why?Was thinking of waiting, but want a 6 core so it will be a 3930K SB-E -to IB-E for me.
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why?Was thinking of waiting, but want a 6 core so it will be a 3930K SB-E -to IB-E for me.
Looks boring and no better than SB.
Vanilla products suck!
It looks like IB might run relatively hot when overclocked:
http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2012/2012031101_Ivy_Bridge_Benchmarks_Surface.html
Wouldn't surprise me if there were initial teething issues with the fab.
Although it doesn't make much sense, lower power consumption but chucks out the head, TDP isn't generally that much difference to power draw.