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The Ivy Bridge review claimed an average 3% increase in performance over Sandy Bridge.

That's not "virtually nothing at all" that is literally nothing whatsoever.

And yet, the comments are gloating (like always - should have seen the pattern), and Kyle says he'd rather build an Ivy-based PC..

So what is it - the lower power consumption? If it isn't, you guys are all nuts.
 
You misunderstood Kyle. He said if you're coming from any platform besides SB, IB would be the way to go. If you already have SB, you might as well keep it.
 
Tsumi said:
You misunderstood Kyle. He said if you're coming from any platform besides SB, IB would be the way to go. If you already have SB, you might as well keep it.
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But he says it like Ivy Bridge is a triumph. He basically says that he wishes he had waited.

So I ask - for what? 3%? There's got to be more to this.
 
I would seriously think about going with a SB system even now, more cost effective

Ivy does look promising for Mobile though, the improved GPU will go a long way
 
SoulWind said:
I would seriously think about going with a SB system even now, more cost effective

Ivy does look promising for Mobile though, the improved GPU will go a long way
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Did I miss it? The IGP was not tested in the [H] article.

So, IGP and TDP.. that's it?

People should at least hold it against Intel for innovating 3% in a year. So much for doubling, huh?
 
SoulWind said:
I would seriously think about going with a SB system even now, more cost effective
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But it SB shouldnt be more cost effective, IB should be cheaper because Intel can get more from every wafer, so they will start selling them for a fraction of the price of the Sandy Bridge. Right?;)
 
youghmama said:
But it SB shouldnt be more cost effective, IB should be cheaper because Intel can get more from every wafer, so they will start selling them for a fraction of the price of the Sandy Bridge. Right?;)
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No, IB is coming in at the same price as SB, and Intel does not have a history of dropping prices on their processors, and I don't see any reason for them to start now. The only thing that may happen is some retailers would run specials to clear out stock, but that's it, and most likely of limited quantity.
 
There is no Microcenter near me, so I may as well go IB. I'm coming from a much older platform so it's not wasteful like going SB>IB would be.
 
Trackr said:
The Ivy Bridge review claimed an average 3% increase in performance over Sandy Bridge.

That's not "virtually nothing at all" that is literally nothing whatsoever.

And yet, the comments are gloating (like always - should have seen the pattern), and Kyle says he'd rather build an Ivy-based PC..

So what is it - the lower power consumption? If it isn't, you guys are all nuts.
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You have to remember that Ivy Bridge is a tick (process shrink, but same architecture as Sandy Bridge). Not a lot of ipc improvement but more power efficiency (cooler temps).

The toc Core 2, Nehalem, Sandy Bridge, Haswell. Mature process with new architecture. More ipc improvement but not so much in power improvements.

If you are looking to upgrade from a tic to a toc then you do it to have the latest technology found in the new smaller die process not to see large improvements in ipc.
 
Trackr said:
But he says it like Ivy Bridge is a triumph. He basically says that he wishes he had waited.

So I ask - for what? 3%? There's got to be more to this.
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I didn't get that out of the review. I interpreted it as IB being slightly better but not really worth upgrading from a SB build if you already owned one. I didn't see much enthusiasm for IB in the review. Seemed like a very informative review. It is slightly better than SB and as such is the best choice for a high end S1155 build.
 
ReFracture said:
There is no Microcenter near me, so I may as well go IB. I'm coming from a much older platform so it's not wasteful like going SB>IB would be.
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You could always get a good deal on a used 2500k. I will be selling my 2500k to buy IB. Not much of a performance upgrade but I will have fun with it and appreciate IB.
 
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