Z77 Chipset Motherboard Reviews

Ollie1132 · 13 Apr 2012 at 18:24

I believe the Z77 mobo's overclock the SB the same as Z68's do. From a couple of reviews Ive read at least.

hyperst · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:07

So if true about the high temps with IB, will it be a generation best left alone?

How likely is it true?

wazza300 · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:09

probably true,wont know untill realworld users and air coolers post results,sandybridge cpu's run cooler

shadow_boxer · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:09

wazza300 said:
98c @4.72ghz!!!!!!!!

Can't wait for more IB reviews, could be a very interesting turn of events for Intel!

adriancal · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:14

Its worth remembering that those tests were done with a pre release
chip acquired not entirely legally in china. Who knows if the chip is even
close to being the same as the release version.

wazza300 · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:16

adriancal said:
Its worth remembering that those tests were done with a pre release
chip acquired not entirely legally in china. Who knows if the chip is even
close to being the same as the release version.

EDIT: just spotted they used an engineering samply 3770k chip,so might be different to final release/revision chips,98c @4.7ghz and only 1.36v cpu voltage just seems ridiculous

look here http://cdn5.tweaktown.com/content/4...7_with_ivy_bridge_motherboard_review_full.png

Ollie1132 · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:16

Damn. Hope it's true that it will be different, else Ill just grab a 2600k and stick with that. Would be a disappointment since the IB is 22nm tech

shuffle · 13 Apr 2012 at 21:55

Utterly gobsmacked, am i supposed to buy a Z77 board now - knowing that when I get a Ivy Bridge chip it's old news. Also.. where are the HI-DEF monitors to support it?

Zeed · 13 Apr 2012 at 22:02

well i seen 2 reviews with retail chips and same thing.....
Prolimatech Armageddon cooler with 2x140mm fans

rest of test.....
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2600400

Still single core performance is what i am after. And Ivy seems RL good. My other mates [email protected] does 2.03 in cinebench so not bad for 4.6ghz run !!!!

Ollie1132 · 13 Apr 2012 at 22:32

Tbh if the temp is about 82C on 1.3v isn't that kinda... awful? o.O

Ollie1132 · 13 Apr 2012 at 22:36

Like that seems a really good OC but.. the heat...

the_director · 14 Apr 2012 at 00:05

It seems that voltage is low but temps are high. According to other tests it seems to be manageable @ 4.5ghz - which still gives really strong performance to be fair.

I have ordered a Z77 board, but as it is out of stock I still have the chance to cancel it and go S2011.

However, given the difference in price of that option I can live with a stable 4.5ghz overclock and better single core performance.

Nelly · 14 Apr 2012 at 00:30

Someone mentioned on another forum, maybe Realtemp isn't reading the temperature correctly?

Reatemp 3.70 was released around January 2012.

hyperst · 14 Apr 2012 at 01:46

How long before people start to try and remove the IHS.

Ollie1132 · 14 Apr 2012 at 09:08

Yeah I suppose that the temp readers could be off since they might not really be configured for the new processor smaller dies. And just take them to be generating a lot more heat then they really are. I think Ill give it till the end of June to decide wether I go SB or IB. But yeah seems lovely low voltage for quite a good OC. Can't really argue there.

thenewoc · 15 Apr 2012 at 10:13

This isn't looking good so far, I would expect it to oc more than SB without requiring insane cooling. If not, major two barrel release there from Intel, straight through the feet. Not long to wait now I guess to see what actually gets released though.

Davefran · 15 Apr 2012 at 10:39

According to that Real Temp shot Tj Max is 105C (98C on SB), so using the distance to Tj Max on a SB the equivalent temps would be 63-74C (70-81C on IB)

Twirlywoos · 26 Apr 2012 at 03:21

great thread thanks