How will LGA 2011 motherboards change?

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nish07

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If and when they come out with an Ivy bridge/Haswell-'e' processor (if it still uses the lga2011 platform) how will it change? Will the boards be updated to include newer features?

I'm asking because I'm considering getting an x79 setup but I don't want the board to be outdated because new ones have a ton of new stuff D=.

Thanks,

-Nish
 
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Haswell already has a lot of reviews out and you can buy haswell processors right now. they have a new socket then the ivy bridge. other then that from my understanding everything else is the same.
 
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The LGA 2011 platform is a bit different. It has up to 64 Gb ram and the processors on it are 6 core processors. They plan on introducing a new one soon. There was speculation whether it would be an Ivy Bridge-e processor or if they would skip straight to a Haswell name. Either way, it will be a 6 core processor that is like Ivy/Haswell more so than Sandy Bridge.

It will (supposedly) be for the LGA 2011 platform. I am wondering if they will be updating the boards with new features when this happens. Does anyone have any ideas whether the new chips would bring new features to the boards?

Thanks,

-Nish
 
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Actually lga 2011 currently goes up to 256gb of ram per cpu and 4-8 cores. There really are no new features to introduce except intel responsive technologies like smart connect and rapid start.

@ace and jones, he is talking about lga 2011, IBE or HWE.
 
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nish07

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I'm only asking because LGA 2011 came out seemingly years ago (not exactly sure when) and I'd have to imagine motherboards would have gotten better since then. New Haswell boards have to have something that the oldest LGA 2011 boards don't have?

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Next Quarter Intel is supposed to launch the next generation called the Ivy Bridge-e. The Sandy Bridge-e is based on the Sandy Bridge pushed up to 6 (Hex) core. The Ivy Bridge-e will be based on the Ivy Bridge, most likely be 6 core also and use a quad memory controller same as the Sandy Bridge-e. Since it's called the Ivy Bridge-e I'm guessing it will also be the same 2011 socket. most likely there will be a die shrink and a new chipset released for the Ivy Bridge-e. Being in the same family as the Sandy Bridge-e it will be for those that can afford to buy the best and the fastest without concern of the cost (Titian buyers). If you have to ask how much for any part of the setup just get a Haswell. Of course Intel may delay the launch if they feel it will disrupt the Haswell launch, if you can't wait get a Haswell.
 
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nish07

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It is more expensive, yeah but honestly you can get a SB-E at around 360 dollars at some places and the boards aren't too much more expensive. The ram (if you want 64gb which I do) costs a lot.

Just wondering about motherboard advances since LGA 2011 came out to now and with the next chips (Ivy and Haswell). I would buy one now and drop in a new chip in a year or two when prices came down on Ivy-E but I get the impression that the boards might get better even if same socket when the Ivy-e's come out.

-Nish
 
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SBE is not just 6 core, the i7 3820 is 4, not to mention the 8 cores. IBE will offer even higher cores. Mobos really haven't changed any even over 5 years other than connection types like pcie, usb, etc. Ddr4 won't be out til next gen after that. I don't know what you are really expecting, nothing new has come out that is not an easy change like adding thunderbolt. Even if you look at the regular SB and IB nothing was changed other than pcie 3 which even in some mobos didn't need anything but a bios update since 2 and 3 are electrically the same. There isn't any word on a new chipset. Looking at the past, x58 was used on nehalem and westmere.
 
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nish07

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Ah ok. I appreciate the responses. I was just concerned (being non computer tech savy) that there were advances in technology that allowed for more bandwidth and better routing of the processes. Generally ways of making things move faster/better between components on motherboards. I'd assume that is what motherboard manufacturers would try and do (somehow there has to be a difference or there wouldn't be 10000x motherboards out there).

Thanks again,

-Nish
 
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