Intel 22nm 'Ivy Bridge' Core i7 3770K Reviews

[STaRGaZeR]

Maybe at stock clocks but overclocked? It gets scorching.

Does the cooler/waterblock get any warmer than when overclocking SB at comparable settings or it's just the die sensors? It's hard to explain the temps when it sucks less power...

[AFQ]

Maybe at stock clocks but overclocked? It gets scorching.

Dont try to do 5 GHz. :p Stay in limits. I got around 75C with 4.6 GHz at prime95. Thats reasonable i think. I am using Thermalright Venomous X with push pull 1600rpm fans.

[rouvio]

I got around 75C with 4.6 GHz at prime95. Thats reasonable i think. I am using Thermalright Venomous X with push pull 1600rpm fans.

thanks for the info.
anyone in here with water cooling system and an Ivy?
wonder what temps we'll see using H100 for example.

[Eldonko]

May help - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm6ScvNygUU

Does the cooler/waterblock get any warmer than when overclocking SB at comparable settings or it's just the die sensors? It's hard to explain the temps when it sucks less power...

[Hondacity]

awesome link bro.

[hokiealumnus]

thanks for the info.
anyone in here with water cooling system and an Ivy?
wonder what temps we'll see using H100 for example.

I used it in our review. It was still hot. :p

Like all our CPU reviews, this chip was tested with a dedicated triple-radiator water loop (Swiftech MCP35x pump, Swiftech MCR-320 radiator and EK Supreme HF Cu water block). It kept up with this CPU, but only just. This i7 3770K ended up dialing in at the same overclock achieved on the 2600K before it – 4.8 GHz. Rather than ~1.33 V though, this was LinX stable at a mere 1.23 V loaded.

blah blah in between...

To put this in perspective, with this same water loop, the 2600K at 1.330 V maxed out at 56°C. As you can see, with less voltage and the same overclock, the 3770K tops out at a staggering 82°C! This is what I was implying earlier when talking about the new transistor type. A smaller process in this case does not equal lower temperatures. The hottest core measurements are 46% higher with Ivy Bridge.

Although, to be fair, a member pointed out in our comments that this is only a 7.8% heat increase on the Kelvin scale. Heh.

[rouvio]

I used it in our review. It was still hot. :p

I need to do more reading and less talking
thanks for the info, again.

[masterg]

so when can i buy it? have a 6600 that needs replacing

[hokiealumnus]

Sunday the 29th.

[AFQ]

so when can i buy it? have a 6600 that needs replacing

29th of this month.

[BababooeyHTJ]

Has anyone done any solid pci-e 3.0 vs 2.0 GTX680 sli benchmarks? I'll be honest thats what I'm really interested in seeing.

[M.Beier]

If you have good 4,8-5GHz SB you can forget about IB, overclock is awfull.

I am sticking with my 5.5ghz 2700K for certain

[RPGWiZaRD]

I suppose though since Tjmax is higher for these CPUs (105C), even up to like 85C or so load temps should be relatively fine. I'd probably use 80~85C load temps as limit personally compared to ~75C for a Sandy CPU.

[gallag]

Its Intel vs Intel now

[Kain665]

Has anyone taken the time to look at socket temps with Sandybridge and Ivybridge? If SB loads at 56c under that loop, and IB at 85c, easiest way to tell if the temps are being read correctly would be to compare the socket temps.

[Manicdan]

Has anyone taken the time to look at socket temps with Sandybridge and Ivybridge? If SB loads at 56c under that loop, and IB at 85c, easiest way to tell if the temps are being read correctly would be to compare the socket temps.

or water or heatsink fin temps

[M.Beier]

Has anyone taken the time to look at socket temps with Sandybridge and Ivybridge? If SB loads at 56c under that loop, and IB at 85c, easiest way to tell if the temps are being read correctly would be to compare the socket temps.

or water or heatsink fin temps

You guys are joking, right?

[AFQ]

Has anyone done any solid pci-e 3.0 vs 2.0 GTX680 sli benchmarks? I'll be honest thats what I'm really interested in seeing.

Anand did one with AMD cards i believe. It'll be applicable to GTX 680 too.

[Russian]

Here is how i'll summarize it:

Performance improvement over 2600K is around 10%.
It runs a bit hotter but nothing to worry about.
Upgrade from Sandy=No.
Upgrade from any other platform (minus LGA2011)= Get ivy instead of sandy.
Need to use IGP= Get Ivy or AMD APU.

A pretty fair assessment.

[LexDiamonds]

Ivys increased temps are most likely due to higher thermal density more than anything else. I dont think leaky transistors have much to do with it.. Intel wouldnt have introduced this technology until it was fully cooked. Even with the decreased TDP, there is more heat flowing thru less contact area. The TDP decrease is proportionally less than the decrease in die area.

Meh. Ivy is a nice release. Intel could have camped on it for 9 months with no competition worries whatsoever. As a share holder, it should help out bottom line revenue somewhat due to higher margin per die. As a 2600k owner, I'm waiting for Haswell.

[paulbagz]

IB hit 85 degress on a 3x120 Rad?! =/

What fans were being used?

-PB

[EternityZX9]

Question for those in the know since I'm going to be looking at getting an Ivy Bridge 3770K in a new build.

At an O/C of let's say 4.4 to 4.5Ghz on a 3770K prime 95 stable 24/7 on aftermarket air cooling:

1. What voltage should I expect to be using?

2. What temp can I expect idle/load?

3. Would you recommend DDR3 2400 RAM or something lower/higher?

Thanks for any insight!

[Hondacity]

1.2-1.35 volts
70c +-10
4x4gb 2400

[EternityZX9]

4x4gb 2400

I was thinking the same thing

[ice_chill]

Well if Ivybridge is 10% faster per clock, then a 4.5Ghz Ivy will match a 4.95Ghz Sandy