Huh? Nehalem/Westmere can do this (i7 920 = 20x but can turbo boost to 21x on all four cores or 22x on one core).
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Huh? Nehalem/Westmere can do this (i7 920 = 20x but can turbo boost to 21x on all four cores or 22x on one core).
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Is there gonna be a sandy bridge chip to replace the socket 1366 x58 systems or are they just chaning 1156 for now?
Soldato
Aye, there will be an X58 replacement- but they will arrive in Autumn. It is a long way away - but they will be bringing Hex and Octo cores, so it should be nice (albeit very expensive).
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Well I've been watching these forums very closely as of late and I am excited to be building a PC in the new year when these new processors and motherboards are released. Better still if some of these price and performance guides are fairly accurate, Intel's pricing strategy looks to be very competitive and is set to be a winner.
The only variables I can't consider are the VAT increase, the choice of motherboards available and if they have any BIOS and stability problems. I do hear a lot about waiting for the v2.0 mobo's to come out before buying at times. Your thoughts?
The only variables I can't consider are the VAT increase, the choice of motherboards available and if they have any BIOS and stability problems. I do hear a lot about waiting for the v2.0 mobo's to come out before buying at times. Your thoughts?
Soldato
Yea, it should be an interesting time.
As for the v2 motherboards, I wouldn't wait tbh. Going by recent experience with intel boards, so long as you go for one of the big brands (ASUS, Gigabyte) then you will get a decent board right out of the gate. If there are any issues with the UEFI then expect some pretty quick updates and use the in depth reviews from places like anandtech to chose the boards that perform the best for your budget and have the features you need. I would probably be prudent to wait something like a week after release before buying, as by then all the reviews will be in and the early adopters will have then installed and reporting any issues if they occur.
As for the v2 motherboards, I wouldn't wait tbh. Going by recent experience with intel boards, so long as you go for one of the big brands (ASUS, Gigabyte) then you will get a decent board right out of the gate. If there are any issues with the UEFI then expect some pretty quick updates and use the in depth reviews from places like anandtech to chose the boards that perform the best for your budget and have the features you need. I would probably be prudent to wait something like a week after release before buying, as by then all the reviews will be in and the early adopters will have then installed and reporting any issues if they occur.
Soldato
I take it that those people who want to upgrade to skt1155 now wouldn't be needing skt2011.
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I won’t upgrade to socket 1155 on basis it’s just a more efficient version 1156 obviously bringing speed and power consumption benefits. The architecture is evolutionary not revolutionary on that basis I see little point waiting to buy because the tech has already been tested and proven.
Whereas AMD new tech seems to be far more interesting and revolutionary in particular its power gating with specific areas in APU for specific tasks can be independently clocked up whilst other under utilised areas are clocked down or turned off. The other important feature is igpu has been designed to work with AMD/ATI graphics cards together utilising both processing powers by itself (like laptops where you can switch which graphics core to use on the fly) unlike Intel where you forced to choose to use either igpu or graphics card not both.
Whereas AMD new tech seems to be far more interesting and revolutionary in particular its power gating with specific areas in APU for specific tasks can be independently clocked up whilst other under utilised areas are clocked down or turned off. The other important feature is igpu has been designed to work with AMD/ATI graphics cards together utilising both processing powers by itself (like laptops where you can switch which graphics core to use on the fly) unlike Intel where you forced to choose to use either igpu or graphics card not both.
