Looks like they run hot....
http://cpuforever.com/Thread-Intel-8...d=4062#pid4062
150W! Nice looking low voltage though so water cooling is going to look favourable for 16 thread goodness....
Looks like they run hot....
http://cpuforever.com/Thread-Intel-8...d=4062#pid4062
150W! Nice looking low voltage though so water cooling is going to look favourable for 16 thread goodness....
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wow, its like having a P4 EE again! (only a bit faster )
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Wow, that is crazy. Is this going to even be overclockable?
They are the Xeons though, the desktop range will top out at 6 cores and be 130 watts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_B...top_processors
Not to dispute the accuracy of Wiki too much, but it's not exactly gospel. with the Nehalem range the difference between the Server edit and the desktop version has been the ability to talk to other CPU's by sharing something or other. QPI Link? Not sure exactly. The ROG S1366 boards support the S1366 Xeons, so I would hope that this would continue if possible
As regards the 6 core or 8 core EP versions, it appears that some samples have already found their way onto Ebay...
http://www.techpowerup.com/145220/LG...r-on-Ebay.html
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Desktop nehalem chips have only one QPI, correct. Servers have 2+ so can also connect between sockets as opposed to just the northbridge. (http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=37111)
Yay! I got something right Permission to feel smug
Either way, I doubt I'll be buying one. The thermal output is just too high for my room. My 980X Folding rig (With GTX 295) has been cooking me the past couple of weeks and it's the CPU that's kicking out the majority of that heat that I can feel. If this new model starts at 130W then it'll probably be no better heat wise, so unless there's a massive turn around, then I see no need to upgrade from Nehalem/SandyBridge. Not for what I use it for...
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Which Asus boards support 1366 (E55xx / E56xx) Xeons? I know some of there boards support the 3xxx range of 1366 Xeons but not the SMP capable ones.
Not sure how there going to do it here as the current E3 xeons are based on Sandy bridge and the EP chips will fit into the E5 range of Xeons, not sure if the Sandy Bridge E cpus will even make the conversion to Xeon.
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