Z97 chipset. Yarrgh...
 

Intel Z97 Chipset is out.

[url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132124[/url]

Looks kind of cool, but I don't know if it means anything.

I think the idea is to better channel air flow over the VRMs, and other components which get warm. It does look cool, too

The general [URL="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006520%2050001315%2040000280&IsNodeId=1&srchInDesc=sabertooth&page=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=280|13-131-976^13-131-976-TS%2C13-132-124^13-132-124-01%23&percm=13-131-976%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B13-132-124%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24"]Sabertooth design[/URL] ("Thermal Armor, Dust Defender") has nothing to do with Z97; only Z97 is new.
Mike [URL="http://mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=301906&postcount=46"]had one[/URL] of these with a Z77, two years ago.

And it still kicks ass!

:spot:

Hmm. I was just linking a random Z97 board.

It looks like a Haswell refresh. I'll have to wait for NeweggTV's talk about the chipset to learn more. J.J. from ASUS is pretty good at explaining this stuff.

I'm guessing it's not all that important for GIMPS. I was kind of hopeful it was a new CPU as well, but that didn't seem right.

[QUOTE=TheMawn;372598]Hmm. I was just linking a random Z97 board.

It looks like a Haswell refresh. I'll have to wait for NeweggTV's talk about the chipset to learn more. J.J. from ASUS is pretty good at explaining this stuff.

I'm guessing it's not all that important for GIMPS. I was kind of hopeful it was a new CPU as well, but that didn't seem right.[/QUOTE]

Yes and no. It's supposed to be "with" the Haswell refresh(but not limited to).

[QUOTE=TheMawn;372584]Intel Z97 Chipset is out.

Looks kind of cool, but I don't know if it means anything.[/QUOTE]

Z97 has 2 flavors and the X99 is coming soon for the DDR4 memory support and Haswell-E chips ( more PCIE lanes ).
Here's a pretty good summary:
[URL="http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/intel_finalizes_spec_sheet_series_for_h97_z97_and_x99_chipsets.html"]http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/intel_finalizes_spec_sheet_series_for_h97_z97_and_x99_chipsets.html[/URL]

I'm not sure it is a good idea to have additional 2 small fans in the PC case... AFAIR there was already a time in PC history when active cooling was used to cool chipsets :smile:

[QUOTE=Cruelty;372843]I'm not sure it is a good idea to have additional 2 small fans in the PC case... AFAIR there was already a time in PC history when active cooling was used to cool chipsets :smile:[/QUOTE]

They still do for some highend motherboards :smile:

If it's cheaply available, I would love active cooling. Sadly, it's another block and two more fittings, or another heatsink and fan.

I think the heatsinks on some of the higher end boards are sufficient with decent airflow.

[QUOTE=TheMawn;372888]If it's cheaply available, I would love active cooling. Sadly, it's another block and two more fittings, or another heatsink and fan.

I think the heatsinks on some of the higher end boards are sufficient with decent airflow.[/QUOTE]

Hmm, I guess I was thinking of [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157470"]this[/URL]: