Is this the 4th Gen I7 haswell chip, or the 3rd Gen as the descriptor says? Other sites say it's 4th or some interim chip between Ivy and Haswell.
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Dear Don P. If you are asking about the model NP940X3G-K04US, then this is the 4th Generation I7 Processor for sure. It is clocked at 1.8 MHz However if you are interested in the 4th generation Intel processor make sure that you order this particular model as they are still selling some older 3rd generation based laptops although at much reduced price. Hope this helps.
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Dear Don P.If you are asking about the model NP940X3G-K04US, then this is the 4th Generation I7 Processor for sure. It is clocked at 1.8 MHzHowever if you are interested in the 4th generation Intel processor make sure that you order this particular model as they are still selling some older 3rd generation based laptops although at much reduced price.Hope this helps.
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It's not a haslow if that's what you're asking, as for 4th gen in it's class, no there is no such thing as a 4th gen in a 6 core. It would be considered one step below core extreme.
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1150 only. That generally means Haswell. I purchased an i5-4670K. It's easy to find out what the chipset is by searching for LGA 1150 or filtering only by LGA 1150 compatible processors.
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There is a BIOS switch, and you will need to use the 3rd setting for Ivy Bridge CPU's. There have been BIOS updates but I do not think they will effect normal use. (EVGA web site has BIOS update details)
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it is an older sandy bridge processor which was replaced by ivy bridge then haswell. This is for socket 1155 motherboard and if you already have one of those then this would be fine. However, if you are going to be getting a new board too then I would recommend a socked 1150 board and a Haswell processor as it would likely be cheaper in the long run.
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From the manual: Supports 4th Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon / Pentium / Celeron in LGA1150 Package.
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The latest BIOS is 4404. I don't know what BIOS is currently shipping with this board, since it would depend on when the board was manufactured. However, 4404 was released in October of 2013, so if the source of the board has fresh stock, you'll likely get the latest BIOS. In any event, I use G-Skill 2133 memory (8x4GB - Quad Matched Sticks) in this board and run it at XMP setting with a hex-core 3930 CPU running at 4.2 GHz, and a Corsair H80i cooler. I replaced the stock H80i cooler fans (noisy) with the Corsair PWM High Static Pressure models (2 fans - push-pull - blowing out of the case), and even when all 6 cores are running at 100% while recoding video for hours at a time, the temp never gets above 70 degrees C. It's a fine board and once I added that H80i and those fans, it has run flawlessly. Buy it, you'll like it!
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I bought the 3.4 ghz chip. Installed and when system boots I get an error that the current chip isn't compatible. If I continue the PC runs and faster. Think the problem is that the chip 3.4 ghz is dual CPU. E520 bios doesn't support a dual CPU chip. Just my thoughts.
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This one is the i5 processor. The I3 and the I7 should be available August first but most people believe that this processor is the "sweet spot" between price and performance. You are going to pay another 250 bucks for the i7.
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Intel Core i7 3517U 1.9 GHz is an Ivy Bridge, 3rd generation core i7 CPU. There isn't any "3317U" coded i7, it is a typo. I have this computer. I've reformatted it to an Ubuntu 13.04 on its small SSD with 8 GBs of swap space. It boots under 10 second and closes down 3 or 4 seconds! :) Perfect device. For more info http://ark.intel.com/products/65714It was boot in nearly 30 seconds (or sometimes 1 minute) when it was running windows 8.
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1st gen is Clarkdale. Then Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Cannonlake....The last one is pending,
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No, it is for Haswell processor 4th generation, only LGA 1150 processor fit in it, also the Haswell refresh if you update the bios
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My Intel i7-4960X is inside my EVGA X79 Dark With Bios 2.10 EVGA X79 Classified with Bios 2.06 would be my next choiceI have the Intel i7-3970X in my EVGA X79 Classified. I use EVGA for the Support they have in place.If you are a Green user and want to put your computer to sleep then the X79 will not work well for you.If you are Overclocking and benchmarking and great Gamming and Folding or Crunching then the X79 is the way to go.
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The main difference as I understand it is the internal processor. The ME665LL/A (mine) was early 2013 and has a 2.7 GHz Quad Core Intel i7 (Ivy Bridge) processor with turbo boost up to 3.7 GHz. The newest has a Haswell quad core 2.3 GHz processor (seems slower - but the benchmark speeds seem faster for certain applications). Bottom line - there is very little difference.
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It is 1155. They just show other similar boards and even though this is the older socket type it's still compared to the newer 1150
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Should be same model but NEWSFLASH: The Best Buy version has a newer CPU and Wireless AC Card in it. Checked the side of my box as I was about to return and noticed it has a Core i74510 and Wirless AC dual band card in it. Very Happy as I was about to return it based on all the feedback from review forums
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I am more or less guessing that this particular model being sold on Amazon is Sandy Bridge - I believe the Ivy bridge processors are sold with the higher end MacBooks ($2500+) and they are 3.4 ghz - this one is 2.9 ghz. However - if this model was actually made in late 2012 or early 2013 - it may very well have an Ivy Bridge, as Apple seems to be using the Ivy bridge exclusively on its newer models. I purchased my Macbook Pro in February of 2013 and I noticed that it was constructed in 2010. Also - there is nothing in the hardware description that indicates anything more about the processors than that they are Intel and are the I7 series. Sorry I couldn't give you more exact information. If it helps = my Mac is very fast even when I have 25 documents opened while running videos.