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Memory Channel Scaling with Sandy Bridge-E - A Core i7-3960X Experience

Memory Channel Scaling with Sandy Bridge-E - A Core i7-3960X Experience

13 Dec 2011  /  By Wong Chung Wee

The Sandy Bridge-E is the first-ever consumer processor (as well as its platform) to support a quad-channel DDR3 memory architecture. We attempt to find out how much performance impact you would notice if toggling between different memory channel modes (dual, triple and quad) and memory frequency.

Gigabyte X79 Motherboard Updates - An Assassin and 3 Tough Guys

Gigabyte X79 Motherboard Updates - An Assassin and 3 Tough Guys

18 Nov 2011  /  By Wong Chung Wee

Better late than never, Gigabyte held its X79 motherboard seminar to showcase its range of boards that support the Sandy Bridge-E processors as well as their exciting new features.

X79 Preview – MSI X79A-GD65 (8D)

X79 Preview – MSI X79A-GD65 (8D)

20 Oct 2011  /  By Wong Chung Wee

The MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) is a high-end X79 motherboard featuring eight DDR3 DIMM slots and claims to be the first motherboard with support for PCIe 3.0. We show you the board in detail.

IDF 2011 - X79 Motherboards and Sandy Bridge-E Spotted

IDF 2011 - X79 Motherboards and Sandy Bridge-E Spotted

16 Sep 2011  /  By Dr. Jimmy Tang

The soon to be released Sandy Bridge-E processor (also known as the Extreme Edition) with new X79 motherboards were spotted at IDF 2011's tech showcase.