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Intel’s Sandy Bridge platform has been turning heads since it was released in January of this year and while the enthusiast-grade Sandy Bridge-E platform hasn’t turned quite as many heads since it was launched last month, it does take the performance crown. Well, today we have news regarding interesting new processors for both of these [...]

The folks over at Semi Accurate have posted that the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on Intel’s upcoming enthusiast-grade Sandy Bridge-E processors is set to lift on November 14 at 12:01 AM PST. Typically NDA’s expire the same day as components ship and this release date fits the rumours perfectly. On launch day are are expecting the [...]

We have known for a while that the production method used in creating Intel’s upcoming enthusiast-grade Sandy Bridge-E CPUs involves the inclusion of 8 CPU cores on a single die, whilst only offering up to 6 usable cores to users. Now, according to a post by the folks over at VR-Zone, we may know why. [...]

We have been expecting Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E platform to land sometime in Q4 of this year and thanks to a recent leak published by Donanim Haber, we may be seeing it sooner than later. According to the leak, Intel is set to ship their completed X79 chipset to suppliers in the middle of October with [...]

The folks over at VR-Zone, via one of their reliable sources, have posted the suggested retail prices for Intel’s upcoming Sandy Bridge-E CPUS, which are due out in Q4 of this year. The Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition is set to launch with a predictable $999 USD price tag as it is set to replace, and [...]

We have already published an article regarding Intel’s initial line of Sandy Bridge-E processors, due in Q4 2011 – the Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition, Core i7-3930K and Core i7-3820 – but thanks to another leak shared by Donanim Haber, we have a timeline for Intel’s CPU launches well into Q3 2012.

A few days ago we published an article with regards to Intel’s upcoming Sandy Bridge-E flagship CPU, the Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition which, according to new reports, may be replaced just weeks after it’s launched. According to a recent post a WCCF Tech, the Core i7-3980X Extreme Edition, which is rumoured to feature a stock clock [...]

With it looking like we’ll still be seeing Intel’s flagship Sandy Bridge-E platform sometime in Q4 2011, we have some great news for you on the performance side of things. Intel’s flagship CPU for the LGA 2011/X79 platform, the Core i7-3960X, is set to crush Intel’s current top-of-the-line CPU, the Core i7-990X. The folks over at [...]

We still don’t know if we’ll be seeing Intel’s flagship Sandy Bridge-E CPUs in 2011, or if we’ll have to wait to early 2012, but we now know that they will fall under the Core i7-3xxxx naming scheme. Thanks to a post earlier today at Donanim Haber, we don’t only now know about the names [...]

A couple of weeks ago we published an article regarding Intel pushing back the launch of their upcoming flagship Sandy Bridge-E platform to early 2012. Well, now the rumour, thanks to VR-Zone, is that Intel may sacrifice some features in order to get these new products out in 2012. So what is getting cut? VR-Zone is reporting that [...]


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