Information

Did you know you could become an X-bit labs fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter?



Discussion

Discussion on Article:
Mainboards for Intel Core i “Haswell” Are Ready: Asrock Set to Demo Intel 8-Series Platforms Next Week.

Started by: LedHed | Date 03/01/13 08:30:32 PM
Comments: 8 | Last Comment:  03/04/13 07:58:07 AM

Expand all threads | Collapse all threads

[1-4]

1. 
ASRock sure has come a long way since their AMD 939 days. I still have a machine running the ASRock Dual SATA-II (AGP & PCI-E mobo). I think that was really the board that put them on the map.
0 0 [Posted by: LedHed  | Date: 03/01/13 08:30:32 PM]
Reply
2. 
What is the successor to the ultra-high end desktop chipset after Ivy Bridge-E and X79? What is it called? Could Haswell LGA1150 be for both the mainstream and ultra-high end desktop market segments? I can't find it on Google. Will LGA1150 mainboards surpass Asus Rampage IV Formula with LGA2011 socket from two years ago in performance? Will Intel skip Ivy Bridge-E ?
0 0 [Posted by: TeemuMilto  | Date: 03/01/13 09:40:57 PM]
Reply
- collapse thread

 
Mainstream and high-end are just on different debut schedule cycles apart by 8 months, they don't overlap or succeed each other. LGA1150 only succeeds LGA1155.

Haswell mainstream will arrive in summer 2013, Ivy-E later in the year for X79, then next summer 2014 we'll see if those Broadwell solder rumors are true or not. If they end up true, then you'll see enthusiasts migrate to Haswell-E in X99 chipset later next year-- that will succeed X79, so we still have another 18 months or so for that.

That said, if you run a program that doesn't use all the cores available in a 6-core processor, then of course Core i7-4770K will seem faster than i7-3970X, just like 2600K did to 990X; doesn't mean they succeed each other though. It is about what you do; though it is only a matter of time before another feels threatened by new stuff.
0 0 [Posted by: lehpron  | Date: 03/04/13 01:28:06 AM]
Reply
 
Ah, the X99, never heard of it. Thanks. Then I will purchase the fastest X79 motherboard the Asus Rampage IV Formula.
0 0 [Posted by: TeemuMilto  | Date: 03/04/13 07:58:07 AM]
Reply
3. 
Show me the delta. The increase in performance between 1366-1155/2011 is non-existent/minimal resp. PLEASE, lets have a real reason to upgrade. All things considered we are going to anyway hope we have a real "cpu" reason too.
0 1 [Posted by: oldDummy  | Date: 03/02/13 11:24:55 AM]
Reply
4. 
If Haswell processors have integrated VRMs, why those motherboards have all those heatsinks?
They do not have northbridge and now they are left without VRM. There's nothing on the board! Just the southbridge and any additional chip for extra features like more USB ports, RAID, Giga Ethernet or whatever. Those things don't use more than 5W.

And the notebook version of Haswell also has the southbridge integrated, so there's even less things on the motherboard.
0 0 [Posted by: Filiprino  | Date: 03/02/13 12:10:34 PM]
Reply
- collapse thread

 
See the note under the picture? I don't know if it is the real Haswell board.
0 0 [Posted by: Tukee44  | Date: 03/03/13 07:00:43 AM]
Reply
 
Haswell has integrated VRM controllers. This provides more accurate voltage demand, control, and censoring... basically making the chip much more energy efficient.
VRMs are still on the motherboard.
1 0 [Posted by: Spiral  | Date: 03/03/13 06:14:56 PM]
Reply

[1-4]

Back to the Article

Add your Comment


Our Sponsors

Crucial.com Western Digital G.Skill