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the abit ip35-e I got back in 2007 that held my 2180 and currently my q9550 may finally get a retirement. done bloody well overclocked for best part of 5 years 
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***Official Intel Haswell Thread***
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Yes fair point Core2 users (like myself) would be a good example if you can hold out.
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What are the stock clock speed for haswell ? not worth to upgrade from sandybridge to haswell because it say it will not support 1155 socket motherboard, so no thanks Intel. I stick with my current sandybridge. Haswell will go to new motherboard socket 1150.
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http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/45489-intel-says-haswell-use-different-transistors-ivy-bridge/
Looks like Haswell will use something different from 3D transistors.
Looks like Haswell will use something different from 3D transistors.
Some good points here and again I feel we are expecting too much. It kind of feels like tablets/laptops will see a greater benefit than us desktop users. A predicted 10%~ increase on IVY isn't so bad and I don't give 2 hoots about the IGPU...
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The way things are going with intel the normal desktop parts are going to end up with a much higher transister count (because of things like improved integrated graphics) than their extreme edition counter parts. I would also expect intel to carry charging inflated prices for their extreme edition parts even if they could be easier to make than the normal desktop parts.
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Yes but there's also a line showing performance has been doubling since we've been using hand cranks in ancient times to what we have now (wasn't there a recent discovery of an automated sundial from ancient greece classed as first ever computer?). We may stall in a few years but then a new system 'post silicon computing' will catch back up, 30 times faster in 30 years? Probably. Hence computing power doubles every 2 years or whatever will still be in effect.
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Indeed it's usually the case that when one trend tails off, another takes its place. A similar thing is happening with mechnical hard drives and SSDs.
Me too. Top end processing, and core scaling seems to have stood still with Ivy/sandy-e vs previous generations. The lack of a dual socket overclockable solution has really stagnated the market. Sr-2's are still about the best you can get, when overclocked, without moving to 4 socket AMD solutions.
I really hope AMD come up with something good with piledriver.
I heard one rumour that it had slipped to 3rd quarter next year, but another one said that all is well and to expect an end of 1st quarter/start of 2nd quarter release; personally my money is on April.
I had a 920 but it needed way too much voltage and ran too hot at 4 Ghz
I swapped it to a 980 instead of getting SB, and now I has 6 cores sat at 4.38 Ghz and they are nice and cool. Probably gonna last me till 2025 lol.
I had a 920 but it needed way too much voltage and ran too hot at 4 Ghz
I swapped it to a 980 instead of getting SB, and now I has 6 cores sat at 4.38 Ghz and they are nice and cool. Probably gonna last me till 2025 lol.
Same here.
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my god really? i7 is 4 years old?! It feels like only yesterday! :O
I had a 920 but it needed way too much voltage and ran too hot at 4 Ghz
I swapped it to a 980 instead of getting SB, and now I has 6 cores sat at 4.38 Ghz and they are nice and cool. Probably gonna last me till 2025 lol.
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My 980 is also a good overclocker I had it running at nearly 4.6ghz the other day the only thing holding it back is the rubbish cooler I use on it.
This is the highest my CPU and ram does:
Temps in the 70s under a big phanteks thing. Wouldnt remain stable at 4400 Mhz CPU + lower ram speed so I left it sat at that.
All the newer platforms are just like 10% faster at the most, probably even less clock for clock. And my ram is uber. Likely wont need anything better for a very long time.
If you're lucky enough and got an I7 920 that runs at 4.2 Ghz at <1.35v, keep it. Mine was horrid, needed 1.35v for 4 Ghz, 1.4v for 4.2 and cooked my room up while only needing 1.25v for 3.8 Ghz. (The 980 runs a lot cooler at the same clocks and volts with its 32 nm).
Temps in the 70s under a big phanteks thing. Wouldnt remain stable at 4400 Mhz CPU + lower ram speed so I left it sat at that.
All the newer platforms are just like 10% faster at the most, probably even less clock for clock. And my ram is uber. Likely wont need anything better for a very long time.
If you're lucky enough and got an I7 920 that runs at 4.2 Ghz at <1.35v, keep it. Mine was horrid, needed 1.35v for 4 Ghz, 1.4v for 4.2 and cooked my room up while only needing 1.25v for 3.8 Ghz. (The 980 runs a lot cooler at the same clocks and volts with its 32 nm).
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Haswell meh
When is Intel bringing us some Quantum Computing CPU goodness! Thats when I will consider upgrading
When is Intel bringing us some Quantum Computing CPU goodness! Thats when I will consider upgrading
Hallelujah!
I've a vapochill unit sat around, and this seems to be the perfect reason to fire it up.... Can;t use it on my i7950 as that kicks out 250 watts when seriously overclocked. A lower power version of the ivybridge models currently out there sure looks perfick....