Ivy Bridge-EP?

[Chris_Lonardo]

Hi all,

So, I've been a bit removed from the hardware rumor mill lately. I'm currently rocking a dual Xeon E5 workstation, and my line of work necessitates the Tim the Tool-Man Taylor approach to computing: MORE POWER AUGH AUGH AUGH.

So, from what I've gathered, I will be able to throw away my old and busted Sandy Bridge-EP E5's somewhere in Q3, in anticipation of the new hotness that is the Ivy Bridge-EP E5 v2's.

Doesn't look like there's any real info out now, but- what do you all think the word is on chipset and motherboard compatibility? Has anyone seen info on specs for the new chips? Thanks!

 

[Tsumi]

They should be compatible with current LGA2011 systems with a bios update.

 

[Nathan_P]

When I bought my asus Z9PE-D8 it stated on the asus web site that it would run ivy-EP with just a bios update. Worryingly that info has now disappeared.

 

[dhenzjhen]

They should be compatible with current LGA2011 systems with a bios update.

Same what we have done on almost all of our testing systems here at work.