i5 news regarding SLI

[rjk]

i know it may not apply to all and sorry if it a little late...

NVIDIA Corporation today announced that Intel Corporation, and the world's other leading motherboard manufacturers, including ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI, have all licensed NVIDIA SLI technology for inclusion on their Intel P55 Express Chipset-based motherboards designed for the upcoming Intel Core i7 and i5 processor in the LGA1156 socket. As a result, customers who purchase a validated P55-based motherboard and Core i7 or Core i5 processor when available can equip their PCs with any combination of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, including Quad SLI, for the ultimate visual computing experience.

"NVIDIA SLI technology is a perfect complement to the processing prowess of our new Core i7 and Intel DP55KG desktop board," said Clem Russo, VP and General Manager of Intel Client Board Division at Intel Corporation. "NVIDIA and Intel share a combined passion for furthering the PC as the definitive platform for gaming, and this combination will surely be attractive to anyone building or purchasing a brand new PC this fall."

As a result of today's announcement, NVIDIA SLI technology is now available for all consumer PC platforms, including the Intel Core i7, Core i5, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors, as well as those based on the AMD Phenom II CPU. In addition to raw graphics performance, NVIDIA GeForce GPUs also provide gamers with additional capabilities not found on any other discrete graphics solutions, including NVIDIA PhysX technology for deeper gaming immersion, and stereoscopic 3D gaming with NVIDIA 3D Vision technology.

"Only the best-designed motherboards are capable of tapping into-and reaping maximum benefits from-the powerful synergy between SLI technology and the P55 platform," said Joe Hsieh, General Manager of ASUS' Motherboard Business Unit. "ASUS has honed the art and science of motherboard design with the ASUS P7P55 Deluxe and ROG Maximus III Series motherboards, which deliver unparalleled performance and stability."

 

[gurusan]

wait...so no crossfire?

 

[PwnDirect]

"Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors"!!!!!!

On new mobos only or will they reverse verfiy?

 

[Yurihyuga]

wait...so no crossfire?

the P55 will have x-fire there was a lot of commotion going on saying there would be no SLI but for me this is great news as I was going to go solely for i7 since I had the choice of x-fire and sli and not limited to one.

Now I will be waiting on i5 as it should be good value for money and almost performs on par with the i7 just for gaming(apparently, no real benchmarks yet proving it)

 

[Yurihyuga]

"Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors"!!!!!!

On new mobos only or will they reverse verfiy?

core i5 only, P55 is going to be a complete different socket, can't even put i7 on P55 and can't put i5 on X58. Core i5 will replace c2d and c2q

 

[PwnDirect]

read it in its orinigal context ................

 

[rjk]

there will be some i7 branded chips going onto the p55 chipset/socket just to confuse matters

 

[kylew]

there will be some i7 branded chips going onto the p55 chipset/socket just to confuse matters

Which is S775, so would that mean, with a bios update that some S775 boards could support some i5 CPUs?

 

[yashiro]

for inclusion on their Intel P55 Express Chipset-based motherboards designed for the upcoming Intel Core i7 and i5 processor in the LGA1156 socket

Ergo,
Core i5 or i7 branded CPU
Using LGA1156
On the P55 Chipset
Does SLI

No need to confuse the matter.

 

[steve258]

no i5 would be on S1156.

 

[kylew]

no i5 would be on S1156.

I'm pretty sure there was supposed to be some sort of cross-over though? Or am I thinking of them just rebranding Core 2 products as i3?