Asus P67 1155 Sandybridge Sneak Peak
DIP2 - Digi+ Introduced
Published: 14th November 2010 | Source: Asus | Price: |
Dual Intelligent Processors 2
As the name suggests, this is a natural progression from our recently published article on Dual Intelligent Processors. It might be worth reading it first before attempting to digest the following!
EPU and Digi+ VRM
Digi+ VRM is expected to bring a whole new level of energy optimisation and system stability to the table. Falling under the EPU side of DIP, some of its key features are as follows -
1) Active VRM Signal Optimisation - In essence, power signals are transmitted as a frequency. The concept follows that if a stand alone microchip (independent of the CPU) can actively adjust this frequency depending on system loading, it can be tweaked in a manner that system voltages remain consistent and in turn potentially higher levels of efficiency and stability can be obtained.
2) Enhanced Load Line Calibration - Nobody likes Vdrop/Vdroop when overclocking processors. Without LLC, many boards force the end users to raise assigned voltages well above the required amount for the desired effect. Likewise, it sometimes follows that a fully enabled LLC function results in mild overvoltage. Digi+ VRM solves the problem by offering intermediate options, which can be configured within BIOS or Software.
3) VRM Duty Control - Lets face it, temperatures often have a direct impact on stability. Depending on VRM temperature, Duty Control will adjust power phase loading accordingly. Once again, this occurs on the fly and is powered by a dedicated microchip and (presumably) a rather sophisticated set of algorithms to make it all happen.
TPU
The TPU aspects of DIP remain very much the same as before. Regardless it remains to be as impressive as ever.
Accessibility
As before it is possible to access all aspects of DIP from the centralised AI Suite II application. Our previous testing indicated that the program wasn't particularly costly in terms of memory utilisation however both we and Asus sympathise with those who fully disagree to installing software for features such as these.
With the P67 series it is possible to acccess the vast m
ajority of DIP related features directly from BIOS. Even still, for those who are too frightened to enter BIOS may also enable these features via flick switches on the PCB itself.
BT GO!
In a nutshell, BT GO! bares similarities with the existing RC Bluetooth concept. The facility allows the end user to sync their smartphone (Symbian, Android, Windows Mobile, iOS) with the P67 series Bluetooth Adapter in order to -
- File Share
- Internet Share
- Auto Overclock
- Control Windows Media Player
- Power Down / Restart System
Feature packed doesn't even begin to describe these boards. Let's continue...
Most Recent Comments
NDA?
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
Turns out there was an NDA but we hadnt been told, no big deal but you will have to wait till the 15th. The seminar was pretty awesome though, Ive seen alllllllllllllllllllll then new toys |
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Originally Posted by SnW
I was on time to have read it Muhbahaha |
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
Im not allowed to mention anything, but those who read it can |
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Originally Posted by SnW
I was on time to have read it Muhbahaha |
HARUMPH.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN99jshaQbY
i saw some nice software screens and that's all i can say 
i should of done Prt Scr
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Originally Posted by SnW
K i gave a a quick read and with my memory i saw some nice software screens and that's all i can say i should of done Prt Scr |
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Originally Posted by SnW
K i gave a a quick read and with my memory i saw some nice software screens and that's all i can say i should of done Prt Scr |
you could of said
i think there was a word in it at some point but apart from that i dont know
or at least the M4E does
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Originally Posted by Mr. Strawberry
i also believe these boards have that new version of BIOS on them (cant remember what it is called) or at least the M4E does |
all P67's will feature it.
i knew it
The new BIOS thing is the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Should provide faster boots and pretty up the settings quite a bit. Will probably be initially shunned by purists as you can use a mouse and it means people will become less afraid of the BIOS and overclocking etc.
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Originally Posted by alexhull24
The new BIOS thing is the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Should provide faster boots and pretty up the settings quite a bit. Will probably be initially shunned by purists as you can use a mouse and it means people will become less afraid of the BIOS and overclocking etc. |
I remember when I was younger it was a big thing for parents to keep their children out of the bios
I can see this becoming a big thing again, In the end I imagine it will just come down to passwording it but still.
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Originally Posted by alexhull24
That explains why I read about this earlier and now can't find it anywhere! The new BIOS thing is the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Should provide faster boots and pretty up the settings quite a bit. Will probably be initially shunned by purists as you can use a mouse and it means people will become less afraid of the BIOS and overclocking etc. |
I was hoping for a date.
Even tho it was what I expected lol
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Originally Posted by Mr. Strawberry
well it looks like the board manufactures dont even know that |
Asus will let us talk about the mobos on the 15th.
lollooking forward to it
I really really like the new UEFI BIOS.
As to the maxiumus they have always appeared to be the ugly members of the ROG family and things dont appear to have changed on the plus side I'm pleased to see ceramic heatsinks, the negative being it looks like they've just slapped the ROG light up logo on it and called it a day. Yeah I know its just aesthetic but if I'm paying good money for a motherboard I'd at like it to look as good as this generations ROG motherboards. Though this being said next year should be very interesting, two new sets of Intel chips at either end of the year and AMD's new chips sometime next year aswell should be a very good (and expensive year) for us enthusiasts.
I didn't know the 1155 i7's would have the HD Graphics in them but looking on wiki's "List of future Intel microprocessors"
Core i7-2600S Quad Core, 2.8 GHz, 3.8 GHz Turbo, 8 MB, HD Graphics 100, GPU Frequency: 850-1100 MHz, 65 W, LGA 1155, Release Date Q1 2011.
Core i7-2600 Quad Core, 3.4 GHz, 3.8 GHz Turbo, 8 MB, HD Graphics 200, GPU Frequency: 850-1350 MHz, 95 W, LGA 1155, Release Date Q1 2011.
Core i7-2600K Quad Core, 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz Turbo, 8 MB, HD Graphics 200, GPU Frequency: 850-1350 MHz, 95 W, LGA 1155, Release Date Q1 2011.
Full List of future Intel microprocessors
But yes I agree with wraithien that it looks like a expensive year.
and with the Core i7-990X coming up to. |
Originally Posted by yggdrasil
So with the 3 different color PCIE slots would suggest 3x 16x lanes...? Would that be 3 way GPU compatible...? |
With i3/5/7, 55/58, Intel are still only claiming somewhere around a quarter of their own socket sales to this generation. Meanwhile 775/1 still occupies around two thirds - which is massive in consideration.
(this would be total Intel shipments of their own sockets)
We had to consider, throughout the Intel wish for as all to lever away from the LGA 775, that mobos themselves, apart from chipsets, will be going through changes. Not only was their the hapless introduction of ddr3, which in tech terms goes against logic along with tri-core processing, but there was SATA3 and USB3 on the immediate horizon.
In fairness, the newer generation of the Intel offering, boast some decent tech in it's own right, and as a purchasable item where no existing items (775) were in attendance, apart from the total outlay of cash to consider, you have again a really good system.
But, in the same breathe, if you're nothing short of a professional workstation, there's not really a great point in abandoning your 3.8-4ghz 775 setup, with decent memory and atleast a single Pcie 2.0 x16 slot.
Progress ? Arguable. I can remember shooting the breeze in hard benchmarking terms with a fellow oc3der with his top of the range i7 setup and the extreme 775 I had, with crap memory I hasten to add which negates the extreme rating really. Sure the i7 could keep up and beat the 775 arrangement in many facets - but by really small comparitive amounts. Flip this to the pov of the gamer, and there's nothing in it.
Hyperthreading, multiple cores - again professionally they mean something, also with benchmarking. Other than that, if you're in posession of a really good 775 - no point.
So in Intel's defense, if I can call it that, they are left to squeeze existing socket users into adopting the new one. Eol on cpus and the promise of Pentium class replacements only is fairly scary. And yet to this day - a quarter share.
Many would have understandably skipped i3/5/7, and we have some new offerings. But how well do these compare, across the board with the legendary 775 ? I'm expecting the same comparisons. Workstation professionals - great. Gamers/internet'ers - no point unless you have to.
And of course, we'll rush out for the 67 chipset, feel nice and warm - and just like SATA3/USB3 - the breaker of the deal will be PCie 3.0.
New mobo ? Give me Pcie 3.0/full SATA3/full USB3/DDRx (QUAD channel). Perhaps next year.
Interesting.
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