The upgrade bug bit me, sadly. The driving force was mostly that I hated my old motherboard for SLI (no space between PCIe x16 slots, so cards had no breathing room).
So, as I see it, an H50 (which I currently have) should perform very close to an H100 with IVB because the issue isn't the amount of heat to dissipate, but instead is the transfer of heat from the proc to the cooler. In theory, the larger cooler would not benefit me really.
Does anyone see an issue with this view based on what we currently know about ivb? I considered going SB for higher clock speed, but I figured I'd give ivb a shot.
FOLLOW UP: Temps are pretty awful even with a low OC with the H50. I may try remounting before trading it out for something bigger.
Follow up2: I went with an H100, which dropped temps a bit. For true stability, I had to raise voltage up a bit more (had parity errors that were corrected, but still...). Now I have ordered Indigo Xtreme to see how that helps.
So, as I see it, an H50 (which I currently have) should perform very close to an H100 with IVB because the issue isn't the amount of heat to dissipate, but instead is the transfer of heat from the proc to the cooler. In theory, the larger cooler would not benefit me really.
Does anyone see an issue with this view based on what we currently know about ivb? I considered going SB for higher clock speed, but I figured I'd give ivb a shot.
FOLLOW UP: Temps are pretty awful even with a low OC with the H50. I may try remounting before trading it out for something bigger.
Follow up2: I went with an H100, which dropped temps a bit. For true stability, I had to raise voltage up a bit more (had parity errors that were corrected, but still...). Now I have ordered Indigo Xtreme to see how that helps.
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