Haswell C2 Stepping in July, Mass Adoption Predicted by Mid-August

[Revolution 11]

Intel is working on a new C2 stepping for the 8-series/C220-series chipsets that will fix the Haswell USB 3.0 issues. First shipments will be released on July 15th, 2013 with mass availability predicted by the 2nd week of August.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mainbo...ll_Platforms_to_Become_Available_in_July.html

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Fudge, I can't wait that long. Going abroad for a month in late July and want to get my Haswell build up and running well before that.

 

[Revolution 11]

If you are leaving for a month in late July, that is perfect for skipping to the August date. You only have to endure until your trip, :awe:.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

If you are leaving for a month in late July, that is perfect for skipping to the August date. You only have to endure until your trip, :awe:.

Will have more free time in the summer. Besides, this beauty has been waiting for a year now and my i7 920 D0 is getting tired.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Wow, that's almost another year until C2 stepping.. hmm

 

[Revolution 11]

Wow, that's almost another year until C2 stepping.. hmm

How is 5 months, "almost another year"?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

How is 5 months, "almost another year"?

It's almost a year for me, dude

 

[rgallant]

another chipset bites the dust and is why I have a ib + z77 and not a sb
-I can see see some job posting in intels qc dept. in the future.
sb,first cs and \ or pci-e 3.0 mb spec's[ready for ib -bs]

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

It's almost a year for me, dude

???

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

???

yeah

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

another chipset bites the dust and is why I have a ib + z77 and not a sb
-I can see see some job posting in intels qc dept. in the future.
sb,first cs and \ or pci-e 3.0 mb spec's[ready for ib -bs]

This isn't nearly as bad as P67 issue though: A subset of USB3 devices don't wake from sleep vs. random data corruption on any SATA drives. As far as PCI-E 3 support, I'd blame that a little more on the vendors pushing 'features' on their products rather than ensuring support.

 

[frozentundra123456]

How is 5 months, "almost another year"?

Actually it is April already, so that is really only 4 months. So about what, 2 month delay from the initial date. Still too bad though. Not really a nice debut for a new processor.

 

[jcniest5]

This isn't nearly as bad as z68 issue though: A subset of USB3 devices don't wake from sleep vs. random data corruption on any SATA drives. As far as PCI-E 3 support, I'd blame that a little more on the vendors pushing 'features' on their products rather than ensuring support.

I think you meant P67 chipset, which had the SATA corruption problem that involved in the major recall from Intel two years ago.

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

I think you meant P67 chipset, which had the SATA corruption problem that involved in the major recall from Intel two years ago.

Yes indeed! Sorry for mixing those chipsets

 

[meloz]

Intel handled the the situation with defective Sandy Bridge chipsets much better. Maybe it was because only a certain family was affected that time, this time it would cost them a lot more to throw away all the chipsets and start afresh.

 

[nitromullet]

Although Intel is on track to introduce its next-generation Core i-series “Haswell” microprocessors for desktops and notebooks in June, the company will limit the amount of microprocessors and mainboards based on C1 chipset revision on the market because of the USB 3.0 glitch before the platforms based on the C2 chipset stepping become widely available, which will happen in the second half of August at the earliest.

Why would they release the C1 chipset at all knowing it has issues? Actually, the better question is probably, would you buy one?

 

[StrangerGuy]

Why would they release the C1 chipset at all knowing it has issues? Actually, the better question is probably, would you buy one?

Probably give big discounts to OEMs, ask them to slap in third party USB3 controllers and call it a day.

 

[scannall]

Well, now I know when I will be building my next machine. My OC'd i7-920 is still fast for my uses, but it's time for something new. Something quieter and cooler.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Why would they release the C1 chipset at all knowing it has issues? Actually, the better question is probably, would you buy one?

I would. Its not an issue that would affect me in any way.

 

[2is]

It's almost a year for me, dude

What planet are you on that makes a rotation around the sun in 4 Earth months?

 

[tweakboy]

I think Ivy E will come first.

Then Haswell in Q4.

 

[tweakboy]

Theres no way Haswell launches an Ivy E launches at same time... I say heck no that won't happen.

So Ivy E will be Q3, and Haswell pushed to Q4 thanks to so called usb bug. gl

 

[frozentundra123456]

Why would they release the C1 chipset at all knowing it has issues? Actually, the better question is probably, would you buy one?

For a desktop, I close all my apps when I leave the computer, so yes I would if I really needed a machine.
For a mobile device probably not.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

Are the CPUs out?

 

[Borealis7]

Are the CPUs out?

no, but this piece of news makes it sound like the board will be available only 2 months after the CPUs are available...