Intel Accelerates Ivy Bridge Launch

[gumballguy]

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which asus models are you referring to?

UX31 and UX21 (they are keeping the model names, I think perhaps adding "A" on the end?)

It's more useful to provide you with this:

http://liliputing.com/2012/03/report...-displays.html

[dctokyo]

Ivy Bridge Launch for Japan is on the 29th
http://www.gdm.or.jp/voices_html/201204/19a.html

Prices also have been set: $1 = 82 yen

The Core i7 2700K BOX is selling around 25,000 yen ($305) and the Core i7-3770K will be at 32,800 ( $401) which is about $96 US more

Core i7-3770K 約32,800円
（4コア/8スレッド/3.5GHz/tb3.9GHz/8MB/77W/HD4000）
Core i7-3770 約28,800円
（4コア/8スレッド/3.4GHz/tb3.9GHz/8MB/77W/HD4000）
Core i7-3770S 約28,800円
（4コア/8スレッド/3.1GHz/tb3.9GHz/8MB/65W/HD4000）
Core i5-3570K 約22,800円
（4コア/4スレッド/3.4GHz/tb3.8GHz/6MB/77W/HD4000）
Core i5-3550 約19,980円
（4コア/4スレッド/3.3GHz/tb3.7GHz/6MB/77W/HD2500）
Core i5-3450 約18,000円
（4コア/4スレッド/3.1GHz/tb3.5GHz/6MB/77W/HD2500）
Core i5-3450S 約18,000円
（4コア/4スレッド/2.8GHz/tb3.5GHz/6MB/65W/HD2500）

[paulbagz]

They're still advertising 77W?

-PB

[dctokyo]

It reads 95 here

They're still advertising 77W?

-PB

[Nelly]

OcUK have said this, so maybe the 23rd will be the date when the NDA is dropped so that reviews are made available and the 29th on sale in shops?

Intel were in for a meeting today, no early release on the product. Potentially reviews, that is it.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21714632&postcount=16

23rd is for press, so reviews etc.

29th is when you can buy the CPU

[Generic user #2]

UX31 and UX21 (they are keeping the model names, I think perhaps adding "A" on the end?)

It's more useful to provide you with this:

http://liliputing.com/2012/03/report...-displays.html

I REALLY hope that story is accurate. It would mean an end to the Sony Vaio Z monopoly on 13" 1080p screens. I, for one, am very interested in a 1080p 11" lappy as a coding machine .

[sin0822]

IMo I have NO IDEA why Intel did this, as the CPu at stock runs MUCh lower than 77W full load!!!! That is me measuring 3770K E1 stepping ES with a current meter on the 12v inputs, so that means I am measuring the input power and not accounting for efficiency losses, and I am getting about 55-60W input power to the CPu at stock with turbo. I don't get why intel is trying to make Ivy look bad, perhaps to sell off Sandy?

[M.Beier]

IMo I have NO IDEA why Intel did this, as the CPu at stock runs MUCh lower than 77W full load!!!! That is me measuring 3770K E1 stepping ES with a current meter on the 12v inputs, so that means I am measuring the input power and not accounting for efficiency losses, and I am getting about 55-60W input power to the CPu at stock with turbo. I don't get why intel is trying to make Ivy look bad, perhaps to sell off Sandy?

Did you max the CPU+GPU part fully? The GPU eats up a bit too.
But some Intel products are rated much higher on TDP, example i3-2100, it does less than 50W in most cases, with GPU+CPU loaded to their max, and it is labelled with "65W", the reason why Intel is doing this, is to label "groups" with same TDP, obviuosly the model 100mhz faster, has a little higher TDP.

Be that said, a wild guess here - since I do not have the products, or the many ES models, but... I bet some didnt handle the voltage, and they therefore choose to up it. Bare in mind, Intel is selling in gigantic quantities, and they have to run things slick, no uncalled for risk taking, they test in extreme enviroments.

[sin0822]

I will retest but i stand by those numbers for the CPU.

You also have to factor efficiency losses, as well as the fact that Intel TDp is 80% of true TDP as far as i know.

[Lightman]

I will retest but i stand by those numbers for the CPU.

You also have to factor efficiency losses, as well as the fact that Intel TDp is 80% of true TDP as far as i know.

Maybe Initial 22nm production has big variability as 32nm GF process had?
Or simply OEM wasn't that interested in yet another TDP bin to design for?

[solofly]

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=...4&postcount=36

[Otis11]

At those prices, I haven't seen a reason to go ivy... I mean I can get a 2600K at microcenter for $50 cheaper...

[Lokinhow]

IMo I have NO IDEA why Intel did this, as the CPu at stock runs MUCh lower than 77W full load!!!! That is me measuring 3770K E1 stepping ES with a current meter on the 12v inputs, so that means I am measuring the input power and not accounting for efficiency losses, and I am getting about 55-60W input power to the CPu at stock with turbo. I don't get why intel is trying to make Ivy look bad, perhaps to sell off Sandy?

You are measuring power consumption. TDP is not power consumption, it is thermal dissipation.
A CPU can be very low power, but if it gets too hot it'll have a very high TDP.

[Callsign_Vega]

So what's the deal. These suppose to go on sale tonight at midnight or what? The BBC is already reporting IB has launched.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17785464

[dctokyo]

They will go on sale on the 29th

So what's the deal. These suppose to go on sale tonight at midnight or what? The BBC is already reporting IB has launched.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17785464

[iboomalot]

They will go on sale on the 29th

THAT sucks

[RPGWiZaRD]

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=...4&postcount=36

Seems like I was right about the 3770K pricing but was $20 off for 3570K which is the interesting one to me personally. Then it remains to evaluate 2500K vs 3570K pricing a little.

I expect $339 and $229 launch pricing of 3770K and 3570K, should be pretty close to 2700K and 2500K pricing and it to stick to that probably for a couple of months or so.

[thegoatman]

Are sandy bridge prices expected to drop when these are sold? If it's substantial, I may have to go with Sandy, depending on performance increase and overclock...

[rouvio]

They will go on sale on the 29th

hey buddy, can you please be kind and post the link to the news article stating the launch will NOT be on the 23rd?
I mean.. its already up for sale in Newegg China, and BBC reports its out.

[xVeinx]

When it's out, you'll see a slew of reviews being released, among other things. Either that, or they will release reviews earlier which will then tell you when the actually availability will be. Until you see it on the front page of Anand, etc., then it isn't released (or soon to be released).

[dctokyo]

hey buddy, can you please be kind and post the link to the news article stating the launch will NOT be on the 23rd?
I mean.. its already up for sale in Newegg China, and BBC reports its out.

Please re-read post #27 in this thread, I posted a link there, trust me, Japan gets it the same day as other counties do.
4月29日から販売解禁となる, It means Sales begin from April 29.



........... and as for BBC

[initialised]

I heard the IHS is the problem...

[thegoatman]

The reason the chip hasn't released is because Intel decided they didn't like the IHS???

[Andrew LB]

NDA Lifts @ 5pm. Monday April, 23rd.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/374236/i...y-bridge-chips

[ferrari_freak]

NDA Lifts @ 5pm. Monday April, 23rd.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/374236/i...y-bridge-chips

Presumably that is in UK time so it's most likely going to be released at 12 noon EST, etc. (so in about one hour).