi has nothing to do with the chipset, its the cpu that has the hardcoded multis on.

[gOJDO]

qpi multi has nothing to do with the chipset, its the cpu that has the hardcoded multis on.

Well, it might be the CPU or the chipset hitting the QPI wall. I wonder which one.

[DFI pit bull]

I'm willing to bet my left testicle that the new stepping will also offer higher bclk

[gOJDO]

I'm willing to bet my left testicle that the new stepping will also offer higher bclk

You must have balls to do such a thing.

[Shintai]

I'm willing to bet my left testicle that the new stepping will also offer higher bclk

I feel sorry that you will lose it.

The X58 PCIe/QPI/DMI Switch chip is NOT updated. Only the ICH10R component chip that handles I/O. No change in BCLK or the actual X58 chip. Only thing affected is its I/O companion chip that goes from B2 to B3.

[Katanai]

You must have balls to do such a thing.

Depending on how it's accentuated that is a real funny reply.

[DFI pit bull]

I feel sorry that you will lose it.

The X58 PCIe/QPI/DMI Switch chip is NOT updated. Only the ICH10R component chip that handles I/O. No change in BCLK or the actual X58 chip. Only thing affected is its I/O companion chip that goes from B2 to B3.

You got me a little worried now but I stand by my word, I will be watching the benchies in the next few weeks to see if will get the chop or not.