New Sandy Bridge GPU Drivers?

I downloaded the zip file version of the driver then followed the manual installation instruction in the readme file to get it installed.I had a problem using the EXE version because I am always prompted with this message:
"The driver being installed is not validated for this computer. Please obtain the appropriate driver from the computer manufacturer. Setup will exit."
whenever I launch the EXE installer.
Graphics operation feels snappier but I had a problem with color profiles being unstable in Optimus mode. The screen randomly turns bluish or redish despite being calibrated by the color sensor. The WEI graphics score in Intel-only mode is 6.4 as shown in this picture
http://www.thaithinkpad.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=17873.0;attach=31031;image
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Is it too early for someone to reccomend a build with one of the new Sandy Bridge CPUs?

Hi all I need to build a new PC and was told to wait until the new Sandy Bridge CPUs were out.
This will be my first build but I'll have some help from my brother putting it together.
I'm coming from working in CS3 on Vista 32 and want to build a PC to run Windows7 64 and CS5.
As for a monitor I think I'm going to get a NEC MultiSync EA231WMi 23". The reason being it is a cheap IPS. The only other one I was looking at is a ViewSonic VP2365wb but the NEC has better reviews. If anyone has any other recommendations for an IPS in that price range, I'd be grateful.
For a case I'm going to go with a Silverstone SST-FT02B Fortress or a FRACTAL DEFINE R3.
As for the guts, I'm a little lost.
I was going to get a 60gb SSD to stick the OS on but I see Harm Millaard reccomending a Velociraptor over on this thread. I didn't know what one was but I looked it up and discovered it was a 10,000rpm 300gb hard drive that costs about $280. Is that right? Are there cheaper and smaller versions?
As anyone any reccomendations on what other Hard drives I should get and what RAID I should use? My budget for the whole build is mid range I suppose.
So that brings me to the CPU, GPU and MOBO.
Does anyone know enough about the new Sandybridge CPUs to reccomend one and which motherboard I shoud get? Do I need a seperate GPU still. People are talking about it having an integrated GPU.
I suppose I would like to have 12gb of RAM with an option to upgrade to 24. I initially thought 8gb would suffice but people on here seem to be using 12 or 24.
Thanks for any advice.

common sense Harm,
our not oced Sandy bridge ranked 13th beating any stock processor. (for some reason you have it listed as OCed)
remove the absurbly overpriced Xeons that makes it 8th
remove every OCed processor its now #1.
and its #1 without the absurd 8-12 drive raid arrays... which most people have no need for.
for the average user your recommendation like mine was the 950 stock 950 which ranks 40th is severaly beat by the 2600 not oced..
so your replacement recommendation should be as mine is, the 2600 over the 950 all day long..
anything less you are arguing with your own bencmark?
but just for giggles i am having Eric resubmit with an SSD OS and a 8 drive raid the OCed to 4.7GHz system.
Scott
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? for the experts regarding the HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition (with the new Sandy Bridge CPU's)

Hello,
This is a question for the experts.
The HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition has the following GPU:
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 6570 graphics
Is this GPU GDDR5 or DDR3 in this laptop? I know someone that purchased one from a MicroCenter and it shows GDDR5 on the packaging (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bravoexo/5298674802/) and in GPU-Z, but I called HP support and they said it was DDR3 (although, HP support told me that GDDR5 didn't exist and that DDR3 in GPU's were the most advanced to this date).
Please let me know ASAP, as this is a main factor in me purchasing this or not. I can find other DDR3 gaming laptops out there for less, but if this really IS GDDR5, then I'm sold.

Thank you both for your questions and answers, I was wondering the exact same thing. I'm ashamed to admit I already began the process of perchasing this computer prior to having all detailed specifications made available.
I'm upgrading from a 13.3 inch HP laptop called the dv3510nr. It was never intended for enthuiast gaming, but it has exceeded the sum of its parts. It does have dedicated graphics, backlit keyboard, other novelties that make it the best computer I've personally ever owned.
Few people can say they've managed to run Fallout 3 or Supreme Commander at maximum detail on a 9300M GS. It has 512 MB of DDR2 memory, 4 GB system memory and a 25W P7350 Core 2 Duo processor (2.0 GHz)
Its served me well but mobility is no longer a priority. I waited until Sandy Bridge was announced and took the plunge immediately. 6 GB of DDR3 RAM, a 6570 with 1 GB, 1600 x 900 display AND best of all:
-The i7-2720 quad core processor, (2.2 GHz, up to 3.3 GHz with Turbo Boost)
--for a total price of just over $1,000 after taxes. With 2 year warranty standard.
For brand new, bleeding edge technology not yet even widely available, at such a large upgrade margin at an absurdly low price; I didn't need to know anything else.
So imagine my excitement when I learned this 6570 was in fact based on the old 5770 (the lowest available card with GDDR5 support), not the 5650; and could contain a 1 full GB of the fastest memory technology on the market, GDDR5.
That would mean virtually no bottlenecks in my system as a whole; I don't have an SSD but truth is, I don't like them anyway. They don't last very long with 'wear leveling', cost too much and only impact synthetic benchmarks.
My new DV7 can't get here fast enough.

Advice on new Sandy Bridge build

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I have been reading alot about the Quadro series how they outperform or have different drivers than gtx series and it has been quite a mindblower, and i am not sure wich way to really go for After effects and Premiere Pro HD editing.
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New MBA Sandy Bridge Graphics vs. Current NVIDIA

Is anyone here familiar with the new Sandy Bridge Intel Graphics and the current MBA's NVIDIA offering? I've read that the new Intel IGP is supposed to be "on par" with the NVIDIA chip, but I'm curious if this will actually be the case, or if it's possible that Apple will have Sandy Bridge alongside a dedicated mobile video card still - or if the new MBA graphics will disappointingly lag behind in graphics.
Thanks!
.t2h

Hi Take,
If you ever have a chance to browse the MacBook Pro forums, you'll find that a lot of people weren't aware of Apple's design decision. What's worse... these are from people that already bought the machine. I suppose if you're an "old school" Apple person then you just assumed that the Pro line has the discrete. You figure until the introduction of the 13" MBP and Apple's brief experiment with the cheaper entry point of the 15" MBP, all of the MacBook Pros had discrete GPUs, whereas the MacBook had the shared.
Even more surprising was that the recent refresh of the 13" MacBook Pro didn't include the LCD panel found in the 13" MacBook Air with the 1440x900 resolution, it's still using the 1280x800.
Unless you're an avid gamer, the Intel HD 3000 & Nvidia 320M are perfectly adequate. I've yet to encounter a game I couldn't run, albeit, on lower settings. Regarding the update, we'll have to wait and see. But it's no secret that the recent refresh of the MacBook Air was a huge success for Apple (they're very public about that), so you'd have to assume that Apple will continue to ensure that it stays current with technology.

The new iMacs, Sandy Bridge and WiDi 2.0 (Wireless HD Display)

I understand that the new Sandy Bridge processors have built-in wireless display (WiDi - HD streaming to an external monitor) and since the new iMacs have these processors; do they have the ability to wirelessly stream HD content via WiDi 2.0?
If not, is this a hardware issue or an OS X issue that may be addressed by a future OS release, such as Lion?

So, yes, I welcome all kinds of waves, even micro ones... Seriously, this is completely affecting my next decision purchase. I want full browser experience on my HDTV without placing an iMac in my living room. If this feature cannot / will not be available on this iMac I will need to purchase a Mac Mini.
Maybe I should re-title my post, but I can't be the only user that wants this feature and if Fusion / Parallels will allow it or a future OS X update will, I would like to know. Neither sales or AppleCare knows the answer?
Strange.

Is a Video Card Much Better Than Sandy Bridge Integrated Graphics?

Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Does Photoshop benefit much from an Intel Sandy Bridge I2500K CPU computer having a video card?
The Sandy Bridge CPU, of course, has greatly improved on-board graphics compared to prior incarnations of Intel's CPUs.
If a video card is useful for PS, how powerful ought it be to achieve a good cost/benefit ratio, or which one is recommended? (the so-called sweet spot of price and performance)
Does it matter whether it's an AMD or NVidia type?

Do either of you two (Silent785 or Mylenium) have personal experience with a Sandy Bridge integrated GPU? Just wondering.
I have not evaluated a Sandy Bridge GPU myself.
TomBrooklyn wrote:
If a video card is useful for PS, how powerful ought it be to achieve a good cost/benefit ratio, or which one is recommended? (the so-called sweet spot of price and performance)
Does it matter whether it's an AMD or NVidia type?
I've found that you want a video card that scores at least 500 on this benchmark for best Photoshop performance, ideally 1000 or more:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
The specific card I'd recommend right now today is a VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 6670 1 GB GDDR5, because it's a great compromise between quiet/low power operation and high rendering speed.
As an OpenGL developer of 2D graphics software myself, I can tell you that in my experience ATI makes the best structured, most stable display drivers (and are least likely to break something with a new release), followed fairly closely by nVidia. Intel has been a distant third, but one can imagine that if they're integrating GPUs on their processors now that they might better-fund a development team to make their OpenGL implementations more solid.
-Noel

Arrival of Sandy Bridge processors ?

I am in the market for a new laptop, and loving my T-series machines at work, am considering getting a W-series for home. Seems there will a number of good things coming from the new Sandy Bridge-based Intel processors, including a marginal speed increase, but superior power management and the inclusion of the Intel on-die GPU for the quad-cores allowing Optimus.
Is there any current speculation on when Lenovo will introduce the i7-2630QM or other new Sandy Bridge processors in the W-series (W510, or a new W520) ?
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Intel finds errors in Sandy Bridge chipset

I just saw this announcement that Intel has found design flaws in the new Sandy Bridge chipset and it looks like there will be a recall. I just bought a Satellite A660 with the i7-2630qm which has the Intel 6 series chipset in question. What a disappointment! I guess that's the risk you take when you buy new technology. I hope Toshiba will fix this for those who already have this processor. I was thinking about returning this model anyway and now I really want to get rid of it.
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Thanks for the response, Jim, but I'd like to register my disappointment with Toshiba's decision. I *like* my new Satellite and I'd much prefer to get it fixed. I'd like to point out that a certain competitor (rhymes with 'bell') is offering a refund, replace, or repair three-option solution. Toshiba's one size fits all solution, which really only benefits Toshiba and not their customers, looks pretty poor by comparison. I hope Toshiba reconsiders.
Mike

Sandy Bridge (i7-2600K) vs Bloomfield( i-950)

I'm getting ready to do my build and the last thing I'm trying to decide on is to go with the newer Sandy Bridge platform, or the older Bloomfield. In some bench marks (non-Premiere related), it seems that the Sandy Bridge is faster, uses less power, etc...
However, when it comes to purchasing memory, I can only get 16gigs (4 dual channel memory slots) on the Sandy Bridge platform right now, vs 24 (6 triple channel memory) on the Bloomfield.
The chips themselves are priced within $50 of each other, so this isn't really a cost thing, but more of a what "platform" is better.
Any thoughts and links would be appreciated...

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PM-Suspend on Sandy Bridge - no keyboard or mouse on Resume/Wakeup

Hi,
I am having no luck in trying to get pm-suspend to work properly on wakeup on a new sandy bridge laptop. On resume, video is restored and i can see the system prompt blinking in a terminal, but both the mouse and keyboard is dead. The only response that i can get from the system is the power reset button.
Have also tried various suggested fixes including the following:
1) bind / unbind i8042
2) SUSPEND_MODULES = "xhci-hcd psmouse"
3) rmmod tpm_tis
but none of the above works.
Please see various log files:
Uname & lspci: http://pastebin.com/KhcW76wN
PM-Suspend & Xorg: http://pastebin.com/H1683SYs
Messages: http://pastebin.com/B5e0p5ff
Kernel: http://pastebin.com/DaY0FSbi
Would appreciate any suggestion on debugging / resolving the problem.
Thanks.

Hi,
I am having no luck in trying to get pm-suspend to work properly on wakeup on a new sandy bridge laptop. On resume, video is restored and i can see the system prompt blinking in a terminal, but both the mouse and keyboard is dead. The only response that i can get from the system is the power reset button.
Have also tried various suggested fixes including the following:
1) bind / unbind i8042
2) SUSPEND_MODULES = "xhci-hcd psmouse"
3) rmmod tpm_tis
but none of the above works.
Please see various log files:
Uname & lspci: http://pastebin.com/KhcW76wN
PM-Suspend & Xorg: http://pastebin.com/H1683SYs
Messages: http://pastebin.com/B5e0p5ff
Kernel: http://pastebin.com/DaY0FSbi
Would appreciate any suggestion on debugging / resolving the problem.
Thanks.

What's the difference between Core 2 Duo and Sandy Bridge Processors?

I have the BASE model of the late 2009 iMac which is the first of the new edge to edge glass iMac's! (3.16 GHZ 4GB RAM) Just wondering what is the advantage and how much faster are the new Sandy Bridge i5 and i7 iMacs? Would I notice the difference if I were to upgrade? How much?
Thank you

Hi,
have a look/read here http://www.marketingtactics.com/Speedmark/
The speed gain can be anything from dramatic to not even noticeable depending on your own usage.
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Does the Macbook Pro 13" Early 2011 have Sandy Bridge?

I have the Early 2011 Macbook Pro 13" with an Intel i5 Processor. Some of my friends told me that only the Intel i7 Processor Macbook Pros have the new Sandy Bridge processor. Are they correct because the base model is the only Macbook Pro in the line to have an i5 Processor.

It is not stated in the specifications that either the i5 or i7 has a "Sandy Bridge", but they are the current intel processors, and will be followed by "Ivy Bridge" intel processors (assuming Apple sticks with intel for their processors). Knowing now that our macs have the second generation "Sandy Bridge" intel processors. More info: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/03/intels-2nd-generation-core-processor-family-a nnounced-includes/. The first generation intel processors in the 13" MBP model prior to ours is called "Penryn".

Overclock P67 Asus - Sandy Bridge

I am trying to overclock my new Sandy Bridge System.
uname : 2.6.37-ARCH #1 SMP x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
mboard : ASUS P8 P67 EVO
In the uefi-bios if one chooses the performance-profile the system should automatically run with appr. 4.5 GHz in turbo-mode after save/reboot.
Stress-testing my system (kernel-compilation, multiple WinXP-vms) all cores show the regular frequency of 3.4 GHz:
cat /proc/cpuinfo =>
cpu MHz : 3435.835 (for all 8 threads)
Are there any tools that correctly monitor cpu-frequency?
What's weird is that my VirtualBox WinXP-images running cpu-z also show the base frequency even under 100% cpu-load, so no turbo-boost here.
Manually overclocking in the bios yields the same lame results.
Any hints are welcome.
Last edited by getagrip (2011-02-10 17:16:58)

The multiplier never exceeds 34x while monitoring with i7z-svn.
Compiling thunderbird-branded from aur I get the following output:
TURBO ENABLED on 4 Cores, Hyper Threading ON
True Frequency 3605.00 MHz (103.00 x [35])
Max TURBO Multiplier (if Enabled) with 1/2/3/4 Cores is 45x/45x/45x/45x
Current Frequency 3500.02 MHz (Max of below)
Core [core-id] :Actual Freq (Mult.) C0% Halt(C1)% C3 % C6 % Temp
Core 1 [0]: 3498.86 (33.97x) 11.8 34.2 7.05 47 29
Core 2 [1]: 3500.02 (33.98x) 7.04 35.7 14.4 42.9 35
Core 3 [2]: 3498.00 (33.96x) 2.48 32.3 2.5 62.7 27
Core 4 [3]: 3496.64 (33.95x) 2 36.7 1.5 59.8 32
That's it, it never goes over 34.00x. What could be the reason for this?

New Intel Sandy Bridge benchmarks and overclocking results! 4.7Ghz!!!

http://www.gamingaccess.com/Hardware/news/26688/New_Intel_Sandy_Bridge_benchmarks_and_overclocking_results!_47Ghz!!!
Intel Sandy Bridge promises to deliver GPU quality graphics included in the CPU. However, these graphics are not going to compete directly with mid-range or high-range GPUs, but they will finally allow Intel (which quite honestly, sucks) to enter the graphic market. Finally, laptop users won't have crappy graphic and everyone should have at least decent graphic out of the box.
After 15 years, finally I can consider this question "Do you have a graphics card?" a thing of the past. CPU should include a decent GPU right out of the box, and gamers will continue to buy their fancy Nvidia or ATI mid-range and high-end products, or even combine them in CrossFireX, SLI, or even Mix+Match using Hydra.
The Chinese website http://www.inpai.com.cn has published a review that shows that there is little to no benefit in Intel Sandy Bridge if you compare the famous Intel Core i7 875k with the new Intel Core i7 2600k
However, they were able to reach 4.7Ghz, so I don't see why they are so disappointed with Intel. Anyway, here is what they had to say about the new Intel Core i7 2600k
Conclusion
As far as overclocking is concerned, the Core i7 2600K processor reached a not so impressive 4.7GHz which is a disappointment amongst overclockers since they were the only one who's gonna pay for this CPU

Do you guys know if MSI will release a motherboard with Lucid HYDRA for the Intel Core i7 2xxx chips?
That will be sweet!
I think I'm going to return my MSI Big Bang Fuzion, I will wait 3 weeks and then assemble a new computer

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