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Intel Broadwell-E Scheduled For Launch in Q1 2016 – Will Feature 8 and 6 Core SKUs, Retaining Suppor
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All existing x99 boards will be compatible with an UEFI update.
Could be interesting if the Broadwell-E parts follow the lead of the broadwell Xeon's like the E3-1285 v4 and have 128mb eDRAM.
The E3-1285 v4 is a 95W part too, but I'd imagine an enthusiast version would stay with 140W to allow head room for over clocking.
The E3-1285 v4 is a 95W part too, but I'd imagine an enthusiast version would stay with 140W to allow head room for over clocking.
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Like we both said really hope they have 8 cores on the mid tier part this time around (Am doubtful lol), if not might have to save some pennies for the top dog..
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I don't think there'll be an iGPU on Broadwell-E parts. I do wonder why Intel is releasing this. The current enthusiast-class CPUs are still doing more than well enough to hold one over until Skylake-E, so I'm curious what its position will be in the market and current lineup of chips. Can't wait to find out more!
Yawn not a follower of Elite Tier!!!
No IGPU on X platform chips!!
My HW-E is very poor clocker and cant do 125 strap no matter what, so im stuck with 2666mhz on memory at lest i spend whole weekend on getting timings down as much as possible.
Only reason for me to jump in to BW-E is that I lost silicon lottery :/
Maybe they will clock better ?? Can only hope
If it would do 4.6@125 strap i would pay for an upgrade.
Atm my setup in single thread is just TINY bit faster than my sandy@5ghz was
Only reason for me to jump in to BW-E is that I lost silicon lottery :/
Maybe they will clock better ?? Can only hope
If it would do 4.6@125 strap i would pay for an upgrade.Atm my setup in single thread is just TINY bit faster than my sandy@5ghz was
My HW-E is very poor clocker and cant do 125 strap no matter what, so im stuck with 2666mhz on memory at lest i spend whole weekend on getting timings down as much as possible.
Only reason for me to jump in to BW-E is that I lost silicon lottery :/
Maybe they will clock better ?? Can only hope
Atm my setup in single thread is just TINY bit faster than my sandy@5ghz was
You are too funny dude: You have a 5820k clocked at 4.5Ghz and you are complaining? There is no pleasing you lmao
This is coming out a bit too early for me to think about upgrading to it. I'll wait for Skylake-E to come out and grab an 8 core CPU then.
My i7-3930k is still rocking and plays all the games I want to play perfectly. The only thing I miss about the new X99 motherboards is some of the new features like NVMe support and M.2 slots but I can hold out on that until Skylake-E I think.
Anyway I simply don't have the money to upgrade at the moment I'm afraid.
My i7-3930k is still rocking and plays all the games I want to play perfectly. The only thing I miss about the new X99 motherboards is some of the new features like NVMe support and M.2 slots but I can hold out on that until Skylake-E I think.
Anyway I simply don't have the money to upgrade at the moment I'm afraid.
My HW-E is very poor clocker and cant do 125 strap no matter what, so im stuck with 2666mhz on memory at lest i spend whole weekend on getting timings down as much as possible.
Only reason for me to jump in to BW-E is that I lost silicon lottery :/
Maybe they will clock better ?? Can only hope
Atm my setup in single thread is just TINY bit faster than my sandy@5ghz was
That's not a bad overclock Haswell-E.
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More interested to see the IMC strength...Currently Haswell-E 3333+ needs an exceptional IMC for proper memory stability. Skylake with two channels down, assuming the DIMM are capable 4000+ is achievable
That 4.5 is only semi stable at 1.38 vcore 
and it is 2% yes TWO PERCENT faster than my Sandy bridge was@5ghz and that was full on stable.
Ofc talking single thread here.
All in all mb memory and cpu cost me well like 500 pounds for 2% speed gain Only upgraded cause Sandy's warranty was running out and well upgrade Urge
And that shows that there will be people like ME who will drop money to go from HW-E to BW-E just to see how they are and have new toy to play around for few weekends. We dont need it but its like i dont need a car its on garage 6 days a week and i still have it cause i like to take it for a blast on B roads for fun
Whats the point of life and earning money if you wont buy things to have fun with them
ps. ATM got 1k saved up for VR helmet + gpu upgrade once i can get my hands on one price does not matter much can pay 500 pounds for helmet if i can get one this year
and it is 2% yes TWO PERCENT faster than my Sandy bridge was@5ghz and that was full on stable.Ofc talking single thread here.
All in all mb memory and cpu cost me well like 500 pounds for 2% speed gain
Only upgraded cause Sandy's warranty was running out and well upgrade Urge And that shows that there will be people like ME who will drop money to go from HW-E to BW-E just to see how they are and have new toy to play around for few weekends. We dont need it but its like i dont need a car its on garage 6 days a week and i still have it cause i like to take it for a blast on B roads for fun
Whats the point of life and earning money if you wont buy things to have fun with them
ps. ATM got 1k saved up for VR helmet + gpu upgrade once i can get my hands on one price does not matter much
can pay 500 pounds for helmet if i can get one this year
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Wouldn't it make sense for Broadwell to be 6/8/8 and Skylake to be 8/8/8? Or have I misunderstood how -E tends to work?
Edit: Misunderstood! Disregard
The reason I'm considering the upgrade are: Ease of just popping a new chip in and getting 8 cores for £450 rather than the £800 a 5960x is.
8 cores will be a nice upgrade from my 5820k to be honest, especially for the £250-300 it will cost after selling it.
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I wonder what price you could sell a Intel i7 5960X for once Broadwell-E is released to buy. I expect you could probably get at least £500 for it if it is a good
overclocker? or will the Intel i7 5960X go right down in price retail once Broadwell-E is released and so likely won't even be worth £500 second hand?
overclocker? or will the Intel i7 5960X go right down in price retail once Broadwell-E is released and so likely won't even be worth £500 second hand?
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My 5930K does 4.6Ghz rock solid. It is crazy fast, if the Broadwell 14nm chips can clock higher or maybe an 8 core in the mid tier i.e 5930K replacement, I will def upgrade. Skylake -E is a long ways off, and these other 4 core mainstream chips don't interest me at all.
The -E range is the only remotely interesting thing in CPU atm. Hopefully if AMD deliver with Zen we'll see some real competition again, with Intel giving more than 4 cores for it's mainstream line and beyond 8 on the extreme.
This is what I'm hoping for 'Broadwell to be 6/8/8'. Something decent to play with that doesn't cost the earth until Skylake -E arrives.
Yeah I would say about £500, depending on how well the mid tier £500 new chip performs. Hopefully get about £300 - £350 for my 5930K when it's time to switch to Broadwell.
The -E range is the only remotely interesting thing in CPU atm. Hopefully if AMD deliver with Zen we'll see some real competition again, with Intel giving more than 4 cores for it's mainstream line and beyond 8 on the extreme.
Wouldn't it make sense for Broadwell to be 6/8/8 and Skylake to be 8/8/8? Or have I misunderstood how -E tends to work?
Edit: Misunderstood! Disregard
The reason I'm considering the upgrade are: Ease of just popping a new chip in and getting 8 cores for £450 rather than the £800 a 5960x is.
8 cores will be a nice upgrade from my 5820k to be honest, especially for the £250-300 it will cost after selling it.
This is what I'm hoping for 'Broadwell to be 6/8/8'. Something decent to play with that doesn't cost the earth until Skylake -E arrives.
Yeah I would say about £500, depending on how well the mid tier £500 new chip performs. Hopefully get about £300 - £350 for my 5930K when it's time to switch to Broadwell.
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