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Ivy Bridge CPUs compatible with SB boards?

mikeymikec

mikeymikec

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Someone mentioned on another thread that the next generation of processors (Ivy Bridge) will be socket compatible with SB boards. Do people expect all, most or some current SB boards to be able to handle IB CPUs?
 
mikeymikec said:
Someone mentioned on another thread that the next generation of processors (Ivy Bridge) will be socket compatible with SB boards. Do people expect all, most or some current SB boards to be able to handle IB CPUs?
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I believe Z68 is and P67 is not

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Z68 and P67 both 'support it' but iti will be by board and vendor if its updated

(edited so no one reads my incorrect statement and takes it as fact and leaves thread)
 
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cytoSiN said:
^ This, in general, although I'm sure there are some exceptions.
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I just realized I am a bit slow.....😛

the newest bios for my gigabyte p67-ud4 is for 22nm support and I read that about 3 weeks ago......

its probably vendor dependent on how far down the line they roll out bios updates for it
 
Chipset isn't important as vendor support for most people. All the Z/P/H series support it, Q and B series don't. Again, whether your Z/P/H motherboard supports it is dependent on the company that made the motherboard. Your chances are likely better if you bought in the latter half of 2011.
 
I guess mid range and above mobos from Asus, MSI and Gigabyte should support Ivy. Even P67.

However, if you really want full benefits, moving to a Z77 will probably mean slightly better performance/stability/experience besides somewhat better overclocking (high chances I guess), so unless you have a tight budget, you should sell your entire setup and move, selling will get you a significant part of the money back.

If you are on a very tight budget, check if your mobo supports Ivy and go for it. But imo if you are on a very tight budget and if your SB quad is over 4+ Ghz, then perhaps a GPU upgrade or something else will give better returns than Ivy, however, it depends on the situation and budget 😀
 
aaksheytalwar said:
I guess mid range and above mobos from Asus, MSI and Gigabyte should support Ivy. Even P67.

However, if you really want full benefits, moving to a Z77 will probably mean slightly better performance/stability/experience besides somewhat better overclocking (high chances I guess), so unless you have a tight budget, you should sell your entire setup and move, selling will get you a significant part of the money back.

If you are on a very tight budget, check if your mobo supports Ivy and go for it. But imo if you are on a very tight budget and if your SB quad is over 4+ Ghz, then perhaps a GPU upgrade or something else will give better returns than Ivy, however, it depends on the situation and budget 😀
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eh....only big change is more USB 3.0, of course most reviews right now are being done on Z68
 
Oc potential and better performance are not features. You will feel them once ou use both boards. They arent numerical features to be mentioned anywhere.
 
aaksheytalwar said:
I guess mid range and above mobos from Asus, MSI and Gigabyte should support Ivy. Even P67.

However, if you really want full benefits, moving to a Z77 will probably mean slightly better performance/stability/experience besides somewhat better overclocking (high chances I guess), so unless you have a tight budget, you should sell your entire setup and move, selling will get you a significant part of the money back.

If you are on a very tight budget, check if your mobo supports Ivy and go for it. But imo if you are on a very tight budget and if your SB quad is over 4+ Ghz, then perhaps a GPU upgrade or something else will give better returns than Ivy, however, it depends on the situation and budget 😀
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I heard that many Z77 motherboards may contain less power phases due to the power reduction that Ivybridge brings to us. If true, this could hinder overclocking capabilities if buying a low end board. In turn, your low end $99 board may only be 3 phase power on a 4 pin power connector:\
 
Zargon said:
eh....only big change is more USB 3.0, of course most reviews right now are being done on Z68
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The big change I remember reading that would make holding out for a new motherboard is that the board is meant to support a second FSB speed. I can not remember if it was 125MHz or 166Mhz. Intel needed to add something to get people to buy it and I think this is the main card for over clockers.

Just can not find the link currently to double check. It was in a artical with SB-E as SB-E had to do it to (so was given a few different speeds).
 
The key to support for the 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processors and being supported on "6" series boards is going to be updated Bios released by the motherboard manufacturers. In large part using the older "6" chipsets may limit some features on the these processors. It is important to note that none of the Q67 or B65 series board will support these future processors.
 
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