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  • X68 and new Intel Socket

    Q3 '11.

    -New socket, not compatible with 1366 cpus
    -Sandy Bridge architecture support
    -quad channel memory (will only support 1 dimm per channel, but I would expect 4gb dimms will be reasonably priced by then, with support for 8gb dimms in the future)
    -likely PCI-E 3.0, and will include more lanes than X58
    -first CPUs will be native 8-core (with HT)

    Intel's next generation high-end workstation to replace the current X58 systems will have 4-channel DDR3, more PCI-E and arrives in Q3 2011.
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    Prob go AMD this time round, waiting for Bulldozer o break out....

    At least AMD has kept some backwards compatibility in its sockets...
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    • #3
      I don't understand why they don't make a socket that is too big, just with spare holes in the current mainboards. They could then just assign the spare holes when a new processor arrives, making it easier to make things downward compatible...
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      • #4
        I'm with Evildead, I think AM3 will last for quite some time. I'll be building a cheap Athlon II X2 / HD5570 and have an enormous upgradability for years to come should I ever need it.
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        • #5
          There's still no official release date for AMD's Thuban chips, but that hasn't stopped early benchmarks from making their way online.

          Specifications for AMD's six-core desktop processors, codenamed 'Thuban', have seemingly been confirmed by Gigabyte a month before their expected release. The Taiwanese manufacturer temporarily updated its CPU...
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