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Sandy Bridge i7 & i5 Reviews
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thanks for the review onethree, only thing i dont like about the i5 sandybridges is that you need to buy the "k series" to actually overclock these chips via Multiplier, wonder how much high ends will cost..
i5 2300 has a 10% increase over the i5 760, 2500k has about 20%
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I wonder if mainboard manufacturer can bypass the P67 integrated clock gen?
Or new chipset which allows BCLK overclocking?
New platform which will replace LGA1366 should allow BLCK overclocking or we would switch to Bulldozer.
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Originally Posted by
Johnny87au
are the i7 SB chips like that also since they are socket 1155, but those have a K edition at $400
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Originally Posted by
zanzabar
are the i7 SB chips like that also since they are socket 1155, but those have a K edition at $400
I hope not mate, otherwise its gonna suck!!
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Wow I'm really trying to get the 2500K to be my next upgrade. It looks very promising; I just hope the price isn't rediculous just because of it being an unlocked chip. Sub $200 this chip would be a dream but a real seller!
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Well these are gonna be a replacement for the current i5's.. so im guessing prices shouldnt be too hefty!
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Originally Posted by
amdsempron_xs
I wonder if mainboard manufacturer can bypass the P67 integrated clock gen?
Or new chipset which allows BCLK overclocking?
New platform which will replace LGA1366 should allow BLCK overclocking or we would switch to Bulldozer.
So far havent herd anything but this...
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Some to name are a Power Control Unit (PCU) inside the processor, an internal clock generator, and oups cache. All the new features should really raise the bar as far as processor engineering goes. Overclocking is supposed to change because the system bus will be tied to a variety of devices, the base clock that we change will probably have to stay close to stock, while the multipliers are raised
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What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol
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Originally Posted by
Johnny87au
thanks for the review onethree, only thing i dont like about the i5 sandybridges is that you need to buy the "k series" to actually overclock these chips via Multiplier, wonder how much high ends will cost..
i5 2300 has a 10% increase over the i5 760, 2500k has about 20%
Thats depends on what benchmark you are looking. For, example i5 2500K is 39.4% faster than i5 760 in cinebench 11.5, and 32.2% faster in POV-Ray 3.7
Thats huge difference in my opinion. I'm not sure if the difference between i5 760 and i7 950 is that big in cinebench and POV-Ray
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Originally Posted by
richierich
What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol
u can overclock it ;) remember its "k series" kinda like the 980"X" which is unlocked and kinda like the 875k
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Originally Posted by
Johnny87au
u can overclock it ;) remember its "k series" kinda like the 980"X" which is unlocked the the 875k
Yeah I know that, so what's the point of the non-K version?
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Im guessing just for general use, people who have no use for overclocking... Intel made it out like that because they ruined the whole "Blck" overclocking so they brang out multiple cpu's of the same revision just different series if that makes sense..
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don't see upgrade need from existing i5 series... nice power consumption gains though.
but since the new series might end up a bit cheaper then old series, reading this i wouldn't buy any i5-i7 any more these days :D bad shopping/christmas gift when your platform is EOL .....
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Originally Posted by
richierich
What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol
About 1.3Ghz. :p:
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Originally Posted by
Jodiuh
About 1.3Ghz. :p:
What do you mean? i5-2500 and K version are clocked the same, right?
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Originally Posted by
richierich
What do you mean? i5-2500 and K version are clocked the same, right?
With K version, you have 1.3GHz or more higher than default speed :p:
"Non K" means nothing :down:
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Originally Posted by
richierich
What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol
i5-2500 is going to replace i5-760 at $205 price point (for 1K units). If you want unlocked multi, just add $11 and you got it. On the positive side, the price premium for an unlocked multi is rather small.
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A very good thing. When the clock lock news first broke out, I had nightmares of $500 entry fees for fun fun happy time.
I couldn't wait and bit on a 760 though. Coming from an E8400, it was a nice jump.
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Wonder how far i5-2500K are gonna clock like in average, 2600K seems to max out 4.8~5.0GHz at somewhat reasonable voltages on air (HT enabled). The only point I see in upgrading to these is the overclock advantage. You seem to get 18 ~ 20% higher max clock vs old 45nm CPU series from overclocking which is like perhaps slightly higher perf gain than IPC gain itself even. ^^
But I think these results are actually quite good, even shows a noticable boost in PC games.
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Originally Posted by
kl0012
i5-2500 is going to replace i5-760 at $205 price point (for 1K units). If you want unlocked multi, just add $11 and you got it. On the positive side, the price premium for an unlocked multi is rather small.
intel knows that were the overclockers go the consumers follow, if they blocked overclocking on the things under $500 or under $1000 they would be out range for most people and that would mean that going amd would be the best and only way to go. like the 939 days when the 775 platform was good but it was alot for an unlocked and there was a max FSB lock so amd was faster when u overclocked, then the ocers used them and the consumers started.
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Looks like 5~20% clock per clock and maybe a 20% speed advantage? That could be significant if it all pans out the way I want it to. :D
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Oh god nice timing. My computer upstairs that lets my parents youtube just conked out yesterday. Upgrade time incoming I guess but for now, my laptop has replaced the ~9ish year old comp.
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Originally Posted by
richierich
What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol
I know what you mean, unlike some people who thinks you don't understand what the K models mean.:D
It's only $11 in that list, but I suspect retailers will make the difference as big as possible..:down:
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Well I guess the i5-2500 will mainly be sold by OEMs, while smart people will pick up the K version for a markup. I wonder how much that markup will be though, $50?
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The number of boards are increasing fast now: http://geizhals.at/deutschland/?cat=mbp4_1155
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
got today a nice little package :)
Nice p0rn. :up: What about some benchmarks?
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
got today a nice little package :)
You haven't signed any NDA, have you? Overclocking results? You would be the first to post 2500K OC results. :D
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
NDA? i bought it in a shop :D
I guess you know the owner then. :p: Could you also comment on EFI knowing you have an ASUS EVO board.
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Originally Posted by
richierich
What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol
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Originally Posted by
richierich
Well I guess the i5-2500 will mainly be sold by OEMs, while smart people will pick up the K version for a markup. I wonder how much that markup will be though, $50?
You answered your own question. To add, OEM do not want end users to overclock their machines, also people buy more built computers than build their own.
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Originally Posted by
Mats
Damn, nearly all of the P67 boards are available...
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The ĩATX filter doesn't show all boards, I can see at least 2 Asus ĩATX P67 boards, nice..:D
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Originally Posted by
richierich
Yeah I know that, so what's the point of the non-K version?
If somebody wants to actualy use the IGP in the chip, he'll need a H67 mobo. And those don't allow overclocking, as far as I heard. So might just as well save those 11$, if you are getting a cheaper board too. :)
(If somebody has more accurate info on H67 OC please share, I heard there won't be any memory multpliers either - when it would make sense for the IGP?)
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so, show for us some results from "shop" retail SB :-D
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@ OP
What are the game bench marks actually comparing, FPS? It doesn't actually state what the scores mean. I'm guessing that's the conclusion.
I don't see how SC2 gets a 20% gain from a new cpu. I never run 100% on my i5 760 and I don't really notice frame drops either and I'm only using a gtx470 @ 2560x1600.
The winrar & photoshop basically confirm my belief that like every other "next gen" chip, if you're on current tech, don't upgrade. I think for ANYONE running a dual core or back w/ a q6600, this is a worthwhile upgrade considering the power consumption and OCability of K chips.
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Originally Posted by
zalbard
Damn, nearly all of the P67 boards are available...
except EVGA :shrug:
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Originally Posted by
koc
except EVGA :shrug:
EVGA is usually late and not very popular in europe, not that consumers aren't keen on EVGA products but the availability has been pretty scarse over here.
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
x47 multiplier is the maximum, the Retail have the same problem as the ES that theyīre limited to a frequency and wonīt do more as this limit. The limit is on every CPU different.... :(
WHAT they are limited to a certain multi depending on sample? That sux, hopefully 2600K has higher max multi limits than 2500K in average at least. I thought it was always 55x for 2500K and 65x for 2600K. :( Anyway thanks for the results, doesn't look like that sample would do much higher maybe 4.8GHz~4.9GHz max at somewhat reasonable voltages anyway
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I must say the increase in game performance was much much more then I had ever expected, that is a very pleasant surprise!! oh if only shops in Canada worked the same as shops in Germany so that i could have pictures like the ones in this thread:(:D
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
@ RPGWiZaRD
yeah, some can do only x46 and some can do more... the 2600K D1 sample what i had did x51 as maximum, the best i5-2500K ES what i had did x48
i donīt know what it is, you can boot also higher multipliers but at the windows loading screen the system freeze if a multiplier isnīt working.
That's weird Chri$ch :confused:
But thanks for your feedback :up:
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
@ RPGWiZaRD
yeah, some can do only x46 and some can do more... the 2600K D1 sample what i had did x51 as maximum, the best i5-2500K ES what i had did x48
i donīt know what it is, you can boot also higher multipliers but at the windows loading screen the system freeze if a multiplier isnīt working.
Knowing this also grants a bit bigger reason to pick 2600K as if I'd get 46x multi as max on a 2500K I would be very dissappointed. Wouldn't suprise me if 2500K varies between 45 - 50x and 2600K 50 - 55x. 50x or better is fine for aircooling 24/7 use at least as the voltage scaling seems to decrease very quickly when approaching to 5GHz.
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Anand said "However, Intel will allow overclocking through modifying the unlocked clock multiplier of up to 57 times the speed of base clock, which will be available in K-edition processors."
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3922/i...ture-exposed/8
Looks like it was just a wishful thinking after all.
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Originally Posted by
richierich
What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol
in reality it is much more than USD11, since you cannot overclock the cheaper 70-200 usd CPUs, sou you cannot run your 100 usd cpu at 4ghz or whatever having the performance you want and paying less, it also put more control over intel hands,
I know many people using i3 530s, Pentiums 775 and cheaper CPUs with lots of OC that make the entire difference, when now it will be impossible, and you will need to pay way more than 11usd to get there (it's obvious that they are giving you more than the unlocked mult compared to the cheaper ones, but they are taking away that choice and trying to sell a 210 usd cpu instead a 100-150), also if you compare with the 2300 (both 4/4 6mb l3) the difference already goes up to 40 USD, if you give the choice to overclock both, the 2300 will be more attractive (and less profitable),
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well iu dnt know how many peple still r left out there who survived through core2duo core2quad i3 i5 i7 n now sandy n they still have not got this disease of OVERCLOCKING ...
i really feel lucky that im among the infected onez ...
n intel has truly made some thing for nerds ... who dnt understand the einstien theory of overclocking :p
non k series sandy would be the worst line of cpuz intel has ever produced ...
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Originally Posted by
DarthShader
If somebody wants to actualy use the IGP in the chip, he'll need a H67 mobo. And those don't allow overclocking, as far as I heard. So might just as well save those 11$, if you are getting a cheaper board too. :)
(If somebody has more accurate info on H67 OC please share, I heard there won't be any memory multpliers either - when it would make sense for the IGP?)
Are you absolutely sure about this? I'm asking because so far I haven't seen any mATX mobo with P67 (all with H67) and I'm a little worried because without OC I wont bother with 1155 at all (yes, I NEED mATX unless the world changes too much :rofl: ).
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
@ RPGWiZaRD
yeah, some can do only x46 and some can do more... the 2600K D1 sample what i had did x51 as maximum, the best i5-2500K ES what i had did x48
i donīt know what it is, you can boot also higher multipliers but at the windows loading screen the system freeze if a multiplier isnīt working.
LOL. So...the war for better overclocks comes again...but now we will have to look for more multiplier. This seems totally wrong IMO :shakes::shakes:
BTW, could you share what price did you pay for yours? Just to know more or less how much am I facing :up:
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Originally Posted by
prava
LOL. So...the war for better overclocks comes again...but now we will have to look for more multiplier. This seems totally wrong IMO :shakes::shakes:
Yea this time around people won't be talking about batch numbers but CPU multi limit. :rolleyes:
Has any1 ruled out it's not actually BIOS/motherboards that provide different max multis and not CPU itself though?
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
@ RPGWiZaRD
yeah, some can do only x46 and some can do more... the 2600K D1 sample what i had did x51 as maximum, the best i5-2500K ES what i had did x48
i donīt know what it is, you can boot also higher multipliers but at the windows loading screen the system freeze if a multiplier isnīt working.
To me it sounds you run into regular unstable overclock issues, like you would going to far doing "traditional" overclocking.
Or are you specificaly informed somehow, that your chip is rated to go to 46x only? Maybe underwater it would go higher?
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Originally Posted by
prava
Are you absolutely sure about this? I'm asking because so far I haven't seen any mATX mobo with P67 (all with H67) and I'm a little worried because without OC I wont bother with 1155 at all (yes, I NEED mATX unless the world changes too much :rofl: ).
I am not sure, that's the latest info I got, since I've been looking into this. That is why I am asking if somebody better informed can tell anything.
I guess there will be some sort of Asus Gene type boards for SB, so nil desperandum! (yet) :up:
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Originally Posted by
prava
I'm asking because so far I haven't seen any mATX mobo with P67 (all with H67) and I'm a little worried because without OC I wont bother with 1155 at all (yes, I NEED mATX unless the world changes too much :rofl: ).
Have a look here: http://geizhals.at/deutschland/?cat=...P67%7E544_ASUS
Now what do you think ASUS P8P67-M Pro and ASUS P8P67-M is?:D The ĩATX filter doesn't work yet, but to me it's obvious, you or me won't be disappointed!
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Is there any performance preview out of any of the laptops (Would like to see how they run SC2 as my i7 L620 aint running it very well)
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uhm....This is strange Intel strategy with diference multipliers ...I dont understand it.
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Yea, knowing this makes me a lot more reluctant of buying a 1155 setup, if prices on 2600K is somewhat acceptable and people seem to be able to reach at least 50x cpu multi without prob (ofc high vcore might still be needed for some samples but not the way explained here that it wouldn't do it even when feed sth like 1.5V+ to it).
I can understand if the bclk limitations were just a limitation of the design and then they offer these 2500K and 2600K CPUs for overclockers to satisfy those (even if it's not as good as all CPUs incl the very cheapest ones would be overclockable but yea it's perfectly understandable why there's no 2300K from a business standpoint but that doesn't mean I like it ofc) but the varying usable max cpu multi differences between the samples of even the same model regardless of vcore feed to it something I have very very difficult to understand.
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They definitely have to allow at least 5GHz, otherwise it's a bit meh. Stable or not, but the chips have to get there.
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Well even if it did average 5Ghz on air, isn't the difference roughly negligible between ~4.3G and 5G in normal applications?
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Originally Posted by
Chri$ch
i tested 8 2500K CPUs (1 retail and 7 ES) and all had a limit that doesnīt depend on voltage or cooling..
for example, one sample can do 4800MHz (48x100) but canīt boot 4809MHz (48x100,2). And this can also not boot at x49 multiplier etc...
i donīt know if it is a bios or cpu bug, but all cpus have a limit. ask the other guys that test the ES CPUs, theyīre tell you the same.
Btw i tested also one with LN2 @ 1.6v VCore but no difference, reached same clock as on air!
Thank you for the explanation. I guess, it's all nice and stable at 48x100 too, right?
Xtreme overclockers will be dissapointed. But inexperienced ones should have it easier - just raise multi till windows doesn't boot, substract one, check stability.... erm... dunno... :shrug: :shakes:
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And where is the 3 sec UEFI Bios boots?
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Originally Posted by
DarthShader
Thank you for the explanation. I guess, it's all nice and stable at 48x100 too, right?
Xtreme overclockers will be dissapointed. But inexperienced ones should have it easier - just raise multi till windows doesn't boot, substract one, check stability.... erm... dunno... :shrug: :shakes:
Enthusiasts wait for S2011 anyway. ;)
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Originally Posted by
Etihtsarom
Well even if it did average 5Ghz on air, isn't the difference roughly negligible between ~4.3G and 5G in normal applications?
you obviously need to find some more demanding apps to use:D anyone who Edits any sort of media, photos, videos and music will see a huge gain, most RTS games will see a big gain once allot of units get going, and perhaps most importantly anyone who crunches will see a large gain as performance scales directly with clock speed
for me being able to hit 5GHZ over 4.2GHZ on a current i7 is a really big deal
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its what many here thought it would be, on average its 15% faster than the previous generation....not bad, not earth shattering; but its still a good achievement.
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I don't know about you guys but for CPU intense games this new CPU is crazy good. A stock 2.8 GHz i5 2300 lowest end performing on same level as 3.4 GHz i7 . That's unreal can only imagine i7 2600K OC to over 4.5 ghz or close to 5ghz :eek:
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5...2499155baf.png
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3...41d8d69936.png
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Originally Posted by
god_43
its what many here thought it would be, on average its 15% faster than the previous generation....not bad, not earth shattering; but its still a good achievement.
People have been mentioning it since the start when it was all rumours, no blck clocking only dmi clocking, well as long as we can get xtreme overclocks using the multi then i dont mind, just hope later in 2011 they change it a bit as multi overclocking is boring and defeats the purpose of having a xtreme rig, thats my opinion and im sure many others would agree///
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Originally Posted by
-=DVS=-
I totally agree, its equivalent to a i7 930 well the 2600k is ..
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Originally Posted by
rusty
where is i7 review?
A few posts up: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...0&postcount=63
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Originally Posted by
richierich
What's the point of i5-2500 if the K version is only $11 more? lol
sounds to me like an intel poll to figure out how many people want unlocked multipliers on a mainstream cpu :D
this review makes sb look pretty good... but isnt it cause its comparing it to a 2.8ghz i5? lol :D
im looking forward to some reviews comparing it to similarly and even higher clocked 1156 chips like an i3 560 (3.33), an i5 680 (3.6) and an overclocked G6950
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Big OEM's like Dell and HP will buy i5-2500's; plus the non p67 mobo's will be cheaper. The non K version's won't be very popular among the minority of us who build our own computers though.
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Originally Posted by
trn
Big OEM's like Dell and HP will buy i5-2500's; plus the non p67 mobo's will be cheaper. The non K version's won't be very popular among the minority of us who build our own computers though.
I think the opposite rule applys, this is xtreme forums meaning u go to xtreme lengths to get every bit of MHZ out of ur chip... buying the non K u cant do this..
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Plz, help me to understand , why Sandy Bridge have high multiplier and only 100 bus speed ?
is all sandy bridges looked at 100 MHz ?
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Originally Posted by
koc
Plz, help me to understand , why Sandy Bridge have high multiplier and only 100 bus speed ?
is all sandy bridges looked at 100 MHz ?
Yes locked bus at 100, you overclock via multiplier. To my understanding K version has unlocked multiplier. Its new thing Intel is trying.
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its 100mhz bclock cause intel is saving some few cents and using the same clock signal for bclock and pciE and some other clocks as well
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but higher bus speed makes the cpu faster ? right ?
also if i OC via mutiplier only , i need higher Vcore than normal ?
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Originally Posted by
koc
but higher bus speed makes the cpu faster ? right ?
also if i OC via mutiplier only , i need higher Vcore than normal ?
Yea usually higher bus speed results in better efficiency per clock but it depends on the architecture and how much the gain really is in that case. On Core 2 it gave a rather huge increase, Core i7 slightly less, yet noticable. Regarding vcore though that's not the case, it's rather the opposite, the vcore requirement will be as low as possible as there's one less factor to take into account but on Core i7 it's mostly when getting close or entering the realm of BCLK 200+ that the bclk started to up the vcore requirements a bit.
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They make these tests little confusing.. Testing i5s clock for clock, but 2500 has turbo which wasnt enabled? So this is not real performance difference between the two?
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thank you guys for replies
I think i want to see more (X58 vs Sandy B) specially in games before i buy SB system .
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Originally Posted by
R101
They make these tests little confusing.. Testing i5s clock for clock, but 2500 has turbo which wasnt enabled? So this is not real performance difference between the two?
Yea but for us the clock for clock performance is far more interesting but yea for non-overclockers this test isn't that useful. Obviously for non-overclockers these chips will grant more benefit with the nice turbo speeds.
EDIT: On a second thought for overclockers they grant higher stable max overclock frequency though so it's pretty much even.
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Any rumour on the platform replacing LGA1366? Hope that :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: doesn't come up on the new platform :down:
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Originally Posted by
amdsempron_xs
Any rumour on the platform replacing LGA1366? Hope that :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: doesn't come up on the new platform :down:
Hopefully in 2011 yeah, not 1155 though..
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Originally Posted by
saaya
its 100mhz bclock cause intel is saving some few cents and using the same clock signal for bclock and pciE and some other clocks as well
Nah it saves the OEMs a few cents and thats why they love it. ;)
Don't be suprised when you see something similar form amd in the near future.
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Thanks for that test. I'm hoping to be on january to get a 2500K :)
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what about temps in Cinebench render? Nice score for 4 cores!
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Just amazing for that 4,7 Ghz and air cooling....
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i wanna see 2600k vs i7 950 :)
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@Chri$ch can you say how much did you pay for your retail 2500K? More or less, so I know what to expect :)
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Those CPU running good but multiplier & BCLK suck!!!
i may get 2600K or i may skip 1155 to see 2011
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Originally Posted by
EagleRock
i wanna see 2600k vs i7 950 :)
And the power figures!
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For the price it's i7 860 vs. i5 2500k. i7 has HT, and 8MB of cache. However 2500k can clock up to 4.7GHz before the multi runs out, which the 860 cannot do. Say 4.2-4.3GHz on the i7. Is the SB chip really worth it over the 860 at this point?
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Close to $100 dollar difference.
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Originally Posted by
Jodiuh
Close to $100 dollar difference.
Going rate is $200 online for one.
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Considering I have a C0 i7 920 that only gets about 3.6GHz stable a SB upgrade is going to be sweet.
Now just need to determine if I will get these or wait for the larger socket. I am not really hurting to upgrade, so I will probably wait.
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Originally Posted by
ghost_recon88
Going rate is $200 online for one.
I see $300 for a retail box. If it'd been $200, I would have grabbed that instead of the 760.
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Originally Posted by
Aberration
Considering I have a C0 i7 920 that only gets about 3.6GHz stable a SB upgrade is going to be sweet.
Now just need to determine if I will get these or wait for the larger socket. I am not really hurting to upgrade, so I will probably wait.
your not hurting, my quad is.... I am getting a 2600K as soon as humanly possible 3.8GHZ Q6600 (great CPU BTW) to a 5GHZ 2600K can you say upgrade?
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I noticed a big huge large difference in BC2 going from a Q9550 to an i5 760. So yeah...you should have good time w/ that. :D
C2Q didn't mind the old 260 216, but put up a fight w/ the 460/470.
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Originally Posted by
Jodiuh
Check a wide range of forum classifieds more often then :D
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Originally Posted by
Jodiuh
I noticed a big huge large difference in BC2 going from a Q9550 to an i5 760. So yeah...you should have good time w/ that. :D
C2Q didn't mind the old 260 216, but put up a fight w/ the 460/470.
really? funny you should say that because I run BC2 totally maxed (im talking 32X CSAA) and my FPS never dips below 60FPS the system in my sig...
I don't doubt that it will be an upgrade though
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Originally Posted by
ghost_recon88
Check a wide range of forum classifieds more often then :D
Ahah! That's cheating. Unless you can find a 2600K in there. :D
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Originally Posted by
[XC] hipno650
really? funny you should say that because I run BC2 totally maxed (im talking 32X CSAA) and my FPS never dips below 60FPS the system in my sig...
Yeah, it's a bit of a mixed bag. Three of us grabbed 460/470's and two of us had terrible GPU usage, while one of us played along just happily. IIRC, cpu's were two Q9550's and one Q9300.
Fermi issues: Low GPU Usage and Bad Company II Stuttering
Apparently, an upcoming driver will be released that stops the stuttering/low usage on older cpu's. Older, lol... Pretty crappy for some folks though. They've been dealing w/ this for months.
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Originally Posted by
Jodiuh
Wow, that sucks. Who'd know... And I was advising some Core 2 users to buy Fermi cards... :shakes:
Is it the same for AMD?
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They sure have taken their time with that "GTX 460 fix" driver.... been a while since nvidia has waited this long between releasing even a beta driver. At times we were flooded with a new beta driver like a couple of times a week, it's been a month+ now? It better be good once it's released. :p
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temps are very good under LinX, thx.
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Interesting, may upgrade my C0 i7 920 (which clocks to 3.72ghz) to a 2600K when possible... how will RAM oc'ing work on sandy bridge? I gather you need 1.5v 1600mhz RAM and it has 2 channels on the P67 chipset...?
Looks awesome so far...
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Aberration
Considering I have a C0 i7 920 that only gets about 3.6GHz stable a SB upgrade is going to be sweet.
Mine I7 920 C0 can do 4.5GHz stable + I get a free furnace on the process. :D
Patiently awaiting Q1 2012 :lsfight:
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Nice... I'm on air (Xigmatek S-1283 heatsink) with my 920.
