Sandy Bridge Reviews

Dark_Angel · 28 Dec 2010 at 10:19

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More benchmarks.

mjones1 · 3 Jan 2011 at 08:40

bit-tech Sandy Bridge review!

anandtech Sandy Bridge review
tomshardware Sandy Bridge Review
guru3d Sandy Bridge Review

DBT85 · 3 Jan 2011 at 09:02

anadtech said:
These chips overclock very well. Both my Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K hit ~4.4GHz, fully stable, using the stock low-profile cooler.

sweeeeet. and that stock heatsink is what, an inch tall? someone get me something bigger on one and hurry up about it!

nightmare99 · 3 Jan 2011 at 10:55

The Sandy isn't a complete replacement of the 1156... I'm sure they'll still be around for a while yet.

It will probably take about 6 months to dump all of the old gear from the channel, I know H55 is a little cheaper than H67 at the moment and there are some backend rebates on Core i3.

simbady · 3 Jan 2011 at 11:07

OC3D Review

Freddie1980 · 3 Jan 2011 at 11:33

Well that put pay to all that FUD that was floating around a few months ago as Sandy Bridge looks like another winner for Intel. Speaking of which I do worry for AMD as they have a huge amount of ground to make up.

chippy08 · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:09

simbady said:
OC3D Review

Well according to that review the i5 2500k is the chip to go for when it comes to performance and value as it gets 9 for performance and 9 for value.

flopper · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:19

chippy08 said:
Well according to that review the i5 2500k is the chip to go for when it comes to performance and value as it gets 9 for performance and 9 for value.

Not suprised.
was expected, ppl seldom use HT anyway.

Andrew Moore · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:23

Max multi is 57 for those who wonder how 5ghz is possible. 57x 103-104 is 5.928ghz so there may be the odd 6ghz chip crop up from those who are happy to push the bclk a little higher.

Issue is that at 103mhz you start to damage the likes of USB and audio.. No good really if your board loses those...

Andrew Moore · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:23

Max multi is 57 for those who wonder how 5ghz is possible. 57x 103-104 is 5.928ghz so there may be the odd 6ghz chip crop up from those who are happy to push the bclk a little higher.

Issue is that at 103mhz you start to damage the likes of USB and audio.. No good really if your board loses those...

Garee · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:24

Why are all these reviews out today? What happened to the NDA or whatever

Dark_Angel · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:35

mjones1 said:
bit-tech Sandy Bridge review!

anandtech Sandy Bridge review
tomshardware Sandy Bridge Review
guru3d Sandy Bridge Review

Quoted you in my OP.

Caffrey · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:46

Very nice review from anandtech. That 2500k looks like a killer chip!

OpenToSuggestions · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:48

Well looks like the Sandy Bridge CPU's make almost no improvement over the i7 for gaming.

I won't be upgrading my 3.8 ghz i5 750 for it.

Garee · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:49

mglover070588 said:
Well looks like the Sandy Bridge CPU's make almost no improvement over the i7 for gaming.

I won't be upgrading my 3.8 ghz i5 750 for it.

Yeah I agree with your choice. I however, will be replacing a Phenom II 550

Can't wait!

alg1a · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:58

Garee said:
Why are all these reviews out today? What happened to the NDA or whatever

One reviewer mentioned that intel moved it to the 4th.

LaurenceGough · 3 Jan 2011 at 13:02

Well no ones going to buy much without reviews / info before the release date

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chippy08 · 3 Jan 2011 at 13:04

So how many of you are going for the 2500k ? i still cant decide my self really the only thing that swings me towards the 2500k is the saving of about £100.

LaurenceGough · 3 Jan 2011 at 13:07

chippy08 said:
So how many of you are going for the 2500k ? i still cant decide my self really the only thing that swings me towards the 2500k is the saving of about £100.

Me

Tute · 3 Jan 2011 at 13:18

I'm not really an overclocker so I think the i7-2600 will do. Depends on price of course, might go for one of the low-power versions if they're priced competitively.