Intel Ivy Bridge Discussion

[vickybat]

Its getting better and better in terms of connectivity options. It will have usb 3.0 and also feature intel's lightpeak (now thunderbolt) technology that has insane transfer rates.

Source

 

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

Intel confirms PCI Express 3.0 and USB 3.0 including DirectX 11 On-die GPU



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Didn't I post this already?? DX11 and PCI 3???

 

[coderunknown]

2 things that are worth waiting for in Ivy Bridge:

1. USB 3.0 (cheaper boards & front USB 3.0).
2. PCIe 3.0 (GPU scaling like anything you have ever seen).

points that doesn't really matter:

1. Intel lightspeed (when USB 3.0 exist & as its universal)
2. multi-monitor setup (what the heck will you do with 3 monitors? run Dirt2? but enterprise or say stock market will benefit from it. or maybe hometheater system).
3. DX11 (run Metro 2033 or Metro 2034 on ivy bridge?)

BTW, anyone have info on the number of USB 3.0 ports. hope they have 2 front headers or say 6+ ports. & same for Sata 3.0

 

[bhushan2k]

@gaurav, oops.. forgot that u had already posted..was just surfing that site and got that news..so thought i should post it..sorry..

 

[vickybat]

3. DX11 (run Metro 2033 or Metro 2034 on ivy bridge?)

Well intel is taking on-die graphics seriously and plans to take on amd's bulldozer based llano head on. It will have more eu's and probably have the ability to play games and much better than today's sandybridge graphics.

Lets wait and see how it fares.

 

[coderunknown]

Well intel is taking on-die graphics seriously and plans to take on amd's bulldozer based llano head on. It will have more eu's and probably have the ability to play games and much better than today's sandybridge graphics.

Lets wait and see how it fares.

Ivy Bridge graphics will be better but still DX11 gaming is marketing gimmick. surely i'll kill all the (current) 5k GPU's when it comes to gaming performance but still to enjoy some DX11 gaming a powerful GPU is needed but still a good step forward by Intel. i just wish they keep the price right as they did with SB. superb performance for good price.

 

[mukherjee]

Have a look at this

*img40.imageshack.us/img40/5475/intelsandybridgeedeskto.jpg

 

[ashis_lakra]

Sandy bridge have just arrived and other Architecture by Intel has Shown Up !! WTF !! It's better but why Intel doesnt have some gap between new releases ?

 

[bhushan2k]

^^because of the competitions and benchmarks...if amd wasn't there then we would still have been using pentium d or c2d may be..

 

[Skud]

BUMP

Some update on Z77 chipset which will support the Ivy Bridge CPUs:-

Intel Z77 is top Ivy Bridge chipset

 

[aby geek]

Ivy Bridge to process media up to 4X faster

 

[mukherjee]

Ivy Bridge now to come in Q2 2012

 

[Skud]

Some update:

Exclusive: Intel's future base clock options unveiled by VR-Zone.com


Suddenly, looks a bit ordinary.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Upgrading to Ivy Bridge to be blocked by UEFI changes?

Meanwhile VR Zone reports that current motherboards may not be compatible with Intel's forthcoming Ivy Bridge processors due to a UEFI related issue. If motherboard makers are unable to fix this problem it will be quite a disappointment as most vendors have gone out and said that their 6-series boards are compatible with Ivy Bridge.

According to our sources, Intel will for example have to do a factory re-work on its own brand motherboards for Ivy Bridge support to be possible, as apparently a clean wipe of the Flash ROM on the motherboard is required to upgrade to the new UEFI version. This is something that apparently can't be done either by the end user or a service location. What we don't know is if this applies to all motherboards, or if this is an issue unique to Intel.

This is bad news for anyone that's been looking at upgrading to Ivy Bridge while keeping their old motherboard, but there's a potential glimmer of hope. On motherboards with a pair of BIOS chips, it should be possible to perform the UEFI upgrade by first flashing the secondary BIOS chip and then the primary one. That said, this would be up to the specific motherboard manufacturer to enable this process for the end users and even in this case, we're not certain if it'll work with all motherboards.

On a second note related to Intel, Sandy Bridge-E (enthusiast) processor might be released on november the 15th,

Intel will have processors as well as compatible Desktop Board products (Intel-branded motherboards) out in the markets, ready for purchase. Ideally, motherboard vendors should have their socket LGA2011 products stocked up by then, too.

Intel will begin the Sandy Bridge-E platform with Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition 6-core Unlocked processor, Core i7-3930K 6-core Unlocked processor, and Core i7-3820 4-core processor. Intel X79 Express is the De facto desktop chipset. The first compatible Intel Desktop Board products include DX79SI, and DX79TO.

 

[vickybat]

Well its confirmed that all h67,p67 and z68 mobos will support ivybridge. Its confirmed by a much reliable site- Anandtech

Besides, check the following:

Intel's Ivy Bridge Architecture Exposed

Ivy Bridge is considered a tick from the CPU perspective but a tock from the GPU perspective.

 

[Skud]

Link?

 

[vickybat]

^^ Its given in post # 35.

 

[Skud]

Sorry, I thought a separate article. Only time will tell which piece of information is true.

 

[vickybat]

Ivybridge graphics core is completely redesigned from sandybridge. Has hardware tessellation units and its EU's are completely different from sandybridge. It even has dx 11 support with multimonitor display support as well.

Except 60% more performance than sandybridge graphics.

Must say, intel is taking graphics performance much seriously.

 

[d6bmg]

Sorry, I thought a separate article. Only time will tell which piece of information is true.

So, are you expecting a scam like what happened in faking BD benchmarks?