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Intel Halts Sales Broadwell-E Intel Core i7 6800K, 6850K, 6900K & 6950X go EOL
In a product notification, Intel let know it will be ending their shipments of Broadwell-E processors, these would include the Intel Core i7 6800K, 6850K, 6900K and the 10-core 6950X
These procs are all Socket LGA 2011-v3 based on the X99-chipset. In it's PCN (Product Change Notification) Intel states the following processors will be end-of-life for orders by May 2018, it involves the:
- Intel Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme
- Intel Core i7-6900K Processor
- Intel Core i7-6850K Processor
- Intel Core i7-6800K Processor
- Boxed Intel Core i7-6950X Processor
- Boxed Intel Core i7-6900K Processor
- Boxed Intel Core i7-6850K Processor
- Boxed Intel Core i7-6800K Processor
Broadwell-E generation has been replaced by Skylake-X based on socket 2066 and it's X299 chipset. In addition to six, eight and ten core processors, this generation includes models with twelve, fourteen, sixteen and eighteen cores.
Intel halts cheap non-K overclocking by closing Skylake BIOS loophole - 02/09/2016 10:33 AM
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ADATA DDR4 Memory Modules Ready for Intel Haswell-EP - 09/09/2014 09:12 AM
DATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, is pleased to announce its full line of DDR4 extreme performance memory modules already su...
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#5490778 Posted on: 11/09/2017 05:08 PM
The memory was not the issue, bios was. Ryzen forvthe most...
Only noobs have problems :p
What issues are you talking about?
The memory was not the issue, bios was. Ryzen forvthe most...
Only noobs have problems :p
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#5490779 Posted on: 11/09/2017 05:13 PM
I guess for the most part it isn't that bad anymore, though I don't recall previous versions of DDR having so many problems when they were new. It took 3 years until we managed to see DDR4 modules without abysmal latencies at decent frequencies.
Today there are still some stability problems. For the most part they have been fixed, but DDR4 seems so oddly sensitive. I've experimented overclocking every generation of DDR and in each previous generation, but only DDR4 has been sensitive enough to the point that even when trying to slow down the command rate or increase latencies, I get stability issues. If it weren't for XMP, I'd have a frustrating time getting my RAM to run properly. A 200MHz overclock from stock speeds can result in constant failures, whereas in DDR2 or DDR3 I could do at least a 300MHz overclock on budget RAM without a heatsink and it worked just fine.
Eh those issues sound more like early platform issues OR a specific bad kit.
I had a first production run crucial balistix 2400 ram that had 'bad' timings. IIIRC like 16-16-16-36.
That kit ran 2667 @ C12-12-12-28 with no issues.
My current samsung kit is 3200C14 and it will do 3600 and same timings, 3200@C12 etc.
Most older gen CPUs can't do that as their IMC is not strong enough.
Not to mention that some boards have bad Auto secondary and tertiary timings and also related voltages that affect stability.
DDR4 doesn't really have issues, just takes more work to fine tune.
I guess for the most part it isn't that bad anymore, though I don't recall previous versions of DDR having so many problems when they were new. It took 3 years until we managed to see DDR4 modules without abysmal latencies at decent frequencies.
Today there are still some stability problems. For the most part they have been fixed, but DDR4 seems so oddly sensitive. I've experimented overclocking every generation of DDR and in each previous generation, but only DDR4 has been sensitive enough to the point that even when trying to slow down the command rate or increase latencies, I get stability issues. If it weren't for XMP, I'd have a frustrating time getting my RAM to run properly. A 200MHz overclock from stock speeds can result in constant failures, whereas in DDR2 or DDR3 I could do at least a 300MHz overclock on budget RAM without a heatsink and it worked just fine.
Eh those issues sound more like early platform issues OR a specific bad kit.
I had a first production run crucial balistix 2400 ram that had 'bad' timings. IIIRC like 16-16-16-36.
That kit ran 2667 @ C12-12-12-28 with no issues.
My current samsung kit is 3200C14 and it will do 3600 and same timings, 3200@C12 etc.
Most older gen CPUs can't do that as their IMC is not strong enough.
Not to mention that some boards have bad Auto secondary and tertiary timings and also related voltages that affect stability.
DDR4 doesn't really have issues, just takes more work to fine tune.
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#5490809 Posted on: 11/09/2017 06:15 PM
For me the only issue is price. i didn't knew DDR5 was peaking the corner, but it might take some time to see it in actual products. Plus, the early adopter price must be prohibitive so wouldn't hold my breath for them. PCIe 5.0, on the other hand, is always welcome.
For me the only issue is price. i didn't knew DDR5 was peaking the corner, but it might take some time to see it in actual products. Plus, the early adopter price must be prohibitive so wouldn't hold my breath for them. PCIe 5.0, on the other hand, is always welcome.
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#5490839 Posted on: 11/09/2017 07:20 PM
Will see PCI-E 4.0 next year, starting with newer chipsets but PCI-E 5.0? not anytime soon, even though specification was recently approved, best guess for PCI-E 5.0 2022 ish.
Will see PCI-E 4.0 next year, starting with newer chipsets but PCI-E 5.0? not anytime soon, even though specification was recently approved, best guess for PCI-E 5.0 2022 ish.
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I guess for the most part it isn't that bad anymore, though I don't recall previous versions of DDR having so many problems when they were new. It took 3 years until we managed to see DDR4 modules without abysmal latencies at decent frequencies.
Today there are still some stability problems. For the most part they have been fixed, but DDR4 seems so oddly sensitive. I've experimented overclocking every generation of DDR and in each previous generation, but only DDR4 has been sensitive enough to the point that even when trying to slow down the command rate or increase latencies, I get stability issues. If it weren't for XMP, I'd have a frustrating time getting my RAM to run properly. A 200MHz overclock from stock speeds can result in constant failures, whereas in DDR2 or DDR3 I could do at least a 300MHz overclock on budget RAM without a heatsink and it worked just fine.