Anyone else disappointed in Ivy Bridge?
Is anyone else here disappointed in the thermals that Ivy's putting out? I'm outraged that Intel is making us go Extreme Watercooling to get temperatures equal to Sandy Bridge on 5Ghz overclocks. This extreme heat is totally uncharacteristic of Intel for the last 5 or 6 years. Understandably, Ivy Bridge (3770K & 3570K products) represent the latest & greatest new technology which overclockers are going to snatch up quickly, but there is no REAL performance benefit compared to overclocked Sandy Bridge chips. Remember the last 4 years? Remember how much faster an overclocked i7-920 was compared to a OC Q9450? How about the difference you got with an overclocked i7-2600K compared to a OC i7-920? Now a maxed out 3770K = a maxed out 2600K? You've got to be kidding me! Give me a freaking break. Intel should have shelved this until thermals, tri-gate, TIM, finfet was under control. But congrats, water cooling is now worth it for a change.
Who wants to hear bad news about the latest tech, especially with the always disappointing BD lurching out there? Ivy's strong point from a raw performance perspective is LN2, Chilled water, tec, dice, and the new multiplier. Perhaps Intel's saving the Iridium for SBE, just to keep future thermals in line with the rest of the current 3rd gen Core uArch. Those of you here with 3770K, what victory shall you claim over a 2700K, carry on...