[VR-Zone] IVB price cut ahead of launch

[chimaxi83]

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Not a huge cut, but savings are savings. That, and I'm a Microcenter buyer, so I'm wondering what the lower prices will translate into.

 

[gevorg]

Nice but Newegg will price gauge them for weeks after release

 

[Abix]

Nice but Newegg will price gauge them for weeks after release

Gouge.

 

[philipma1957]

I am thinking it means IVB is not for oc'ers.

It may turn out that the 2600k or 2500k are better then any IVB if you oc. The 2500k may turn out to be a chip that sells at a premium until haswell comes out.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Even with a very modest IPC boost (say only ~5%) it will take a golden 2500K, 2600K, or 2700K chip to beat a 3570K or 3770K @ 4.5-4.6 and thus new buyers will be likely be better off with Ivy.

Hitting much beyond 4.7 with Sandy is anything but guaranteed.

I don't think the old stock will sell at a premium at all, they might hold their value better than usual but its not like Ivy is a complete flop and can't even hit past 4GHz or something.

 

[Subyman]

Depending on what the power consumption is, I might be interested in a 3770k over my 2500k. I wasn't able to get huge clocks on my 2500k (which may just be my crappy motherboard.) I'll definitely be getting HT next time.

 

[SickBeast]

Depending on what the power consumption is, I might be interested in a 3770k over my 2500k. I wasn't able to get huge clocks on my 2500k (which may just be my crappy motherboard.) I'll definitely be getting HT next time.

It will be 30% more power efficient but that's where the benefits end. It's a little faster clock-for-clock, but Sandy Bridge looks to overclock higher at lower temps.

They are cutting prices because they are obviously having big problems with Ivy Bridge. I just hope it doesn't affect Haswell as well.

 

[Subyman]

It will be 30% more power efficient but that's where the benefits end. It's a little faster clock-for-clock, but Sandy Bridge looks to overclock higher at lower temps.

They are cutting prices because they are obviously having big problems with Ivy Bridge. I just hope it doesn't affect Haswell as well.

I have a dedicated watercooling loop, so the heat problems aren't an issue. I'll be interested to see what it hits with a good WC setup. I'd be fine with a daily 4.5.

 

[formulav8]

It appears alot of their 22nm hype was, well over hyped. I guess over time it will improve.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

It appears alot of their 22nm hype was, well over hyped. I guess over time it will improve.

like faildozer

 

[RussianSensation]

It will be 30% more power efficient but that's where the benefits end. It's a little faster clock-for-clock, but Sandy Bridge looks to overclock higher at lower temps.

Intel is bumping up TDP to 95W from 77W. :\

"At 4.6 - 4.7 Ghz the temperature gets so high the processor throttles, meaning it clocks down to protect the processor from permanent damage. Comparing with Core i7-2600k that in many cases can do 4.8 - 5.0 GHz stable with a good after-market cooler, Ivy Bridge looks to be 200 - 300 Mhz worse than Sandy Bridge." - NordicHardware

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

How can it be more power efficient yet get even hotter?

 

[Fjodor2001]

Intel is bumping up TDP to 95W from 77W. :\

Yeah, I've seen similar statements elsewhere too. But how does that match the testing that Anand did previously:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5626/ivy-bridge-preview-core-i7-3770k/10

"The Core i7 3770K pulls 27 fewer watts while delivering better performance than the 2600K."

Was Anand given a "golden chip"?

 

[Diogenes2]

How can it be more power efficient yet get even hotter?

That has been discussed at length.

The smaller package cannot dissipate heat as fast..

 

[Tempered81]

That has been discussed at length.

The smaller package cannot dissipate heat as fast..

Seems rather silly. That would mean Sandy runs hotter than Nehalem, which is quite the opposite. Do you think IVB's heat could might spur from a revolutionary new non-planar transistor they've never used before?

 

[Lepton87]

Seems rather silly. That would mean Sandy runs hotter than Nehalem, which is quite the opposite.

Yeah right, watts per mm2 has absolutely no bearing on the temperature, physics be damned.

 

[Tempered81]