'Gulftown' May Not Require New Motherboards

[PeterStoba]

Good news for current i7 owners. Upcoming Gulftown processors should be supported.

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[meh]

Although the CPUs may be compatible with the motherboard, I reckon these new CPUs may be out of the reach of the vast majority of 920 owners =P

 

[PeterStoba]

Although the CPUs may be compatible with the motherboard, I reckon the new CPUs may be out of the reach of the vast majority of 920 owners =P

Hmm, maybe. There are rumours that these Gulftowns will be EE only, but I can't see that happening.

 

[AMDFTW]

is there is any info on the compatability list of mobo's and if the FSB drops on non-standerd MOBOs I.E ones that need a bios update,like the way THE amd chips has a drop in the HTlink from 5200-2000Mhz??

 

[PeterStoba]

is there is any info on the compatability list of mobo's and if the FSB drops on non-standerd MOBOs I.E ones that need a bios update,like the way THE amd chips has a drop in the HTlink from 5200-2000Mhz??

Nothing is confirmed yet, once it is, I'll be sure to post or update this thread

 

[AMDFTW]

thanks mate

 

[meh]

Hmm, maybe. There are rumours that these Gulftowns will be EE only, but I can't see that happening.

Hmm, I couldn't see much sense in that, as these are designed for servers, so extreme editions would seem a little out of place, with wanting servers to be as stable as possible =S

 

[VonBlade]

The official Intel presentation says EE only. So it's gonna be the thick end of 900 notes.

Hmmm.

 

[midnightray]

Thank god, Tom did me that lovely build with the Asus R2E and block

Now as Tom says I am a rich boy, one of these will be on the shopping list...