I disagree... why go the long/redundant way.... U3011 has DP input... go direct mini-DP to DP.

Only if the older 30inches that has no DP port.

Intel to Bring Ivy Bridge Launch Forward to April 23: Report
With eager OEMs such as ASUSTek, HP, Acer, and Lenovo breathing down its neck, Intel is reportedly pulling forward the official launch date of its 3rd Generation Core processor family based on 22 nm "Ivy Bridge" silicon, to the 23rd of April, from its older date of 29th April. 23rd April will be the day Intel announces all its processor models originally slated for the 29th.

Notebook OEMs are expected to launch their products based on these chips at the earliest, by May. The date of market-availability of these chips in the retail channel, however, remains unclear. One possibility is that Intel will announce and make these chips available on the same day (23rd), while another possibility is that it announces these chips on the 23rd, allows the media to digest them (by posting reviews), and open them up for sale on the 29th. Two models every PC enthusiast and their cat are looking out for, are the Core i7-3770K and Core i5-3570K.

Well i don't know where to start.
1'st of all i could have had a bad luck regarding the chip, and that this is a really bad one on air / water . As of now i've only been able to get it up to 4.5Ghz. It was rock stable @ 4.5Ghz with 1.3v (I have not tried anything lower, and started @ 1.3v to have it stable), after that it went all crap. Tried 5Ghz with everything up to 1.45v, nothing. Crashed with the windows loading every time, same story with 4.8Ghz at the same voltages.
I've flashed the Max V Gene to 0701, but did not help much. I've tried PPL up to 1.9v, i've tried VCCIO up to 1.1v and i've tried Vcore up to 1.45v nothing helps past 4.8Ghz.
Also we can conclude that IB produces A LOT of heat . @ 1.4v i got a load temp of mid 50's, that is with a dual GTX 360 radiator in 6c ambient, water temp was no problem and usually stayed ~10-14c.
With the same setup i was able to keep a 2600k with HT and 1.63V under 65c, that was also with 3x 6970 @ 1.4v in the same loop. So far LN2 seems to be the only hope for this chip , trow 1.8v+ at it and hope it scales like a god with cold temps.
As for the SB Vs IB testing it's coming along great. I'm done with Stock and 4.5Ghz tests on the 3570K, i originally wanted to do a 5Ghz comparison as well, but that is not possible ATM.
I will post the results as soon as i'm done with the 2600k tests, but now i need to hit the bed, have a couple of classes that's starting in 7 hours.

With Intel having had a hard time making up its mind with regards to when to actually launch its upcoming Ivy Bridge processors, we finally have some good news to report just ahead of the actual launch, Intel has decided to sell the new processors for less than initially expected. We've seen recent pricing details with the older prices still mentioned and although the price cuts aren't huge, any saving is a saving, right?

It is Intel's new 22 nanometer technology with Tri-gate transistors that has brought these limitations. The transistorsare extremely tightly packed and the die size is so small compared to earlier processors, that the heat cannot be removed fast enough with air and water cooling. Rumors has it Intel is not entirely on the mark with the new 22 nanometer technology and a box shot of a Core i7-3770k shows a higher TDP than earlier expected.

guys, upgrade from i7 860 to i5 3570k ok anot? quite rare i push 8 threads to max, thinking better safe money, get 4 cores and topup to other pc hardware funds. 

He,he Ivy Bridge 3570K gone from BUY Club v7.

Take a loook for this mainboard.... if only they put 2 x the Gigabit the LAN. I would buy or import it. TQ
http://www.weibu.com

M5G BIOS 0880
http://www.mediafire.com/?nah98j168lgq6jc
Updates system compatibility
Improves performance
Improves DRAM Overclocking



owi,
how about this 32gb DDR3-2933 on M5G 

he's slowly bumping the clock up right? whats the Ram's brand btw?

All these posts are too damn long to read.

I just want to have a quick answer to this:
Are i7 3770 variants released yet on our shore? If not, anyone know when it is expected to be available?

I've been waiting this IB for half a year now.. Can't wait to replace my old and clunky AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

PC enthusiasts with Ivy Bridge engineering samples, and reviewers at large have come to the consensus that Ivy Bridge is a slightly warmer chip than it should be. An investigation by Overclockers.com revealed a possible contributing factor to that. Upon carefully removing the integrated heatspreader (IHS) of an Ivy Bridge Core processor (that steel plate on top of the processor which makes contact with the cooler), the investigator found common thermal paste between the CPU die and the IHS, and along the sides of the die.
In comparison, Intel used flux-less solder to bind the IHS to the core on previous-generation Sandy Bridge Core processors. Attempting to remove IHS off a chip with flux-less solder won't end well, as it could rip the die off the package. On the other hand, the idea behind use of flux-less solder in CPU packages is to improve heat transfer between the die and the IHS. Using thermal paste to do the job results in slightly inferior heat transfer, but removing IHS is safer. One can be sure that making it safe for IHS removal couldn't have been the issue behind switching back to conventional thermal paste, as everything under the IHS isn't user-serviceable anyway, and off limits for them.

Thanks.

power consumption? how much difference are we expecting?

I noticed that all IB boards so far have a whopping 8 RAM slots... is this the new standard?
8 RAM slots is a godsend for video editors. 

i7-3770k tested with IHS removed. Results?

would love to get asus, but their prices... over my budget. -V is what im looking for, in terms of features.
the gigabyte seems ok, only thing is audio, not using realtek.
hope the thin asrock wont break.

why does it seem that z77 models are slow to arrive in malaysia? (other than asus)

mayb u should try Fatality-M liao. way much cheaper 

owikh, confirm rm729 ah? fffuuuuu...