Intel’s Next Generation CPUs Leaked
These specs are unconfirmed by Intel, so for now they cannot be assumed as completely accurate. Expect to see these released sometime in 2011.

# Integrated Memory Controller with maximum 25.6 GB/s bandwidth, supports DDR3-1600 dual channel RAM.

is there any news on 8 core desktop proc?? xeon (x7560, x7550, L7555) already have few proc run on 8 core 16 thread....==
sigh even the corei7 970 not yet lunch...

Intel to limit Sandy Bridge overclocking?
At least according to leaked slides
by Lars-Göran Nilsson

July 23, 2010

IF  WE'RE TO believe what is meant to be Intel presentation slides of its upcoming Sandy Bridge processors that were embedded in a video posted on YouTube by HKEPC, it looks like Intel's LGA-1155 processors will have very limited overclocking potential. The reason for this is because Intel decided to "help" with the cost cutting by implementing a clock generator built into the chipset, rather than relying on an additional chip on the motherboard.



However, by doing so, Sandy Bridge processors on the LGA-1155 platform won't be easily overclocked as the way Intel implemented the clock generator means that all the busses are tied to it. The end result of this is that if you try to increase BCLK you'll also increase the speed of all other busses in the system, such as USB, SATA, PCI Express, DMI etc. Not exactly a great implementation, at least not for anyone that's interested in overclocking their system as Intel claims that you won't be able to push the bus by more than two to three percent.

More here :

http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/07/23/int...e-overclocking/

In the usual fashion, JCornell over at XtremeSystems has posted a teaser image about Intel’s 32nm Sandy Bridge processors. In this case, the teaser comes in the form of socket shots of the 2011 pin 32nm Sandy Bridge chips. Looking at the pictures below we notice a few things…

First of all, these sockets are almost perfectly square which indicates a larger socket due to the increase from 1366 to 2011 pins. In addition to that, the socket now requires not one, but two retention latches to hold down the processor. This is a relatively unheard of thing simply because both AMD and Intel have both sufficed in the past with just one retention latch. The added latches and pins may cause issues for motherboard manufacturers in the future considering the fact that the likelihood of an inexperienced customer forgetting to use both latches or having a larger socket to possibly damage.



The reason for the increase in pins from 1366 to 2011 is fairly understandable considering the additional things that Intel has included over 1366. With the 1366 socket, there was only a triple channel memory bus, but with Sandy Bridge it will be quad channel meaning 4 sticks per channel. In addition to that, the 1366 socket did not have integrated graphics included while the 2011 socket will. Adding integrated graphics also requires quite a few more pins. And as if that wasn’t already enough Intel has also decided to follow the path of all their recent mainstream chipsets and to integrate the PCI-Express bus into the socket as well. Intel is continually increasing their consolidation of silicon into one socket which explains the increases in size and pins.



Just looking at these pictures gives a small indication of the behemoth that Sandy Bridge is expected to be. With the improved memory bandwidth and lowered manufacturing process, we can only expect Intel to give AMD a good run for their money once they launch Bulldozer.

Intel's P67, H67 and H61 chipsets will lack native PCI support
Bridge chips to the rescue
by Lars-Göran Nilsson

August 19, 2010

INTEL'S NEXT GENERATION of consumer desktop chipsets will lack native support for the good old PCI bus which dates back to 1993. However, most of the motherboards, if not all, that we saw at Computex back in June still featured PCI slots and it only just dawned how this can be. It turns out that the bridge chip makers are going to be making some bucks here by selling PCI Express to PCI bridge chips.



IDT issued a press release today proclaiming that MiTAC has chosen them as the supplier for their needs of PCI Express to PCI bridge chips for MiTAC's next generation of desktop PCs. IDT's chip is called the PEB383 and it supports 32-bit PCI devices operating at either 33 or 66MHz. It's available in either a QFP or QFN package at 14x14 or 10x10mm and is priced at $4.95 in quantities of 10,000.

This means that every motherboard with Intel's P67, H67 and H61 chipsets that has PCI slots will cost an extra $4.95 to make, well, at least as long as the motherboard maker uses the IDT PEB383. We had a look at some of the board pictures we'd taken at Computex and just about all of them either had an additional chip next to the PCI slots, or space for one. We know for sure that ITE and Nuvoton will be offering solutions, but we'd expect companies like Texas Instruments, PLX, Marvell and others to join the fray.

The picture above is of the ITE IT8890E which we spotted on one of the boards that was on display at Computex, but there are no details of this chip on ITE's website. Presumably products from companies like ITE and Nouvoton will be cheaper than some of the big brand competitors and there will likely be something of a price war in this market segment in the near future. As always it's likely that the lowest bidder will emerge victorious, but it will also come down to how well the various bridge solutions work.

One concern here is for those that are still using PCI cards that are sensitive to latency, something that can be an issue when working with audio related products. Considering the cost of high-end audio production equipment, this could prove to be an issue for certain niche markets, although it's unlikely to cause any real problems for the general consumer.

Intel's business and enterprise oriented B65, Q67 and Q65 chipsets will retain support for the PCI bus for the time being, so businesses won't have to worry about older add-on cards not being fully compatible. It almost seems like Intel is doing this to kill the PCI bus by force than out of necessity. We'd much rather see a swift death to the serial, parallel and floppy drive interfaces that are still hanging around despite being much older than the PCI bus.S|A

Source: http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/08/19/int...ve-pci-support/

Oh btw, I do not understand why Intel still brand Pentium as low end. Why cant they cut that silly brand name. Change it to i1. It is easier for consumer.

Sandy Bridge to launch on January 5

Chipzilla will launch its next-generation Sandy Bridge chip line on January 5 at the Consumer Electronics Show.

According to an official statement from Intel, the launch will take place at Venetion Hotel in Las Vegas. In Sandy Bridge, the CPU and graphics processing unit (GPU) will be combined in one 32-nanometer piece of silicon. Intel, already the largest graphics chip supplier in the world, will be competing against Nvidia's higher-performance stand-alone GPUs and AMDs' integrated CPU-GPU products and higher-performance standalone GPUs.

When the launch is made, almost every manufacturer in the world will come up with Sandy Bridge. HP, Dell, Apple, Sony, Acer, Lenovo, and Toshiba have all announced that they are up for it. Although Intel had refused to name a launch date, the smart money was on it being at CES.

http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/20...ch-on-january-5

The Sandy Bridge Review: Intel Core i7-2600K, i5-2500K and Core i3-2100 Tested

http://vr-zone.com/articles/2-way-and-3-wa...ge/10585-1.html

Just one noob question , let say OC-ed i7 920 4.0 GHz vs i7 2600K 4.0 Ghz , which one is better in term of preformance ?

Yes, if you use discrete graphic, the quick sync will be disable. Unless you also connect a display to the on board graphics.
Just hate this limitation, have to wait for Z68.

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Will try to use the OC guideline listed earlier to OC tomorrow.  Right now busy installing software and update windows.  8GB of ram sure is nice, lucky i go for more ram rather than faster rams.  8GB of rams cost me less than RM260!!!

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011...eturned-to-lg/1

see this article.

Its about burnout pins in 1155 socket !!

hope im not one of them.