Recent content by wonderbread57

In a two card setup, GPU1 renders the first frame, how is it determined when GPU2 will render the next frame? If the cards were rendering a movie and the frames were all pre-determined and the number of frames/sec was fixed, then the whole explanation that GPU1 does the even frames and GPU2...

So where does the 40 limit exist, the CPU? And if so, was this always the intended spec or is it low because of some PCI-e/Intel screw up? Also, will future LGA2011 CPUs somehow be able to utilize more than 40 lanes from the same motherboards we are seeing now?

I've heard it was 40 lanes supported but I'm reading VR's preview of the upcoming Sapphire X79 board and it mentions that 3 of the 6 slots are x16 capable and all 6 are x8 capable. So that means it can run 3 cards at x16 (48 lanes)? Help me out with this please.

It's a thing. Overclocking BCLK beyond 133hz on this mobo is wack with the current BIOS v1.3

I know this is a for fun thread but it's still funny that Intel has your money even without knowing the performance of the chip or what apps will be out to utilize it. Damn those *ews are good.

This question is basically, "who is going to be buying a new computer in ~1.5 years". If I get SB-E, I won't be getting Haswell. If I don't get SB-E I will be more likely to get Haswell than IB since I'm not at all excited about IB (improved IGP big woop, save it for the OEMs).

I put a question mark in the title because I'm confused, perhaps along with a bunch of other people. I've read several articles stating that SB-E chips are PCIe 3.0 compatible but did not pass accreditation or something like that. This could all be rumor but if you look at the pics of the new...

Newegg auto-notify is absolute dookie

I thought that any multipliers greater than 26 were useless and would perform like a 26 multiplier even though they report a higher clock. Also, 16s in super pi is great compared to ~ 19-21s that (non chinese) OC'ers are getting from X4 631. But $89 vs $139, I guess X4 631 is still the value OC...

Calculating each successive digit of pi requires knowing the previous digit, so yes.

I went to newegg the day it was released, the 24th, and they were already sold out. Also, I visited the site at around 4am and it was still "pre-order" when I came back at 3pm it was sold out. Hopefully newegg keeps the $20 discount when it's back in stock.

crossing my fingers that "FPS mode" has < 1ms lag.

Hi all, I have a question about the IGP on the SB-E chips. SB-E is being marketed as an enthusiast board. It's got quad channel mem and PCIE 3.0, so it's clearly made for someone who is going to be buying at least one high-end discrete graphics card. With that said, what's the point of the IGP...

Will an after market cooler be necessary to OC the X4 631? Doesn't look like they did that in the china article.

Yep, you're right. Looks like from the MSI BIOS pic that it let's you have a separate multiplier for the NB which is set to Auto for the china testers. I'm sold, purchased a 631 and the MSI board from newegg for $180 shipped. Will see if I can replicate their results.