One of the unknowns about Ivy Bridge is its compatibility with Sandy Bridge processors from Intel (Core i5/i7 current) and the associated platform P67/H67. Indeed, if future use CPU Core priori the same socket LGA 1155 processors that Sandy Bridge, there is no indication that these CPUs are actually interchangeable.
However, according to VR-Zone, it is indeed possible to use a Sandy Bridge processor on a motherboard equipped with a chipset Panther Point (the successor of the current P67/H67). It would also be possible to update a platform P67/H67 replacing the processor by an Ivy Bridge, both types of processors are physically compatible.
Intel has not yet released the exact specifications for the manufacturers of motherboards to ensure compatibility. It should do so by the end of the quarter. Meanwhile, there is no guarantee that the motherboards currently produced bear indeed future processors Ivy Bridge ... 
However, according to VR-Zone, it is indeed possible to use a Sandy Bridge processor on a motherboard equipped with a chipset Panther Point (the successor of the current P67/H67). It would also be possible to update a platform P67/H67 replacing the processor by an Ivy Bridge, both types of processors are physically compatible.
Intel has not yet released the exact specifications for the manufacturers of motherboards to ensure compatibility. It should do so by the end of the quarter. Meanwhile, there is no guarantee that the motherboards currently produced bear indeed future processors Ivy Bridge ...
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