***Official Intel Haswell Thread***

[MOOGLEYS]

I was thinking of upgrading to a 4770k setup but tbh my 2500k is still doing the job without hassle. Seems I will be skipping another CPU and GPU generation.

 

[Boomstick777]

I was thinking of upgrading to a 4770k setup but tbh my 2500k is still doing the job without hassle. Seems I will be skipping another CPU and GPU generation.

2500K / 2600K / 3930K / 3960X are beasts, haven't really been bested properly since. Past two years been really dull in the CPU market lol..

I hope AMD is gonna release something awesome with Steamroller and spark some competition again..

 

[Skynet5]

So pleased I recently went x79.

The future is bright for my rig

 

[Yaayuh!]

Remember that one cpu could be hotter than another of the same under the exact same conditions.
Also, they appear to be using the stock heatsink in that "review", with probably the stock TIM too.

Take the results with a bucket of salt for now, wait for the real reviews.

 

[Regy53]

this not looking great I was planning a major upgrade based on this chip as my PC is now over two years old.

Looks like I may just settle for a MB, GPU and ram upgrade then

 

[Admetos]

The best Ivy Chips have actually been retail. I have several that can do 5ghz+ on Air without modification.

Almost all the records on HWbot are also with retail Ivy. Its a silicon lottery as always.

This is interesting yet something I suspected. I have a OEM i7 3770k and it's a poor overclocker compared to many other 3770k's.

 

[Buckster]

OEMs are same as Retail chips - just without packaging ? aren't they

only disadvantage is someone could have tested before selling on - whereas retail ones are sealed

 

[alex_123_fra]

So pleased I recently went x79.

The future is bright for my rig

Ditto

 

[setter]

OEMs are same as Retail chips - just without packaging ? aren't they

only disadvantage is someone could have tested before selling on - whereas retail ones are sealed

Oem usually only have one years warranty and dont come with a cooler.

 

[WingZero30]

How is it decided which batch of cpus would be going OEM and which ones toward retail?

Has it anything to do with binning with better binned as retail ?

Sorry for my ignorance on this matter

 

[setter]

I dont think theres any binning process to decide which go retail or oem. Ive owned both types over the years, one of my best ever oc'ing chips was an oem q9550.

 

[melvis]

Oem usually only have one years warranty and dont come with a cooler.

assuming you can call that tiny stock thing that intel provide a cooler

 

[setter]

Very true melvis, thankfully ive never had the misfortune to use one.

 

[melvis]

they were pretty bad, I could hit 90 under 5 minutes of prime at stock on my i5

 

[Akagi]

they were pretty bad, I could hit 90 under 5 minutes of prime at stock on my i5

The new ones are terrible. I have a stock cooler that came with an E8200 here, it is over twice as thick and has a copper base. I don't know why Intel had to skimp on the newer ones.
I wouldn't even call the new ones fit for purpose to be perfectly honest.

 

[illuz]

Very true melvis, thankfully ive never had the misfortune to use one.

Looks so dinky, got one in my computer at the minute.

 

[setter]

Looks so dinky, got one in my computer at the minute.

Yep, saw your k2 up for sale mate. I think i have several intel stock coolers scattered throughout the house.

 

[Akagi]

Looks so dinky, got one in my computer at the minute.

I hope you're not running at 4.7 still

 

[ConnectionFX]

Ive owned both types over the years, one of my best ever oc'ing chips was an oem q9550.

That was a amazing chip. mine is still going strong however time for the change.

 

[WingZero30]

I am guessing that going from my Q9650@4Ghz to [email protected] would give twice the performance.

Haswell is tempting but will wait for official reviews and benchmarks