Intel Ivy Bridge 22nm Speculation thread

[Dadofamunky]

Based on my experience over the last 25 years or so, $1500 is really the cutoff point for a performance PC. When I built my first Pentium box, I spent almost exactly that for a P5-100, a 1GB HD (!!!) and the other trimmings. Same with my old AMD Athlon X2 box. My Wolfale system, in all, cost me roughly the same amount. (I normally don't shoot for high-end graphics - midrange is my typical thing.) Now, at present, my 2500K system has cost the following (including tax):

CPU - $190
HDDs - $120
SSD - $280
DDR3 - $125
Mobo - $145
PSU - $95
Monitor - $240
Case, cooler, inputs - $100

When I buy the GTX 570 I'm planning (for once, a performance video card) the overall cost will be about - $1600.

My point is I don't think the typical performance PC will ever become a cheap commodity item. To get enthusiast-level performance you're always going to have to spend a certain amount, and that number seems to me to be historically about $1.5K. At least since the 486/P5 days, when RAM, disk and CPU prices started dropping pretty dramatically. That ushered in a self-builder golden age, which continues today.

 

[Ajay]

It doesnt seem like a big technology leap or is it just me. Its essentially going to pretty much be as fast as the current Sandy 2600k We need more cores at this point. Mhz doesnt do it.
DAW

Are you talking about the graphics - in which case, yes - Intel needs to get more/better EUs into Ivy Bridge. As far as CPU cores go, anything more than four is a waste for 99% of desktop computer buyers (it's only workstations and computer/AV aficionados who demand more).

 

[watzup_ken]

The number of real end users out there who need or want discrete graphics thesedays is very limited.

IB is nothing more than a die shrink sandybridge, doesnt look like it brings anything else or changes anything.

I agree that most end users for Intel don't really need a discrete graphics. Surely most companies that uses Intel processor powered desktop don't use the graphics, so the low power consumption of the integrated graphic is actually beneficial for them.

I do feel that it is not just a simple die shrink since they are speculating quite a fair bit of performance improvement. I suppose since it is the first 22nm chip, they may experiment something on it that they can use in next gen 22nm chips.