Ivy i3s

[birthdaymonkey]

Rumours indicate that these should be available now. Are they just in notebooks, or can we expect desktop chips as well?

 

[Don Karnage]

I was wondering the same thing. Intel said after the 24th which was yesterday

 

[Smoblikat]

What if they made an I3 3120K

I would flip out, that thing would be awesome.

 

[dma0991]

What if they made an I3 3120K

I would flip out, that thing would be awesome.

If they did, I'll gladly buy 3. First to be put through suicidal overclock, second in case the first died, third...because its cheap.

 

[birthdaymonkey]

I'm interested in an i3 3225 (with HD4000) for my HTPC. My G620 can't quite manage madVR (although it comes close).

 

[lehtv]

What if they made an I3 3120K

I would flip out, that thing would be awesome.

It'll never happen... i5 sales would plummet.

Pentium G620K or an IB equivalent thereof would be awesome though :awe:

 

[Don Karnage]

They're not making an I3 K models

 

[Puppies04]

If they did, I'll gladly buy 3. First to be put through suicidal overclock, second in case the first died, third...because its cheap.

What do you mean "because it's cheap"? If they even made them they would cost at least what a base I5 did and then you would be back to complaining again wouldn't you...

 

[Don Karnage]

What do you mean "because it's cheap"? If they even made them they would cost at least what a base I5 did and then you would be back to complaining again wouldn't you...

I see a K model I3 being 169-179

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Rumours indicate that these should be available now. Are they just in notebooks, or can we expect desktop chips as well?

There will be 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i3 released for the desktop market but both of them (desktop and laptop Intel Core i3's) are not being released for some time to come.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

There will be 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i3 released for the desktop market but both of them (desktop and laptop Intel Core i3's) are not being released for some time to come.

dang it

will they ever release a K version duel core?

 

[Puppies04]

dang it

will they ever release a K version duel core?

This question gets a bit old after the 14 quadrillionth time.

 

[piasabird]

When you have no competition, there is no reason to hurry.

 

[lehtv]

This question gets a bit old after the 14 quadrillionth time.

Well, we're only at about 3 quadrillions, plenty more to go.

I wonder if Intel will ever release an unlocked dual core Ivy.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

I wonder if Intel will ever release an unlocked dual core Ivy.

Dang I left my crystial ball at home this morning but my magic 8 ball says "My sources say no." I don't have clue as to if we are going to release an unlocked Intel® Core™ i3 processor in the future.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Well the Taiwan Intel rep only said "after june 24th". As impatient as we are, we quickly translated it into launch at june 24th.

 

[notty22]

Intel released a 32nm Clarkdale K dual core/Hyperthreading, It wasn't cheap.
Intel Core i5-655K,

 

[ShintaiDK]

And the E6500K. That was cheap tho.

Remember why we got locked CPUs. Its due to counterfeits.

 

[pantsaregood]

It'll never happen... i5 sales would plummet.

Pentium G620K or an IB equivalent thereof would be awesome though :awe:

I doubt i5 sales would plummet. An i3 at ~5 GHz isn't going to rival a quad-core at 4.5 GHz. It would cost around $20-30 more than the top i3 model, which would place it only moderately lower than the current low i5 model. Only enthusiasts would buy it.

 

[borisvodofsky]

I doubt i5 sales would plummet. An i3 at ~5 GHz isn't going to rival a quad-core at 4.5 GHz. It would cost around $20-30 more than the top i3 model, which would place it only moderately lower than the current low i5 model. Only enthusiasts would buy it.

Are you kidding me? an i3 at 5ghz for $100 less, NO ONE would buy i5s

 

[pantsaregood]

Are you kidding me? an i3 at 5ghz for $100 less, NO ONE would buy i5s

$100 less? A base i5 would be about the same price as an i3-K series.

 

[Don Karnage]

Are you kidding me? an i3 at 5ghz for $100 less, NO ONE would buy i5s

Yes they would. The I3 540 was unlocked and hit 5Ghz and people still bought 920's and 760's

 

[dma0991]

What do you mean "because it's cheap"? If they even made them they would cost at least what a base I5 did and then you would be back to complaining again wouldn't you...

It isn't about the number of cores, it will be slightly more expensive but I doubt it will ever come near an i5 K model. An i3 K model would be the cheapest alternative for those who wants to get a kick out of overclocking, easily replaceable as well.

 

[Denithor]

Yes they would. The I3 540 was unlocked and hit 5Ghz and people still bought 920's and 760's

Um, no. i3 540 certainly was not unlocked.

Remember fsb/bclk overclocking? Yeah, that had nothing to do with an unlocked multiplier...

The difference today is that we cannot overclock the fsb/bclk anymore since they set everything (SATA, PCIe, etc) to run off that frequency - and those portions cannot be locked to a set value like we could do back in the 'good old days.'

It's only going to get worse going forward, with Haswell Intel will also be integrating the VRM on die - meaning we won't be overvolting anymore unless they decide to unlock that setting in the BIOS for us on the 'K' chips.

 

[Don Karnage]

Um, no. i3 540 certainly was not unlocked.

Remember fsb/bclk overclocking? Yeah, that had nothing to do with an unlocked multiplier...

The difference today is that we cannot overclock the fsb/bclk anymore since they set everything (SATA, PCIe, etc) to run off that frequency - and those portions cannot be locked to a set value like we could do back in the 'good old days.'

It's only going to get worse going forward, with Haswell Intel will also be integrating the VRM on die - meaning we won't be overvolting anymore unless they decide to unlock that setting in the BIOS for us on the 'K' chips.

You are correct but the 540 could do 4.9Ghz+ with a good motherboard. I've seen it done as well as 5Ghz+ with a 550.

Not quite 5Ghz but you get the point