Also remember keep an eye out as we have many boards coming in, and we’ll be going over them in detail in the next few weeks.
The new Intel i7 4770K CPU will be available in retail for approximately $339.00 USD, and boards for this segment will range from $99.00 – $450.00 USD depending upon features and positioning. This will also allow for more extreme users to tweak maximum performance efficiency from the platform for even more impressive overclocks.
This is similar to what we saw on the X79 platform, which allows even for locked ratio CPU’s to be overclocked a decent margin with the BCLK control. With the redesign within the new 8 series chipset and the Haswell CPU, Intel has brought the secondary factor of overclocking into scope as well with the addition of the familiar BCLK multiplier. We are sure even more can be split from there via hubs or even add on controllers should a manufacturer want to go all out on their board. USB 3.0 support has also been further improved, with up to 6 supported ports. The Z87 chipset will be positioned to replace the existing LGA1155 socket and 7-series chipsets. Much like the previous Ivy Bridge, Haswell components support 18 PCI Express lanes from the CPU which you will likely see split in to two lanes for dual x8 GPU configurations, or even some sort of multiplexing chip to allow for a larger GPU configuration without running the PCI Express well dry. Haswell is not a complete reinvention of the CPU like we saw when Sandy Bridge released rather, Haswell carries additions to a high feature set to allow for even more functionality, performance and power savings from a small package. Haswell follows a similar processor numbering convention, with the top unlocked SKU being called the 4770K and using a 22nm manufacturing process. Meanwhile X79/LGA2011 has pretty much stood the test of time with nothing really rumored to exist for still a while longer. Haswell again brings a new socket–LGA1150–supporting the new Z87 chipset, all in the upper mainstream segment. New chipset and CPU launches have been heavily weighted toward the mainstream end, as the Core i7 2600K also saw the introduction of the LGA1155 socket, compatible with chipsets P67, Z68, and Z77. The new i7 4770K and Intel DZ87KLT-75K will show us Intel’s vision for moving the industry forward with better technology and performance.
Intel’s newest offering to the upper mainstream platform is here with the new Haswell.
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