Intel Ivy Bridge Discussion

[topgear]

yep, Intel holds the performance crown but when it comes to raw clock speed only AMD is still the winner

[ico]

Intel HD 4000 still 25-30% slower than HD 6550D.

Quick Sync gets 40% faster.

5% more IPC.

Lying b@stard returns; this time with the wafer.



AnandTech - The Ivy Bridge Preview: Core i7 3770K Tested

[Ishu Gupta]

Spoiler:

5GHz at 1.2v

[ico]

^^ yup, really expected with 22nm. i7-3770K would make a good upgrade to my i5-2500K.

[topgear]

found this
Core i7-3770K Ivy bridge @ 7 GHz fully benchable! ~ OBR-HARDWARE

and a glimpse of Z77
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1868/1/

[dibya_kol]

^^ yup, really expected with 22nm. i7-3770K would make a good upgrade to my i5-2500K.

2500k still good enough for feed anything ..

[topgear]

2500K is still a great VFM cpu but 3770k will be a good upgrade for those who are willing to pay for it

[vaibhav23]

So will SB prices drop due to IB launch(any chances)

[tkin]

For those who have SB, no need to upgrade to IB unless you are using onboard GPU and want the boost, but I doubt any 2500k/2600k owner limping on the onboard GPU and also want to game(face it, all integrated GPUs suck at gaming, all, llano, trinity, IB doesn't matter, all you get a barely playable FPS with COD4).

So will SB prices drop due to IB launch(any chances)

Not much, intel carefully priced IB, don't expect a 10k 2600k or something, maybe 1/2k drop max.

[topgear]

check this out



Ivy Bridge confirmed for 29th of April

[vickybat]

The Ivy Bridge Preview: Core i7 3770K Tested

Anandtech has previewed the i7 3770k. Check it out guys.

[ico]

^ see my post above.

[vickybat]

^^ oopsy i missed that buddy.

That picture you posted completely masked that link ( atleast for me )
But how come nobody commented anything about your post? I think it was pretty important info you provided. I guess most others missed it as well.

Btw buddy this ivy (most probably its an ES imo) is performing like a beast. Its ipc is even better than sandybridge-E parts. You gonna go for it??

[MyGeekTips]

check this out



Ivy Bridge confirmed for 29th of April

Naah, I can't wait. I've to go with sandy bridge now.

[topgear]

^^ you have one SB rig ( on the siggy ) - so better would if you can wait for 2/2.5 months more

BTW, here's a new preview and Benchmarks @ 4.7 Ghz

Ivy Bridge vs Sandy Bridge vs Sandy Bridge-E @ 4.7GHz Preview by VR-Zone.com

[vickybat]

ASUS Sabertooth Z77 preview

[topgear]

Gigabyte Z77 Mobos Preview

[gameranand]

The first Gigabyte mobn looks real nice.

[Skud]

Nooooooooo... Giga is back with colored heatsinks!!! Previous gen's black/grey was better.

One question: Ain't 7 series chipset not compatible with SNB CPUs? Anandtech's link shows CPU support as IVB only.

AnandTech - A Brief Look at Some Upcoming 7-Series Motherboards

[cyn!de]

Check these links

MSI Z77-GD65 and a Z77 snapshot - CPUs, Motherboards & RAM - Build - Reviews - Atomic MPC

[Xfastest]ASRock Z77 Extreme6+ Intel Core i7 3770K Tested

Intel Core i7 3770K "Ivy Bridge" Gets tested on ASUS Rampage IV Gene-Z Motherboard

[topgear]

Nooooooooo... Giga is back with colored heatsinks!!! Previous gen's black/grey was better.

One question: Ain't 7 series chipset not compatible with SNB CPUs? Anandtech's link shows CPU support as IVB only.

AnandTech - A Brief Look at Some Upcoming 7-Series Motherboards

yep, 7 series chipset Ain't compatible with SB cpus - only has support for IVB

AnandTech - The Ivy Bridge Preview: Core i7 3770K Tested

[gameranand]

What would be the price of Core i7 3770K ??

[Skud]

yep, 7 series chipset Ain't compatible with SB cpus - only has support for IVB

AnandTech - The Ivy Bridge Preview: Core i7 3770K Tested

Great way to screw customers.

[techbulb]

How are customers screwed ?no idiot would buy buy a z77 for a sb proocessor z68 is for sb

[vickybat]

^^ Yup, people opting for z77 and its derivatives will go for an ivybridge and eventually it will replace all sandybridge parts.

The important part is existing z68 owners can get an ivybridge cpu as its compatible. It seems illogical when viewed the other way round.

So i guess no one is screwed.

[Skud]

So down the line if my mobo screwed up due to any unforeseen circumstances (Extreme Gamer's case comes to mind), and there's no Z68 mobo available in the market, I have to switch to a newer CPU too.

[vickybat]

So down the line if my mobo screwed up due to any unforeseen circumstances (Extreme Gamer's case comes to mind), and there's no Z68 mobo available in the market, I have to switch to a newer CPU too.

You get a 3 years warranty with your board and within these years if it gets screwed, you get a brand new rma'ed board each time.

After 3 years you might want to switch. But nothing is perfect in this world.
There will be flaws if you try to find them in everything.

Imagine the condition of current llano users. They cannot upgrade to trinity as it fits in a completely new socket and its not even the other way round.

See the pros my friend. You can still fit an ivybridge into your existing mobo.
You should be satisfied with it. Look at me, i still have my 1156 with zero upgrade path and i'm still happy.

[Skud]

If Rashi provides a brand new board, that's it. And if I am not mistaken there's a provision of providing a similar class of product (Z77 here) if the exact model (Z68 here) is not available as a replacement. In this way the RMA will be honored, but what the SNB owner will do with that board?

I am not unhappy and can see the pros, and the situation I have mentioned may occur rarely, but don't you think it's weird? Llano & trinity have different sockets altogether, but nothing like that here, the CPU socket is still same and generally they remain backward compatible for one generation at least.

[techbulb]

Yeah how can a producer develop new products without flexibility if he cares about compatibily with older products how can we get newer ,better and more powerfull products
In this case we should be thankfull they are increasing performance and giving us option to use our old motherboards also

[Skud]

Oh, so one generation looks older to you, that's great to know.

If they were really serious about real powerful products, why not they make Z77 as powerful as X79. No. of SATA 6Gbps ports, PCIe lanes also remains same as older SNB platform