Motherboards based on Intel chipsets seventh series are already sold , although a formal announcement is planned for the next few days. Those motherboards are designed to work with processors generation Ivy Bridge in the LGA 1155, but also support Sandy Bridge processors. The latter combination will be relevant, for example, in the case of a gradual upgrade.
MSI, found that even with Sandy Bridge generation CPU motherboards based on chipset Intel Z77 provide a performance boost over motherboard based on chipset Intel Z68. The advantage is hardly conclusive, but it is certainly present.
At the functionality level the so-called south bridge will get the interface USB 3.0, which is mostly aimed at reducing the cost fees. Related Products :
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