Intel Sandy Bridge discussion

[topgear]

When will these be available in the market???

starting from 9th Jan as far as I know.

yup quick sync is best. but the prob is its currently only supported by Cyberlink’s Media Espresso 6 and Arcsoft’s Media Converter 7 though intel is working with other developers of such softwares to add quick sync support.

@aby geek
buddy go through this carefully. The Sandy Bridge Review: Intel Core i7-2600K, i5-2500K and Core i3-2100 Tested - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News
you will come to know that z68 is p67 with support for onboard gfx and SSD Caching. its gonna released in Q2 while LGA-2011 is coming in Q4 2011.

topgear some people might not be interested with ocing and all. so no prob for them. but can somebody confirm whether H67 supports turbo?

H67 does support Turbo Boost.

The main difference between P67 and H67 is H67 does not support extreme tuning technology and that's why cpu OCing is not possible with it but P67 supports it.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Lucid Enables Quick Sync with Discrete Graphics on Sandy Bridge - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

 

[vickybat]

But still an h67 board is compulsary in order to use quick sync. Z68 should clear the mist concerning this.

 

[topgear]

mobos with lucid driver software will be priced high - so waiting for the z68 looks to be the best option and I think intel will make some snb cpus for desktop users with switchable graphics feature as well.

 

[aby geek]

^^but sockket 2011 cpus that is sandy bridge e processers do not have on die graphics.

 

[abhidev]

mobos with lucid chip will be priced too high - so waiting for the z68 looks to be the best option and I think intel will make some snb cpus for desktop users with switchable graphics feature as well.

Had almost decided to go for i7-2600k and a P67 mobo...but then if you won't be able to use the onboard gpu power then its of no use...so will wait for the Z68 mobos to come out...

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

@aby geek
Z68 IS NOT FOR LGA2011
read post 39# again please.

topgear its not a chip. its a software that motherboard manufacturers may bundle along with their mobos.

abhidev are you getting a discreet grphics card? if yes then whether you get h67 or z68 makes no difference. onboard gpu wont be available for use. the link i mentioned is just tells how to use quick sync with discreet gpu.

 

[Vishw]

Is Corsair VX450 & APC 650VA good enough to handle the rig in my signature for the time being?

 

[ssb1551]

Yeah..are you planning to buy a GU?

 

[vickybat]

@ Vishw

I would recommend a beefier psu in case you add a fast gpu in future. A corsair vx550 or seasonic 520w will do. Also go for apc 1kva for ups.

 

[Vishw]

Thanx! That's gr8! Coz I already have those 2 items with me from my old PC, so I wanted to make sure I'll able to use 'em with my shiny new Sandy Bridge until I buy better PSU & UPS!

I'm planning to buy SeaSonic S12D-750W & APC 800VA/1KVA in near future. No plans for the GPU right now, unless I absolutely need one! I think Intel HD3000 will be good enough for now!

 

[abhidev]

@aby geek
Z68 IS NOT FOR LGA2011
read post 39# again please.

topgear its not a chip. its a software that motherboard manufacturers may bundle along with their mobos.

abhidev are you getting a discreet grphics card? if yes then whether you get h67 or z68 makes no difference. onboard gpu wont be available for use. the link i mentioned is just tells how to use quick sync with discreet gpu.

I already hv a HD5700 1gb card...I read somewhere that the Z68 will be able to switch between onboard and discreet gpu...so that we can use its Quicksync feature

 

[vickybat]

Thanx! That's gr8! Coz I already have those 2 items with me from my old PC, so I wanted to make sure I'll able to use 'em with my shiny new Sandy Bridge until I buy better PSU & UPS!

I'm planning to buy SeaSonic S12D-750W & APC 800VA/1KVA in near future. No plans for the GPU right now, unless I absolutely need one! I think Intel HD3000 will be good enough for now!

Great choice buddy. That psu can easily handle sli or xfire of two 570's or 6950's. Some questions though.. Are you not going to game at all? Or not into any hardcore multimedia apps apart from transcoding.

How will you utilize that sandybridge processor?

 

[Vishw]

Great choice buddy. That psu can easily handle sli or xfire of two 570's or 6950's. Some questions though.. Are you not going to game at all? Or not into any hardcore multimedia apps apart from transcoding.

How will you utilize that sandybridge processor?

I'm gonna use SB mainly for my 3D works, using this amazing software called Vue 9 Infinite. It will fully utilize all the 8 threads of 2600k!

I do game once in a while... games like Halo, KotOR, Armies of Exigo, Rogue Trooper, AoE, WoW etc... but never played any graphics heavy games like Crysis. Will try 'em once I get a decent GPU.

If you want, you can check out some of my Vue work here!

 

[vickybat]

@ Vishw

wow.... amazing stuff buddy. You are a true professional. That sandybridge proccy will really be used to the fullest. But don't you think a gpu is necessary for this type of work even if you are not into gaming?

Vue's opengl engine maximizes efficiency on high end discrete cards and multicore processor which you would be using anyway.

Check this link.

I would suggest to get a gtx 570 or 580 right away if budget permits because vue will utilize them.

 

[Vishw]

@ Vishw

wow.... amazing stuff buddy. You are a true professional. That sandybridge proccy will really be used to the fullest. But don't you think a gpu is necessary for this type of work even if you are not into gaming?

Vue's opengl engine maximizes efficiency on high end discrete cards and multicore processor which you would be using anyway.

Check this link.

I would suggest to get a gtx 570 or 580 right away if budget permits because vue will utilize them.

Thanks, man! I'm still learning!

Yep! I know, but right now, Vue only uses OpenGL + GPU for detailed previews & IMO, it's not worth spending 20-25k just for detailed previews. If it'd help me rendering things faster then I'd have bought it, but it doesn't, yet. So right now, powerful Sandy with it's HD Graphics will be good enough for me!

 

[aby geek]

A Look Into Intel's Next Gen Enthusiast Platform : Sandy Bridge E & Waimea Bay by VR-Zone.com

yes jas ji i got it now, the above link clered a lot,but i didnt get all tech'ties,cud u simplify it please.

 

[topgear]

^^ this should make everything clear :

LGA-2011 Coming in Q4

One side effect of Intel’s tick-tock cadence is a staggered release update schedule for various market segments. For example, Nehalem’s release in Q4 2008 took care of the high-end desktop market, however it didn’t see an update until the beginning of 2010 with Gulftown. Similarly, while Lynnfield debuted in Q3 2009 it was left out of the 32nm refresh in early 2010. Sandy Bridge is essentially that 32nm update to Lynnfield.

So where does that leave Nehalem and Gulftown owners? For the most part, the X58 platform is a dead end. While there are some niche benefits (more PCIe lanes, more memory bandwidth, 6-core support), the majority of users would be better served by Sandy Bridge on LGA-1155.

For the users who need those benefits however, there is a version of Sandy Bridge for you. It’s codenamed Sandy Bridge-E and it’ll debut in Q4 2011. The chips will be available in both 4 and 6 core versions with a large L3 cache (Intel isn’t being specific at this point).

SNB-E will get the ring bus, on-die PCIe and all of the other features of the LGA-1155 Sandy Bridge processors, but it won’t have an integrated GPU. While current SNB parts top out at 95W TDP, SNB-E will run all the way up to 130W—similar to existing LGA-1366 parts.

The new high-end platform will require a new socket and motherboard (LGA-2011). Expect CPU prices to start off at around the $294 level of the new i7-2600 and run all the way up to $999.

source : The Sandy Bridge Review: Intel Core i7-2600K, i5-2500K and Core i3-2100 Tested - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

Had almost decided to go for i7-2600k and a P67 mobo...but then if you won't be able to use the onboard gpu power then its of no use...so will wait for the Z68 mobos to come out...

yep you are right. waiting for z68 seems to be the best option right now.

@aby geek
Z68 IS NOT FOR LGA2011
read post 39# again please.

topgear its not a chip. its a software that motherboard manufacturers may bundle along with their mobos.

abhidev are you getting a discreet grphics card? if yes then whether you get h67 or z68 makes no difference. onboard gpu wont be available for use. the link i mentioned is just tells how to use quick sync with discreet gpu.

edited my post - thanks for pointing it out.

 

[Vishw]

SB is up on [URL="*www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&srchInDesc=LGA%201155&Description=sandy%20bridge&page=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20"]newegg![/URL]

 

[abhidev]

Thanx! That's gr8! Coz I already have those 2 items with me from my old PC, so I wanted to make sure I'll able to use 'em with my shiny new Sandy Bridge until I buy better PSU & UPS!

I'm planning to buy SeaSonic S12D-750W & APC 800VA/1KVA in near future. No plans for the GPU right now, unless I absolutely need one! I think Intel HD3000 will be good enough for now!

Dude the config you hv mentioned in your signature...did you really bought all that stuff???