Intel DZ77GA-70K and Core i7-3770K Review

[yassarikhan786]

Fantastic review as always Bryan

not what i expected...

i´m still on 775

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would you recon a 3930k is better than a 3770k?

No doubt the 3930k is better. You have to remember the 3770k is not competing with the 3930k so you can't really compare the two. The 3930k wins hands down and given the price difference (once we know IB prices) it would have to

 

[Legacy-ZA]

I was expecting way more from the Ivy Bridge processors. I don't notice any overclocking results, are they yet to come?

 

[Master&Puppet]

I was expecting way more from the Ivy Bridge processors. I don't notice any overclocking results, are they yet to come?

Overclocking is in the gigabyte board review but it is not an exciting cpu even there I'm afraid.

 

[CPMFW]

Fantastic review as always Bryan

No doubt the 3930k is better. You have to remember the 3770k is not competing with the 3930k so you can't really compare the two. The 3930k wins hands down and given the price difference (once we know IB prices) it would have to

thanks for the quick response!

cheers mate!

i watched toms 2011 reviews again and the 3930k scores where higher then the 3770k ones!

are there different steppings or revisions for the 3930k?

thanks again

 

[MaXiMiZe]

Nice review. The way see it is that you could always just get a 2500k or 2600k etc and OC it past whatever the Ivy CPU's can manage.

 

[yassarikhan786]

thanks for the quick response!

cheers mate!

i watched toms 2011 reviews again and the 3930k scores where higher then the 3770k ones!

are there different steppings or revisions for the 3930k?

thanks again

There is a C2 stepping, which has some improvements (not exactly sure what's changed though).

 

[CPMFW]

There is a C2 stepping, which has some improvements (not exactly sure what's changed though).

alright cheers mate!

 

[jackjack]

luv the skull logo on it

 

[trigg89]

great review as always mate

But i think we should reserve that gold sticker for when we get OCing results. I have seen a lot of other reviews where this chip gets VERY toasty when you put it past stock. It looks like they used TIM paste instead of fluxless solder between IHS and CPU die = 80's @ 4.6 while under water ( opposed to 50's/60's for a 2600k)

For an unlocked chip designed for OCing the temps have actually made this chip unappealing as an upgrade. People might as well pick up a 2600k cheap when the prices drop and they could get a higher clock = the same speeds over all. This is an enthusiast chip after all

Anyone who wants to upgrade should wait for another revision/ until they sort out the heat issues

 

[YogevSkill]

Although Ivy Bridge is upon us, Sandy Bridge unlike the London bridge is NOT comming down.

SB is still an awesome processor hands down.

and only times will tell which is better. cause after watching Tom's review of the 3770k. im not so sure about the 3rd Gen.

Great review Bryan.

 

[shortstrawfate]

I don't like to be pedantic, because the general point is a good one... but the measure of Watts is already a rate (a measure of energy used per second), so saving "1 watt per hour" doesn't make sense. You're just saving one Watt.

 

[Josh Weston]

I don't like to be pedantic, because the general point is a good one... but the measure of Watts is already a rate (a measure of energy used per second), so saving "1 watt per hour" doesn't make sense. You're just saving one Watt.

It's like a PIN number

I know where you're coming from, but there are lots of people who don't know that - lots of people who find 'watts per hour' easier to understand.

And anyway, what about kWh?