Intel's Sandy Bridge Getting Accelerated Launch

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[citation][nom]the_wolf88[/nom]WTF ?!And as always we have to buy new mother board to support new s**t from Intel !Done with Intel my nexy rig will be from AMD[/citation]
Fine with me. My motherboard is a (very expensive) piece of junk.

I'm happy to hear that they're pushing forward. The whole reason I love the world of technology is the constant innovation. Who cares if the wheel already works? Reinvent it anyways.
Though I must ask, did they finally get some significant improvements in the 32nm fab? It appears too many of the current 32nm chips fry with even a small voltage bump.
Here's hoping for a 3GHz 15W dual core with triple channel memory.
 
I plan to go for AMD again also, even if intel makes faster cpu's, and even my present cpu is intel. I really think I have less trouble with AMD systems.
 
[citation][nom]randomstar[/nom]90% or more of the ppl I see upgrade CPU also are upgrading mainboard, so the socket arguement never seems to work with me. Generally by the time a CPU revision large enough to make a real measurable difference in everyday computing, the chipset has also advanced enough to make a mainboard swap a good idea. very rarely do I see a chip-only upgrade..[/citation]

I have done several chip only upgrades.
 
[citation][nom]kreidar[/nom]I plan to go for AMD again also, even if intel makes faster cpu's, and even my present cpu is intel. I really think I have less trouble with AMD systems.[/citation] and its cheaper too more money for Graphics Cards
 
[citation][nom]randomstar[/nom]90% or more of the ppl I see upgrade CPU also are upgrading mainboard, so the socket arguement never seems to work with me. Generally by the time a CPU revision large enough to make a real measurable difference in everyday computing, the chipset has also advanced enough to make a mainboard swap a good idea. very rarely do I see a chip-only upgrade..[/citation]

Your statement is only true if they're using Intel chips. Many AMD users I know upgraded their CPU without having to buy a new motherboard thanks to their chips backwards compatibility. ie. AMD dual core to PhenomII quad core, then to the newest hexacore.
 
I myself am waiting to see the benchmarks from the octacore vs quad core sandy bridge vs bulldozer before i buy my next cpu. I hope AMD crushes intel and and has lower prices but my gut tells me that it will be like it alway shas been with intel scoreing even with amd, and then a month later releasenig somethign that crushes it.

I will be upgradeing for a e8400 so hopefully these new cpus will allow us to fully use our tri and quad channel gpus
 
Honestly, I bet Bulldozer spooked Intel big time. AMD technically beat Intel to an on silicon IGP, where the (laughable) IGP from Intel is simply hanging out next to the processor. Time will tell which is better either way but I think AMD will be the winner this round, simply because they are the first to the plate with a fully integrated chip.
 



Probably to have processors at different price points. They'll probably market Sandy Bridge as premium processors and have the current core processors cover the mid to low end.

Etier way, it's better to have something newer and better out right? You don't have to upgrade if you don't want to. I am still using a socket 775 and will upgrade next year when there are MBs with more onboard USB 3 and sata 6.
 
Hope we will hear a response from AMD soon... I would have upgraded to a new intel system but i'm sick of the constant socket changes. Unless Bulldozer is crap i will be moving to AMD.
 
[citation][nom]13withinfinity[/nom]Honestly, I bet Bulldozer spooked Intel big time. AMD technically beat Intel to an on silicon IGP, where the (laughable) IGP from Intel is simply hanging out next to the processor. Time will tell which is better either way but I think AMD will be the winner this round, simply because they are the first to the plate with a fully integrated chip.[/citation]

Saying stupid things because you feel a need for them to be true, doesn't make them true. It just makes you sound stupid.

AMD beat Intel to being dual core. AMD beat Intel to being true quad core. AMD beat Intel with the IMC. But, guess what? They are getting RAPED by them in dual, quad, and in their memory controller.

Having said that, I don't think Intel will have a better IGP than ATI. Just your reasons are uninformed.

Intel has created a lot of market confusion lately with their terrible segmentation, although they have done well anyway due to the upturn in business spending. But, if they release this yet another mid-level CPU, it's going to confuse the Hell out of people. LGA 1156 was very confusing, if this one mingles with the quads from that line, and doesn't come out with the big performance numbers, no one is going to be able to figure out what's best.

I mention this because 3.1 GHz isn't too impressive.
 
It really doesnt matter for me what Intel releases. AMD has been doing a fine job of keeping me in the game at a low cost and in many cases my rig is out performing Intel rigs due to better parts selection overall. Combine that with my flawless home network and optimized OS im not missing those few frames Intel would give me extra. Thats just me. Im not an early adopter anyways.
 
Im REALLY hoping that the Sandy Bridge speedup is due to better and naitive support for USB 3.0!!!
I am so tired of USB 2 transfer speeds! Im ready to buy some USB 3 jump drives, USB 3 external HDs, and the new SD-XD(sp?) memory?
 
unless intel cut their prices across the board, i'll be sticking with AMD.

i'm waiting for bulldozer and PCIe 3.0 before i build my next computer.
 
to to152h if u don't know AMD developed the memory controller that intel calls quick path, AMD were the ones that had had a build in memory controller on their chips for the longest time, ever heard of HyperTransport?
 
lol right after I finally got another intel cpu i7 930 but i bought it for 100$ under what newegg is selling it for so I don't feel bad.. especially considering the bump is so small on paper anyawys, I was hoping that the top tier cpus for my socket would get cheap fast this will help, me lol although really though it would also help me if intel would stick with 1 for a little while like amd... then if i wanted I could buy the new flashy processor and I think they would make more money that way.... but they must be making alot of money just by getting to sell a whole new intel branded mobo so its all about the money honey
 
hey huyman87... If you didnt notice intel released a core2duo way back that just killed AMD and there "hypertransport." If you knew anything about Intel they actually looked into doing onboard memory controllers but opted for a larger cache becuase it actually caused the processor to access the memory at a far faster rate thru the frontside bus.. what does it matter how big the pipeline is if you cant fill it up... i would rather have a 667 FSB that is pushing a full amount of data thru it than a effective 1333 FSB that can only effectivly use 667 of it.. that was the downfall of the onboard memory controller.. the memory couldnt keep up with the controller so the processor was sitting idle for ticks waiting for information from the memory.. oh and i actually did work at Intel when they released the Core2Duo proc's..
 
[citation][nom]huyman87[/nom]to to152h if u don't know AMD developed the memory controller that intel calls quick path, AMD were the ones that had had a build in memory controller on their chips for the longest time, ever heard of HyperTransport?[/citation]
What? Hypertransport was not invented by AMD at all, and even if similar QPI was invented by Intel, not AMD, they are similar but still different and AMD did not invent Hypertransport.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperTransport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_QuickPath_Interconnect
 
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