User of Computers What a platform! I appreciate the mid-tier option finally having overclocking support. This platform is going to absolutely rip! This is why Intel changes sockets so often, to take advantage of new technologies that really make it better for everyone. Reply
magbarn -Fran- said: The Z990 vs Z970 segregation is absolute garbage. Completely disgusted by Intel locking bifurcation of lanes under that arbitrary split. What a bunch of clowns. Regards. Aren't they basically copying AMD's market segmentation with X870/X870E? Reply
thestryker -Fran- said: The Z990 vs Z970 segregation is absolute garbage. Completely disgusted by Intel locking bifurcation of lanes under that arbitrary split. What a bunch of clowns. Regards. It's basically just the Bx60 chipset with unlocked core overclocking. That means it'll just carry a slight cost increase (otherwise why have a B series) to provide a cheaper alternative to fully utilize unlocked CPUs. Intel could have just not done this (as they have forever) and required buying the higher end chipset for said functionality. My only question is really why Intel is even bothering at this point. However there have been rumors that Intel won't be making this generation of chipset in house. Intel rarely increases costs on chipsets so this might just be a margin play. No matter what this isn't something to be upset by since it only provides functionality that didn't exist before. Reply
thestryker rluker5 said: Z990 having 28 gen 5 lanes off of the CPU is quite good. The DMI being the same bandwidth as Alder Lake is a bit of a disappointment though. It's a really bad change in my book as this was the biggest platform advantage Intel had over AMD. It was definitely part of why I went Intel over AMD this last time as you can max out a PCIe 4.0 SSD on Z890 and not worry about any bandwidth constraints on any other chipset connected devices. The same will not be possible on Z990 with PCIe 5.0 drives. Of course maybe they know something we don't in that it's possible AMD won't release new chipsets with PCIe 5.0 interconnect so it doesn't matter. I've assumed with the increased core counts expected with Zen 6 this would be something AMD would be keen to address though. Reply
-Fran- magbarn said: Aren't they basically copying AMD's market segmentation with X870/X870E? It seems you don't know what Bifurcation means. Regards. Reply
-Fran- thestryker said: It's basically just the Bx60 chipset with unlocked core overclocking. That means it'll just carry a slight cost increase (otherwise why have a B series) to provide a cheaper alternative to fully utilize unlocked CPUs. Intel could have just not done this (as they have forever) and required buying the higher end chipset for said functionality. My only question is really why Intel is even bothering at this point. However there have been rumors that Intel won't be making this generation of chipset in house. Intel rarely increases costs on chipsets so this might just be a margin play. No matter what this isn't something to be upset by since it only provides functionality that didn't exist before. Lane bifurcation has always been part of most motherboards within the same chipset family. AMD nor Intel, up until this point, have NOT made a different chipset series by locking bifurcation. AIBs are the ones (again, up until this point) segmentating bifurcation in their motherboards, or just use whatever options AMD or Intel give them. It's the same thing as with ECC support (proper). This is just an pretty friggen petty way to segment what little is left of a good platform and that angers me. Get ready for people getting the Z970 board and wonder why some of their CPU-driven M.2 slots aren't working when they install the video card. Regards. Reply
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