Ivy Bridge Buying Guide

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Hey guys,

Logan mentioned in The Tek 0006 at about 6:45 that he would do an Ivy Bridge Buying Guide article at some point when he could but I've used the search engine on the site and can't seem to find one. 

Did it  just get forgotten or am I just inept at using a search engine? 

Thanks for help in advance. 

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I think that it just got forgotten...

If you are looking to get an Ivy bridge CPU, get the best you can afford.

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Ivy bridge is definetley the way to go. A lot of people still believe in Sandy bridge processors because of their performance, but getting an Ivy bridge processor will allow you to unlock the speed of PCI-E generation 3 support, as well as more features that are not on Sandy bridge.

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I would only go sandy bridge if you find a really good deal or you plan to do some heavy overclocking.

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I would also like to add if you go ivy bridge you should Invest in a good water cooling kit such as a h100 or nzxt kraken x60 . Reason being you will not be able to push ivy bridge very far on a cheap air cooler as you can with sandy bridge processors. Reason for the extra heat is it is a 22nm process instead of a 32nm so the cores getter hotter since they are closer? I'm am not 100% sure that's why Ivybridge gets hot when you increase the voltage,but that is what I heave read. In conclusion Ivybridge is faster when clocked at the same frequency as a sandybridge proccesor and has extra features,but sandybridge proccesors can be pushed farther when overclocking. 

 

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Ivy bridge, you really dont need to overclock. The performance im getting out of my 3570k is more then enough for me. (at default settings) And im at about 35C idle and 40C under load which is far below any serious temperatures. Whatever your prefrence is should be fine as long as good for you.

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I'll be building a custom water cooling loop that will cool my i5 3570k (which I've decided on) and my GTX 680. 

Thanks for all the info and advice guys. :) 

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The reason why Ivy gets hotter than Sandy is because Intel cheaped out on the TIM. If you replace the stock TIM the temps would drop 15-25.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1309867/short-and-direct-delid-guide-ivy-bridge/0_20

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3570k for $169.99 http://www.microcenter.com/product/388577/Core_i5_3570K_34GHz_LGA_1155_Processor

3770k $229.99 http://www.microcenter.com/product/388575/Core_i7_3770K_35GHz_LGA_1155_Processor

get one now as these prices are great.