Should Intel cancel IvyBridge altogether?

Barfo

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Should they just cancel IB and sell SB chips while they refine 22nm and get Haswell right?

I mean, what's the point of it when people can't get it to 5 GHZ without generating a ton of heat?
 

Martimus

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Why would they? The die is so small, yet the performance is on par or better than the chips they are replacing that it wouldnt make any fiscal sense to stop selling them.
 

aaksheytalwar

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Should they just cancel IB and sell SB chips while they refine 22nm and get Haswell right?

I mean, what's the point of it when people can't get it to 5 GHZ without generating a ton of heat?

I agree but that means losses for them
 

Diogenes2

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I mean, what's the point of it when people can't get it to 5 GHZ without generating a ton of heat?


What makes you think Intel cares if Overclockers can't get to 5g with a 3.5g part ?
 

grkM3

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I have been following ivy on intel key notes on youtube for a while and from the get go ivy is made for max power efficiency at its clocks for ultra books and haswell will be made for even greayer power savings.

Why should intel cancle it when it draws less power and out performs sandy clock for clock?
 

sandorski

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Why stop there? Intel should call Sothebys and part out everything from paper clips to laser etching machines. What's the point of carrying on anymore?




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Stoneburner

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I really don't understand people who respond seriously to sarcastic posts. the OP is brilliant.
 

Puppies04

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Should they just cancel IB and sell SB chips while they refine 22nm and get Haswell right?

I mean, what's the point of it when people can't get it to 5 GHZ without generating a ton of heat?

"Deck the halls with A-M-D chips, Trol-lol-lol-lol-lol lol-lol-lol-lol.
 

Zebo

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Overclockers is nothing.ib is a better chip for everyone else
 

SickBeast

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OP has a semi-valid point IMO. If it costs intel $16 to make a Sandy Bridge CPU, then say it might cost them $10 to make each Ivy Bridge chip. They're making $6 extra per chip, but in terms of their profit they wouldn't lose much.

The way I see it, Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge are about equal. Yes, I could hit 5ghz with my 2500k, but it's not going to happen at reasonable voltages so I just stay at 4.5ghz. Ivy can do 4.5 no problem, just a little warmer.
 

gevorg

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Intel can cancel all their current and future -K variant CPUs, including Sandy Bridge, and that would barely make a dent in their revenue/profit. Overclocking doesn't really matter for Intel. Just a nice PR bulletpoint. For 99%+ of users, Ivy Bridge is equal/better than Sandy Bridge at everything.
 

rgallant

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I would guess today there are 500K+ sb that can't hit 5ghz vs a few K of ib.[lol all so far at room temp ,but I won't let facts stand in the way] but still a small sample all old chips ,week 6 or less.
-come back in a month or so
 

epidemis

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It doesn't generate a ton of heat. It actually generates less. Yes, core temp is high, but that's heat flux, not heat.
 

ShintaiDK

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Apr 22, 2012
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Epic fail thread. OP is either trolling or just...*deep breath*...

IB is a massive success besides for those wanting ultra easy 4.5Ghz+ OCs on air.
 

amenx

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Should they just cancel IB and sell SB chips while they refine 22nm and get Haswell right?

I mean, what's the point of it when people can't get it to 5 GHZ without generating a ton of heat?
I think thats the point of ticks, to refine the process for the tocks. So IB is a testing ground where they iron out all the 22nm kinks to ensure a proper rolling out of Haswell. Its when consumers mistake ticks for the 'next big thing' that leads to disappointments and underwhelm.