Intel Officially Launches 313 Series SLC-Based SSDs |
Lately Intel officially launches its 311 series SSDs designed for Smart Response, Rapid Start and Smart Connect.
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Intel Quietly Launches its New 7-series Motherboards |
DZ77GA-70K
It’s just some time away from the official launch of the Z77, H77 and B75 chipset, while the relative motherboards have been posted in Intel’s website.
Intel Ivy Bridge Release Date May Advance to April 23rd |
Earlier several sources said that Intel Ivy Bridge processors would debut on April 29th. However, it seems that the release day of Ivy Bridge will advance to April 23rd, as VR-Zone reported.
Intel to Roll Out 20nm MLC SSDs in Q3 |
Following the launch of 520 series SSDs in February, Intel is going to introduce its 300 series products which are codenamed Maple Crest, and 720 series models codenamed Ramsdale, as Digitimes reported.
Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K Performance Previewed |
Lately VR-Zone has tested the performance of Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K, the processor was an ES (Engineering Sample), it was overclocked to 4.7GHz and compared with i7-2600K and i7-3960X.
MSI Z77A-GD55 and ONDA Z77 Magic Motherboard Review |
Z77-Intel Native USB 3.0 Support
When it refers to Intel product update, Tick-Tock strategy always comes to our mind. This time it’s turn for Ivy Bridge and 7-series motherboards.
Intel Ethernet Controller X540 Brings 10GbE to the Masses |
Intel recently has announced its Ethernet Controller X540, the industry’s first fully integrated 10GBASE-T controller. This space-saving single-chip solution delivers outstanding performance for low-cost, low-power LAN on motherboard (LOM) and Converged Network Adapter (CNA) designs.
Retail Ivy Bridge Processors May Feature E1 Stepping |
E0 stepping with Core i7-3770K ES (Engineering Sample)
In the existing CPU-Z v1.60, ES (Engineering Sample) of Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K features E0 stepping, so what about the retail models?
Intel Sells Stakes In Two Wafer Fabs to Micron for $600 Million |
Intel and Micron recently have announced that have entered into agreements to expand their NAND flash memory joint venture relationship.
Intel Confirms Ivy Bridge Launch Delay |
Intel will delay the launch of its Ivy Bridge processors, according to the report from Sweclockers.
Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K Overclocked to 7GHz |
Core i7-3770K was overclocked to 4.6GHz at 1.1V
Earlier we have got to know Intel Core i7-3820 could be overclocked to 5.66GHz, however, we may care more about the overclocking capability of Ivy Bridge processor, once there was a friend in our forum revealed that Core i7-3770K only needed 1.1V to be overclocked to 4.6GHz, 5GHz with 1.17V.
Quad-Core Core i7-3820 Overclocked to 5.665 GHz |
Neglecting the price of X79 motherboard, Core i7-3820 is more competitive than i7-2600K no matter in performance and pricing, especially in the overclocking capability.
MSI’s Entire Z68 (G3)/H61 (G3) Series Mobos Support Ivy Bridge CPUs |
MSI has made an announcement that, its entire Z68 (G3)/H61 (G3) series of motherboards will offer support for Intel’s next-generation Ivy Bridge processors based on the 22nm manufacturing process. What users should do is to download the corresponding BIOS to upgrade their existing MSI Z68/H61 motherboard.
Intel May Drop Ivy Bridge Processors Prices by $70 to Promote Ultrabooks |
In our earlier report, we have known Intel will delay its dual-core Ivy Bridge processors to June, and the first Ivy Bridge chip won’t be announced until April. Additionally the mobile models are expected to have a price drop in order to promote the sales, according to Digitimes.
Intel Quad-Core Core i7-3820 Processor Review |
Introduction
Just a week ago, Intel officially launched its Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E processor, the processor is the first quad-core model in LGA2011 platform, and it’s priced as low as US$294. We have got the CPU and did a small test. As its specs and pricing are close to that of Core i7-2600K, so we chose the latter for comparison. (All the images could be clicked to large ones.)
