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building a new comp with a really tight buget
kitamesume:
^ not at all, the ivy's worth isn't just it's speed, but it's lower power consumption, i'm talking about real monster quads @ 45watts.
Malakai0:
Don't forget about AMD, great shit for cheap. Been running AMD/ati for over a decade now, currently running a slightly sub-4ghz quad phenom 2. This box is over 2yrs old and still runs like a beast. Heavily oc'ed tho, cpu is stock 3ghz.
Slysoft:
when I looked at some benchmarks of the ivy vs sandy bridge, it seemed like ivy was only slightly better as far as processing however its IGP was much better. If you aren't going to be using the IGP though it doesn't seem like you would notice any difference.
kitamesume:
^ivy isn't all about performance, it's power consumption, which is ridiculously low, is a huge plus in my book.
why you ask? lower TDP = cooler CPU = passive HSF = ? ? ? = profit!
cores/HT model clockspeed turbo IGP clock IGP turbo cache TDP Price
4 (Yes) Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz 650 MHz 1150 MHz 8 MB 77 W $332
4 (Yes) Core i7-3770T 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz 650 MHz 1150 MHz 8 MB 45 W $294
4 (No) Core i5-3570K 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz 650 MHz 1150 MHz 6 MB 77 W $225
4 (No) Core i5-3570T 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz 650 MHz 1150 MHz 6 MB 45 W $205
down to 77watts from 95watts for the regular items, and 45watts for the low-power models.
to note, the "K" CPU's multiplier can go up to 63(6.3Ghz max OC anyone? or 105x63=6.6Ghz), in contrast to sandy's 57.
Chiyachan:
Get a bigger budget.
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