Intel Ivy Bridge (22nm) News & Rumours Thread

[saaya]

who would then buy 2500k anymore since 2400k would mean same thing,since multi is unlocked? it would be nice to see a dual-core with hyper-threading unlocked,cheap and very good for benches :d

+1!!!!!!!

[Thrmionicshaman]

+1!!!!!!!

+1!

[coolhandluke41]

IB will also be compatible with the LGA1155 interface
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/San...155,12155.html

[sholvaco]

Assuming IB comes with a PCIe 3.0 controller, if you dropped it in any current (P67) high end motherboard you'd be limited to PCIe 2.0 speeds right? Since most boards come equipped with PCIe 2.0 speced(?) multiplexing hardware (like ASMT lane switches) that allows either a x16/x0 or x8/x8 split.

Ironically entry level boards where all CPU lanes are hardwired to a slot don't have this limitation and could take full advantage of the 3.0 controller (provided cougar point gets validated).

[sin0822]

yes i assume so, almost all boards use the ASMT MUX/DEMUX on the boards without NF200 and most are like this, each switch is connected to half the PCI-E lanes, 4 switches for 2 16x/8x slots.

[Lanek]

Assuming IB comes with a PCIe 3.0 controller, if you dropped it in any current (P67) high end motherboard you'd be limited to PCIe 2.0 speeds right? Since most boards come equipped with PCIe 2.0 speced(?) multiplexing hardware (like ASMT lane switches) that allows either a x16/x0 or x8/x8 split.

Ironically entry level boards where all CPU lanes are hardwired to a slot don't have this limitation and could take full advantage of the 3.0 controller (provided cougar point gets validated).

This will be the case, ofc if you don't use a board with additional NF200 switch or and in most case only one GPU .. Peoples who use CFX and SLI and want 16/16x and the new "feature "will change their board ..
for other who don't care they will be able to just update their CPU, flash the bios with the last one. and keep their system like this or upgrade later .

Intel just bring back what it was possible before with Socket 775... when Process change and cpu series have push the same motherboard from
Pentium 4-5 to first Core2Duo and Core2quad and different chipset.... P35-P45-X48 etc etc ..
Many boards was just bring compatible by a bios update.

[FlanK3r]

http://www.techpowerup.com/140064/In...utex-2011.html

So, Computex 2011 looks good...

[Johnny87au]

http://www.techpowerup.com/140064/In...utex-2011.html

So, Computex 2011 looks good...

Cebit 2011 also

[informal]

That's not a launch date of IvyB.,just a preview. SB will effectively launch (again) in April on 32nm and intel will milk it approx one year.Then in Q1 2012 or ,in best case, Q4 this year they will launch IB for mainstream desktop/mobile.

[Tenknics]

Im betting Q4 2011 ivybridge wont be highend , Doesnt make sense why INTEL would release IVY highend when we're still waiting for high END Sandybridge.. But then again it happened with i5/i7..

You literally just retyped what you quoted me saying..

Ivy Bridge will launch after all the Sandy B's sku's (socket 2011 etc) have launched, not before so.

[kadozer]

So is there going to be a desktop mainstream version of Ivy Bridge? Sounds like its going to be over $500

[Tenknics]

So is there going to be a desktop mainstream version of Ivy Bridge? Sounds like its going to be over $500

I don't understand how these questions creep up everytime intel is about to release, or talks about a future release, in the core microARCH.
Not to sound rude, but have you not been paying attention to the last 3 launches since 2006? tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock?
Nothing is changing with sandy and ivy. Just like Conroe/Penryn and Nehalem/Westmere before it, Sandy/Ivy will have skus that cover all segments of the market.

Mobile/Desktop/Server - and you know they will have mutiple skus within each segment to cover all the markets, enthusiast, performance, mainstream etc.


Nothing new.

[Andrew LB]

no it looks legit, i believe some boards, i saw said they support the ivy. but i might have misread.

Eitherway its still a sandy bridge die shrink, idk how powerful it will be.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the initial rumors surrounding Sandy Bridge claim it would be compatible with the recently released (late 2009) 1156 P55 socket boards?

Oh yeah.... I think they said all of us 1156 owners "would only need a simple bios update" to run Sandy Bridge. I sure miss seeing sockets with very long longevity like 775.

[phantomferrari]

Oh yeah.... I think they said all of us 1156 owners "would only need a simple bios update" to run Sandy Bridge. I sure miss seeing sockets with very long longevity like 775.

that is why i am so hesitant to upgrade my system. i do want pcie 3.0 for a little bit of future proofing but not if intel is going to drop support for it less than 2 years down the line. apparently the high end will be socket 2011 so thats another socket. if they would keep 1155 for the mainstream and 2011 for the performance/server market for a while i would be happen

i have an aging 775 dual core and im itching to upgrade

[Lanek]

At this rythm you will never upgrade your PC ..

[tool_462]

that is why i am so hesitant to upgrade my system. i do want pcie 3.0 for a little bit of future proofing but not if intel is going to drop support for it less than 2 years down the line. apparently the high end will be socket 2011 so thats another socket. if they would keep 1155 for the mainstream and 2011 for the performance/server market for a while i would be happen

i have an aging 775 dual core and im itching to upgrade

Might as well wait for 16nm, it's just down the road.

[Johnny87au]

yeah 2012

[Olivon]

So is there going to be a desktop mainstream version of Ivy Bridge? Sounds like its going to be over $500

Really ? You're in the know ? How is Ivy Bridge ?

[kadozer]

Really ? You're in the know ? How is Ivy Bridge ?

Its great brah.