Thursday, June 30th 2011
Sandy Bridge-E Delayed to January 2012: Sources
Originally slated for Q4 2011, the launch of Intel's Sandy Bridge-E desktop/workstation platform has been pushed back to Q1 2012, sources told VR-Zone. The high-end platform was expected by industry observers to be a December launch, targeting the shopping season, but it seems like January 2012 is found to be more fitting. Perhaps the International CES, where the latest and greatest from the tech industry is unveiled, serves as the ideal launch-pad for Sandy Bridge-E.
Sandy Bridge-E is an upscale of the architecture that makes up Intel's 2011 Core processor family. Consisting of 4 or 6 cores, Sandy Bridge makes up two distinct product lines for the client desktop market. The chips pack massive quad-channel DDR3 integrated memory controllers and PCI-Express 3.0 hubs that can drive up to four graphics cards. The processor is made of a new 2011-pin LGA package, with the new Intel X79 chipset handling the rest of the platform.
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VR-Zone
Sandy Bridge-E is an upscale of the architecture that makes up Intel's 2011 Core processor family. Consisting of 4 or 6 cores, Sandy Bridge makes up two distinct product lines for the client desktop market. The chips pack massive quad-channel DDR3 integrated memory controllers and PCI-Express 3.0 hubs that can drive up to four graphics cards. The processor is made of a new 2011-pin LGA package, with the new Intel X79 chipset handling the rest of the platform.
57 Comments on Sandy Bridge-E Delayed to January 2012: Sources
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Is it not just a shrink of the Current model SB to 22nm with some minor improvements?
I guess the answer to the first question will answer the second one anyone know?
That said I hope the BD is awesome.
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So no LGA 2011 socket until 2012?
If Bulldozer can outcompete the 2600K, then I am gonna have to bite at that. Never considered a i7 920 a great enough upgrade (for gaming) over my E8400 (I seen performance boost on similar machine and wasn't that impressed). Then when the 2600K came along, that only marginally improved upon the i7 920-960 series. Not really the upgrade that I had been holding off for. But at this rate, I am gonna be stuck with my E8400 for BF3 release time.....this cannot happen! Bulldozer better be good....real good.
Mkes me laugh really... theres always going to be a next best thing so buy what you can now and enjoy... besides, buying the current best will always cost at least 40% more ;)
Also to MatTheCat... the 2600k kicks the crap out of the dual core 8400... not sure what kind of increase in performance youre holding out for... perhaps you have to wait till 2014
At the rate we're going, SB-E, Ivy, and Bulldozer will be launched on the same day.
Now they're going to release an update to an incredibly successful processor line-up in under a year?
Of course, this also means that Ivy Bridge has to be delayed until at least June 2012..
If only you could trust a major corporation's ETA. Deadlines just mean nothing to them..
maybe intel found a similar bug and prefers to delay instead of releasing it at all costs... delay wouldnt be that harmful.
If core 2 duo was delayed 6 months, history wouldn't have been any different. successful products may be delayed.