64GB Sandy Bridge Motherboard?

cipher77

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Has there been any announcements/roadmaps showing future Sandy Bridge motherboards supporting 64GB of RAM?

I'm looking to build a virtualization workstation that can also perform other non-server tasks, so Sandy Bridge and a 3770K CPU and 64GB RAM support would be ideal.

Thank you
 
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cipher77

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Thanks, guys. I had meant to refer to the latest CPU design (Ivy Bridge), but got confused with Sandy Bridge. Guess there's no way to change the thread title?

So it looks like the LGA2011 platform, and a SB CPU, would be the one for me if I'm buying a non-server platform today. However, if I want to wait for Ivy Bridge support on this socket then I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge-E processors?

I was really hoping to find a board with features like the newer Ivy Bridge boards (eg. more USB 3 and SATA ports) AND ALSO 64GB support, but it doesn't look like this exists today. Have there been any released plans/roadmaps for the next Intel platform that has 64GB RAM support?
 
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lehtv

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Guess there's no way to change the thread title?
Sure, edit -> advanced. But since LGA2011 as of now is for Sandy Bridge-E, I think it makes sense :)

However, if I want to wait for Ivy Bridge support on this socket then I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge-E processors?
http://www.techpowerup.com/169804/Intel-Ivy-Bridge-E-Slated-for-Q3-2013.html

Have there been any released plans/roadmaps for the next Intel platform that has 64GB RAM support?
LGA2011 will be that until whatever the platform is for Haswell-E CPUs which should be released in 2014
 

cipher77

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Sure, edit -> advanced. But since LGA2011 as of now is for Sandy Bridge-E, I think it makes sense :)

http://www.techpowerup.com/169804/Intel-Ivy-Bridge-E-Slated-for-Q3-2013.html

LGA2011 will be that until whatever the platform is for Haswell-E CPUs which should be released in 2014

Thanks, Lehtv. That's too bad about the 2013 release schedule for IB-E. I was looking initially at the IV platform because of their newer features and better TDP ratings. However, this is too far off for me to wait so I'll have to go with SB-E for now (i7-3820) and then maybe upgrade the CPU when the IB-E versions are released next fall.

I also would have waited for Haswell, if I knew the desktop would support 64GB, but from that roadmap it looks like it wont ship until Q2 of 2013.

Oh well, off to research Asus X79 motherboards with 64GB support.
 

BonzaiDuck

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So . . . the plot thickens . . . . Socket-2011 will not be a dead-end after SB-E. Can we assume that IB-E will exclude the integrated graphics while offering six cores?
 

heymrdj

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Your only option is Xeon E5 right now (or E7). E3's are even locked to 32GB (which I think is beyond stupid but whatever). You can get an E5-2609 for the same price as a I7-3770, but the I7 will walk all over it. http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/301/Intel_Core_i7_i7-3770K_vs_Intel_Xeon_E5-2609.html

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80621E...ywords=Xeon+E5

Main benefit is depending on your mainboard you could run more than one Xeon and do excellent with VM's. In the end the sad part is the VM's are very very much memory constrained, so while you really don't need the oomph of a Xeon, it's the only way to break the 32GB memory barrier. Your other option may be AMD Bulldozer. You can get Opteron Interlagos 8 or 12 core cpu's right around that price point, and they run with without ECC RAM. Look at the 6212 or the 6234.