Ivy Bridge 3570K Testing, Opinions, Results, New Bios, 4.5Ghz At 1.236v

[Don Karnage]

Well, $319 plus shipping isn't that dirt cheap but I'll pay a $100 premium to get it 3-4 weeks early much like how I would pay a $100 premium for an extremely low voltage 5ghz Sandy Bridge...

I don't use programs that use HT so the 3570K is perfect and only 229.99.

If you purchase one of these chips early, I am guessing there is no warranty?

Good question. Seller has a 60 day money back guarantee with free return shipping but even if i kill the chip i won't return it. Like i said before 220 dollars isn't a lot of money to me.

 

[Don Karnage]

Just checked tracking.. I won't have it tomorrow. Just left Bejing today. New date is Friday


In transit
2012-04-09, 07:28:00, BEIJING 101312

At local FedEx facility
2012-04-08, 06:20:00, BEIJING 101312

Left FedEx origin facility
2012-04-06, 18:37:00, ZHENGZHOU 450000

Picked up
2012-04-06, 12:16:00, ZHENGZHOU 450000

 

[Rvenger]

I don't use programs that use HT so the 3570K is perfect and only 229.99.



Good question. Seller has a 60 day money back guarantee with free return shipping but even if i kill the chip i won't return it. Like i said before 220 dollars isn't a lot of money to me.

At least that would cover if its DOA which is what you need anyways. Once you start raising clocks and voltages it voids the warranty regardless

 

[Edrick]

I am having a really hard time understanding all of this.

The OP "had" a 3930K, but did not like it for some reason. Sold it and is now getting a 3570K (12 threads down to 4). Now I could understand if the 3930K was just too much money, but the OP has said many times that money is not a factor. Sure, IB should clock slightly faster (a few hundred mhz), but is giving up 8 threads, half the L3$, half the mem bandwidth, and more than half the PCIe lanes worth it?

*shrugs*

 

[Arachnotronic]

I am having a really hard time understanding all of this.

The OP "had" a 3930K, but did not like it for some reason. Sold it and is now getting a 3570K (12 threads down to 4). Now I could understand if the 3930K was just too much money, but the OP has said many times that money is not a factor. Sure, IB should clock slightly faster (a few hundred mhz), but is giving up 8 threads, half the L3$, half the mem bandwidth, and more than half the PCIe lanes worth it?

*shrugs*

I think he just likes new toys. I mean, I'm like that, too, but I'll probably be trading up my 980X for a 3770K (I really want my 8 threads). If Intel had an IVB-E out, though, I'd definitely go with that...but that's just not an option with Intel's new strategy, unfortunately. Or maybe I'll just be too damn lazy to take apart my whole machine...again...

 

[Rvenger]

I think I will wait until the 3770k process matures a little. I have a 2700k and as long as I am not getting bottlenecked by the PCI-e 2.0 bandwidth I will keep it until I see an opportunity to get a 3770k for under $300.

 

[Don Karnage]

I am having a really hard time understanding all of this.

The OP "had" a 3930K, but did not like it for some reason. Sold it and is now getting a 3570K (12 threads down to 4). Now I could understand if the 3930K was just too much money, but the OP has said many times that money is not a factor. Sure, IB should clock slightly faster (a few hundred mhz), but is giving up 8 threads, half the L3$, half the mem bandwidth, and more than half the PCIe lanes worth it?

*shrugs*

Intel pretty much hit it right on the head. Loved my 3930K but I only bought it because I wanted to play with something new. I have a problem. I get bored with my hardware after a few months and have to switch it out.

 

[Edrick]

Intel pretty much hit it right on the head. Loved my 3930K but I only bought it because I wanted to play with something new. I have a problem. I get bored with my hardware after a few months and have to switch it out.

Not really a problem if your wallet can keep up

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Dang I wish I had this problem and my wallet can keep up. I am luck if I can get a new home system every 3 years. Heck for my home computer I just replaced my old GT 9500 with a GTX 560 Ti.

 

[Absolute0]

I have the same problem, it is difficult to be "content" with my hardware...

Hmm First World Problem?

 

[Rvenger]

Intel pretty much hit it right on the head. Loved my 3930K but I only bought it because I wanted to play with something new. I have a problem. I get bored with my hardware after a few months and have to switch it out.

Yep, I have that problem too. I refused delivery on my 7870 for a 680. Now I wish I never spent the cash. Oh well!

 

[LagunaX]

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY F BOMBS I DROPPED!!!

I've updated my Asus P8P67 to the latest bios 2303 that supported Ivy Bridge 2 revisions ago.

The bios or the chip will not let me go over 34x multi (16-34), effectively 36x with turbo.

This is the retail E1 tray stepping.

WTF?!?

 

[Arachnotronic]

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY F BOMBS I DROPPED!!!

I've updated my Asus P8P67 to the latest bios 2303 that supported Ivy Bridge 2 revisions ago.

The bios or the chip will not let me go over 34x multi (16-34), effectively 36x with turbo.

This is the retail E1 tray stepping.

WTF?!?

Reminds me of when I got an i7 875K and the multi wouldn't adjust upwards on my P7P55 WS SuperComputer. The chip died though a few weeks later anyway, so whatever.

 

[gplnpsb]

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY F BOMBS I DROPPED!!!

I've updated my Asus P8P67 to the latest bios 2303 that supported Ivy Bridge 2 revisions ago.

The bios or the chip will not let me go over 34x multi (16-34), effectively 36x with turbo.

This is the retail E1 tray stepping.

WTF?!?
...

Well that is unfortunate. You've got the first mass production Ivy Bridge sample I've seen in public hands and the multiplier is stuck. Did you try the 2103 bios with it?

 

[LagunaX]

bios 2103 still stuck at 34x too...

 

[Arachnotronic]

Get yourself some Z77 action, LagunaX!

 

[Smoblikat]

bios 2103 still stuck at 34x too...

This might be an EXTREMELY dumb question, but are we sure that they properly unlocked yours? It is pre release, it might have a bug that they didnt unlock it properly. Id do more testing then notify intel of the problem so they can check their real production ones to make sure they dont have the same problem.

 

[Don Karnage]

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY F BOMBS I DROPPED!!!

I've updated my Asus P8P67 to the latest bios 2303 that supported Ivy Bridge 2 revisions ago.

The bios or the chip will not let me go over 34x multi (16-34), effectively 36x with turbo.

This is the retail E1 tray stepping.

WTF?!?

OUCH. Hopefully mine will overclock

 

[gplnpsb]

This might be an EXTREMELY dumb question, but are we sure that they properly unlocked yours? It is pre release, it might have a bug that they didnt unlock it properly. Id do more testing then notify intel of the problem so they can check their real production ones to make sure they dont have the same problem.

That's possible, but his sample does appear to be a real production version of the chip. A few E1 engineering samples of the 3770K have been tested at the Coolaler forums, and their unlocked multipliers seem to work. I believe there was an E0 3570K tested as well, and it's unlocked multiplier worked on a Z68 board, the Maximus IV Gene-Z.

I think it is more likely that this is a bug in the bios of the P8P67. It is possible that ASUS might correct the issue with a new bios when the actual launch draws near. Then again, it is all too often that older boards get left by the wayside.

OUCH. Hopefully mine will overclock

I'd be shocked if the unlocked multiplier didn't work on a Z77 board.

 

[Kenmitch]

That's possible, but his sample does appear to be a real production version of the chip. A few E1 engineering samples of the 3770K have been tested at the Coolaler forums, and their unlocked multipliers seem to work. I believe there was an E0 3570K tested as well, and it's unlocked multiplier worked on a Z68 board, the Maximus IV Gene-Z. I think it is more likely that this is a bug in the bios of the P8P67. It is possible that ASUS might correct the issue with a new bios when the actual launch draws near. Then again, it is all too often that older boards get left by the wayside.

Maybe try the following if you haven't yet.

Unplug power supply from wall
Hold power button on case for about 30 seconds or so to discharge the capacitors
Reset cmos with the jumper
Plug power supply back in and reboot into bios
Load optimized defaults then reboot.
Try raising the multiplier and see what it does.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Or email ASUS directly. I find their email support surprisingly decent.

 

[Don Karnage]

My Z77 came today and for being a 150 dollar board it's surprisingly nice. Only thing lacking is the lack of fan headers.

 

[Puppies04]

My Z77 came today and for being a 150 dollar board it's surprisingly nice. Only thing lacking is the lack of fan headers.

What did you get?

 

[Don Karnage]

What did you get?

 

[Arachnotronic]

Don, I'm curious: what do you do for a living?