Sandy Bridge Socket Types

Ollii

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Hey, I am planning on getting the new sandybridge I7-2600k and was planning on the LGA 1155 mobo type but the only thing puting me off it was the dual channel memory however I have just come across the LGA 1356 which is triple channel? (that's just a guess) and the LGA 2011. I am guessing that the 1155 is replacing the 1156 and the 1356 the 1366 and no idea about the 2011 but I'm not really interested in that one. So does anyone have any info on this 1356 mobo like is it triple channel? and will it be released at the same time as the 1155? or anything else like that? I'm guessing no one really knows but even a well educated guess would be nice
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The 1356 boards and processors are going to be replaced Q2-Q4 of 2011 meaning it won't be till summer 2011 at the earliest.

EVEN then Bulldozer looks AMAZING. Just wait if you are buying a 6+ core.

(most games don't support more than 4 cores anyway...)
 
1356 doesnt exist

LGA 1155 is replacing LGA 1156 at the start of 2011

both have dual channel memory

LGA 1336 has triple channel memory and will be replaced by LGA 2011 with quad channel memory at the end of 2011
 
Strawb is correct 1356 does not and will not be introduced. 1156 is replaced by 1155 - late next year/early 2011 is when 1366 gets replaced by 2011 socket.
 
Strawb is correct 1356 does not and will not be introduced. 1156 is replaced by 1155 - late next year/early 2011 is when 1366 gets replaced by 2011 socket.

Ah ok thanks for clearing that up, just a couple more things though: The I7 2600K coming out in January is supposed to replace the current I7 950 is it not? and I assume the 2600k will fit into the 2011 socket as well or are Intel bringing out another lot of sandy bridges processors to take the place of the current I7 960+ that will be the elite ones to fit just the 2011? (these might be stupid questions but I just want to get things cleared up so I can plan)
 
Ah ok thanks for clearing that up, just a couple more things though: The I7 2600K coming out in January is supposed to replace the current I7 950 is it not? and I assume the 2600k will fit into the 2011 socket as well or are Intel bringing out another lot of sandy bridges processors to take the place of the current I7 960+ that will be the elite ones to fit just the 2011? (these might be stupid questions but I just want to get things cleared up so I can plan)

no mate none of the sandy bridges are 1366 replacements.

Sandy Bridge is ONLY 1155

2011 will be bigger and have a completely new name aswell.
 
basicly the socket name (or what we call it by) like LGA1155

the number is the number of pins or contact pads the CPU and the socket has

so socket 1155 has 1155pins on the motherboard and 1155 contact pads on the CPU

and

socket 2011 has 2011pins on the motherboard and 2011 contact pads on the CPU

the CPUs and socket HAVE to have the same number of pins and contact pads to fit and work

so none of the the CPUS coming out in jan on the 1155 socket will fit or work on the socket 2011 boards

the sandy bridge and ivry bridge is "code names" for the series of CPUs (though there is nothing solid to confirm ivry bridge is socket 2011 as intel havent and wont confirm it this early)

so to sum it up no a 2600K will not fit on socket 2011
 
basicly the socket name (or what we call it by) like LGA1155

the number is the number of pins or contact pads the CPU and the socket has

so socket 1155 has 1155pins on the motherboard and 1155 contact pads on the CPU

and

socket 2011 has 2011pins on the motherboard and 2011 contact pads on the CPU

the CPUs and socket HAVE to have the same number of pins and contact pads to fit and work

so none of the the CPUS coming out in jan on the 1155 socket will fit or work on the socket 2011 boards

the sandy bridge and ivry bridge is "code names" for the series of CPUs (though there is nothing solid to confirm ivry bridge is socket 2011 as intel havent and wont confirm it this early)

so to sum it up no a 2600K will not fit on socket 2011

Ok thanks a lot for clearing that up for me
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and thanks Tom for letting me know as well.

EDIT: Just one thing, different people have been saying different things as I presume that no one really knows but in your opinion is the I7-2600K suppose to replace the I7 9 series or the I7 8 series? I also came across this roadmap though no idea if it's accurate or not: http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/cpu/intel/sandybridge/preview/roadmap.png
 
no mate none of the sandy bridges are 1366 replacements.

Sandy Bridge is ONLY 1155

2011 will be bigger and have a completely new name aswell.

Excuse me for being a thicko but does that mean that 1366 will still be the most feature rich chipset for another year?

If so then woot. lol.
 
Excuse me for being a thicko but does that mean that 1366 will still be the most feature rich chipset for another year?

If so then woot. lol.

Been trying to say that for ages.

SB is not replacing 1366 Im getting tired of keep saying it. You can clearly see that there is a 960 and 990X there I can say much more because its under NDA but the 1155 and P67 board are reaplcing the 1156 kit we have currently.
 
Personally i'm a little confused with how Intel are naming their chips and that.

I prefer how AMD are doing things.

But then again it is probably because im more interested in AMD at the momment.

Also if Sandy Bridge will not be replacing 1366, then I don't really care
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I guess i'll wait to see Ivy Bridge.
 
Been trying to say that for ages.

SB is not replacing 1366 Im getting tired of keep saying it. You can clearly see that there is a 960 and 990X there I can say much more because its under NDA but the 1155 and P67 board are reaplcing the 1156 kit we have currently.

Nah that's fine man. Would never want you to risk your neck
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I just wasn't aware that 1155 was a replacement for 1156 (although I confess I feel really stupid for not making the connection between 1156 and 1155 lol) and only ran dual channel. I did look up the sabertooth 1156 with 8gb ram (would have been doable due to cheaper CPU board ETC) but when I sat down and thought about it I realised that it really ought to be triple channel or nothing. So that's pretty relieving for me as it sort of confirms that I made some right choices
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I just wasn't aware that 1155 was a replacement for 1156 (although I confess I feel really stupid for not making the connection between 1156 and 1155 lol) and only ran dual channel. I did look up the sabertooth 1156 with 8gb ram (would have been doable due to cheaper CPU board ETC) but when I sat down and thought about it I realised that it really ought to be triple channel or nothing. So that's pretty relieving for me as it sort of confirms that I made some right choices
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So I know that no one really knows but would you say that even if SB is faster than the current X58 and I7 950 would the dual channel cancel that advantage out compared to the 1366? and when they say the SB is faster does that mean that just CPU wise or does it include the dual channel memory as well? (4gb vs 6gb)
 
Triple channel never really took off tbh. I mean yeah, sure it's better than dual channel but it never really worked out as excellent as was originally thought. It's another one of those 10% things.. (IE 10% faster than the old tech, so you need to add them all together to see the difference.. Things like memory controllers, PCIE 2.1 ETC).

When they say the SB is faster I would have thought it would be because of a revised South Bridge. People are beginning to moan that the ICH10 or whatever it's called is showing its age.
 
Tri-channel goes against the laws of tech. Stuff is inherently tuned down from a dual or quad base to use tri. Only real way to implement the crazy idea is to use 3x single channels - which is silly, but they do it.

(most games don't support more than 4 cores anyway...)

Most games don't know what cores are. Windows tries to smooth it over by sharing the load and making you *think* it's using all the cores, but what you actually get is effectively 25% of each core for a quad (for example). i.e. a dual core would use 50% of each and be more efficient
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But the total load would appear to be 100%.

Best things for using cores are benchmarkers - which are a waste of time, effectively, if they're not representitive.
 
Atm i believe if you wish to do some heavy multitasking e.g. running apps whilst playing games, like fraps + communication programs like teamspeak and others like msn messenger and possibly a browsing page open IS when you will need 4 cores plus... But dual cores are becoming a bit out dated by software and people want to be able to do more multitasking!So in the next year or so Quads will replace Duals as entry-level... cant wait till like 3-4 years when we will all be running 30+cores in our homes! Or possibly brand new processing technology??!?!!?

IMO i would say if you would like the new sandy bridge go for the i5's and the same with the current intel chips.

***Gone a bit off topic sorry***
 
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