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Intel Lynnfield CPUs

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I dont know if this has been mentioned already (maybe under a different name), but I am just reading the latest edition of a magazine I subscribe to and they mention Intel's new CPU line up codenamed Lynnfield.

They are due for release 1st Sept 2009. They will not be name Core i5, they will be using the new LGA1156 socket and Intel's new P55 chipset.

So what does this mean for the Core 2's and Core i7's?

Well, Intel do indeed plan to withdraw the 920 and 940 when said Lynnfield is released. Not that many of us will be that bothered since we have 920s and have been enjoying the benefits of which it has given us :D. Plus the 940 has now been replaced by the 950 so thats out the window completely.

With Core 2's the P45 chipset is the one being replaced by the P55. So expect all those beloved ASUS P5Q range motherboards to go very soon people. Prices are being touted as low as £125 to as high as £200 for a motherboard.

There is also an optional SATA-III controller of which makers of motherboards can choose to add if they so please. For those wanting to know SATA-III will add a massive 6Gb/sec from SATA-II which comes with a 3Gb/sec controller. So imagine getting a SATA-III SSD or two. :D

Early testing on the Lynnfield CPU's have shown they can hit 5GHz on AIR with little effort, so some motherboard manufacturers have said. If this is true, expect a lot of enthusiasts out there to give this CPU the abuse it so deserves. :D

Now here comes the most interesting part: the Lynnfield CPU will feature an internal PCI-E controller. This means that the new motherboards using the P55 chipset will not come with a Northbridge. So you get a direct link from CPU to GPU. So far it is only compatible with SLi, no word on Crossfire as yet. However, with the exception of a Northbridge could this mean that gaming performance finally gets the boost we have all been waiting for?

Source: Custom PC magazine issue 071. :D
 
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From what I have gathered Core i5 will be for the mainstream market while i7 will be solely for the high end enthusiast market...

Core i5 is set to take over the mid-range performance from the C2Q's...
 
DavyBoy said:
From what I have gathered Core i5 will be for the mainstream market while i7 will be solely for the high end enthusiast market...

Core i5 is set to take over the mid-range performance from the C2Q's...
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lol but it's not going to be called Core i5. Intel has stated this vehemently according to Custom PC. lol :D
 
CK61938 said:
Now here comes the most interesting part: the Lynnfield CPU will feature an internal PCI-E controller. This means that the new motherboards using the P55 chipset will not come with a Northbridge. So you get a direct link from CPU to GPU. So far it is only compatible with SLi, no word on Crossfire as yet. However, with the exception of a Northbridge could this mean that gaming performance finally gets the boost we have all been waiting for?
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Ah, that's interesting. I was wondering why there was a lack of Northbridge on some of the photos I've seen.

Re the death of LGA1366, it's not unexpected tbh. The current economic climate means Intel haven't shifted as many i7s as they would have liked, and the two socket system is a pain anyway.

i5s (or whatever they're called) will be slower than i7, and the way I see it, i7 is a platform with a bigger feature set, so I'm not too bothered seeing it get pushed to one side.
 
Well, this is true!!

I am just glad I jumped on the i7 bandwagon when I did... Also, I think I am going to snap up another D0 i920 while they are still readily available because they are fabulous chips IMO...
 
Put it this way though, before Sept 2009 release date, I am sure we will see more price drops on the Core i7 range so that people can buy them if they so wish. Or wait until the Lynnfield's are out. :D
 
DavyBoy said:
Well, this is true!!

I am just glad I jumped on the i7 bandwagon when I did... Also, I think I am going to snap up another D0 i920 while they are still readily available because they are fabulous chips IMO...
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Yeah I am thinking of doing the same thing myself especially at how much it is now. I do have a P6T SE and 6GB DDR3 and two CPU coolers (TRUE and Noctua) so I can easily make another machine out of those if I wanted :D
 
original.wood said:
sorry to hijack the thread, but when did this come out? i got issue 70 on the 26th and thought the new one would be at the same time, do you get it early or something due to you being a subscriber?

(not yet looked in my own newsagents)
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Yeah I am a subscriber and I got through the post last Friday :D its a HD4770 on the front cover which looks slick as :D
 
well in motherboard section i seen maximus formula 3 1156 socket comes with dual channel ddr3 so will Lynnfield will use dual channel im confused ?
 
Dual channel DDR3 only on socket 1156, as for positioning it will sit just below i7 with a slight overlap.

I am sure we will see more price drops on the Core i7 range so that people can buy them if they so wish
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I very much doubt it, why would they do that?
 
Still makes absolutely no sense to me. I've got 16GB of ram and to get that in a P55 motherboard would mean 4 x 4GB DDR3 dimms, which would just be ludicrously expensive. So anything within reasonable price would essentially be a downgrade for me. 8GB of DDR3 + 8GB of hardrive is still a lot slower than 16GB of DDR2. I'm still rarely in need of more CPU horsepower with my Q6600 and my P5Q Deluxe does everything I could ask from a motherboard.

Think i'l wait it out for the die shrink :)
 
Adrianr said:
Still makes absolutely no sense to me. I've got 16GB of ram and to get that in a P55 motherboard would mean 4 x 4GB DDR3 dimms, which would just be ludicrously expensive. So anything within reasonable price would essentially be a downgrade for me. 8GB of DDR3 + 8GB of hardrive is still a lot slower than 16GB of DDR2. I'm still rarely in need of more CPU horsepower with my Q6600 and my P5Q Deluxe does everything I could ask from a motherboard.
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To be fair, you do have an amount of memory in excess of what the platform is designed/aimed for.
 
Duke said:
To be fair, you do have an amount of memory in excess of what the platform is designed/aimed for.
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I wouldn't really say so. P45 can support 16GB of ram and this will be 'better'. It's designed and aimed at anyone who can make use of the feature set surely? Ok i'm in the minority but the platform was still designed to accomodate that amount of ram. Heck of a lot cheaper than going to server components! (Which I still maintain are largely pointless for image editing, And i'm certain most Photoshop users would be more than happy with the setup im running here).

I'de have been partially interested if they had kept it tri-channel with the option of dual should you not wish to fork out for the full kit. I guess I was just hoping for too much 2 years on from my rusty Q6600.
 
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