Quote Originally Posted by v0dka View Post
Maybe Intel decided to cripple Ivy because they have so many SB they need to sell first.
Intel didn't cripple IB on purpose. They are simply testing waters with the new 22nm/tri-gate uarch and so far it doesn't look all that great TBF, the fact that they're already on E1 stepping says it all really. With that said, the Ivy brings nothing new to the table 24/7 performance wise and the 2400 ram support is a bit of a joke considering any benefits from using high frequency memory running at crappy timings are next to none.

However, it is going to be a decent sub-zero benching chip for sure. 6 Gees+ Ivy paired with some of the finest 3000Mhz+ elite memory will smash many records.