upgrading sandy bridge to ivy bridge?

[Cloudfire]

Here is a quote from the Ivy bridge thread discussing this:
Forget Huron River, 22nm Ivy Bridge on the Way

Originally Posted by Cloudfire

To support Ivy Bridge you will need the ME8 firmware to your motherboard. The only series 6 chipsets that is compatible with Ivy Bridge CPUs have this firmware. Third party motherboards with intel chipsets cannot be upgraded by the user and the only way to really get the firmware is through the OEMs. Yes there are probably ways to get this firmware through some software update, but I don`t think the notebook OEMs will care too much about giving us it. After all, they probably want to sell as many new motherboards as possible. If people buy a Ivy bridge CPU this money will not go in to their pockets, but Intel`s.

[too456]

Originally Posted by Prema

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Don't know if they did further tests, yet...if someone here who can read Chinese would kindly go through that thread and bring us up to date?

My own translation with some clarifications and context. The words in brackets are my comments:

We can see that Ivy Bridge uses a revised version of the rPGA988B socket and cannot be used on current HM65/HM67 boards, but rather on compatible HM65/67 motherboards (probably means those with the revised sockets). To experiment, I installed (probably an ES ivy bridge processor?) into the Alienware m18x but there was a warning and it would not boot. This is expected as there are no bioses that support Ivy Bridge and this revision of the rPGA988B is not compatible with Ivy Bridge.

[wild05kid05]

Why would they let you to easily upgrade one of the vital components while they can keep charging more ? They know they can still make a lot of bucks out of this massive market

[moral hazard]

Originally Posted by Dufus

Have you made a start on it yet?

I wonder if the locked mobile SNB's support extra multi's like the DT locked SNB's? I'm still running a C2D laptop, probably be that way for another year or two yet, so no hands on with the later mobile chips.

I didn't try to increase the multi yet.
Just because of what I read here:
Need help

Basically all I can do is update the microcode and OC my ram.

The only reason I want IB is because my toshiba can't handle the SB quad at full power even with ICD thermal paste and a notebook cooler (is around 90C while gaming).

I want something with the same speed but cooler.

If it's anything like going from merom to penryn, I will be very happy.

[yknyong1]

Ivy Bridge likely coming on March 6. Intel is holding a press event in London for that.