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Intel haven't given us enthusiasts much reason to upgrade our CPUs since Sandy-Bridge. Ivy Bridge and Haswell has gave us lower power consumption and superior integrated graphics performance but in terms of improved IPC and overclocking headroom they have been lacking, only giving limited gains over the previous generation.
The limited overclocking headroom for Ivy Bridge and Haswell is due to excessive heat build up over certain voltages, which is attributed to a combination of the packaging and thermal interface material (TIM) used in these newer CPUs. Intel AIMs to fix these issues.
Presenting Devil's Canyon, Intel's Haswell Refresh
These chips, while not exactly new, will be supported by Intel's new 9-series chipset with current 8-Series chipsets "not targeted", so don't expect Devil's Canyon to work with all current 8-series motherboards.
Current leaks suggest that the Haswell refresh will receive frequency increases of 100MHz but this is unconfirmed. Overclocking should be improved in these new chips, but by how much is unknown.
What do you guys think, Are you glad to see Intel taking enthusiast feedback seriously and offering the overclocking potential we crave?
What do you think of the apparent lack of support on your current Z87 motherboards? Please comment below.
Source - techreport
The limited overclocking headroom for Ivy Bridge and Haswell is due to excessive heat build up over certain voltages, which is attributed to a combination of the packaging and thermal interface material (TIM) used in these newer CPUs. Intel AIMs to fix these issues.
Presenting Devil's Canyon, Intel's Haswell Refresh

These chips, while not exactly new, will be supported by Intel's new 9-series chipset with current 8-Series chipsets "not targeted", so don't expect Devil's Canyon to work with all current 8-series motherboards.
Current leaks suggest that the Haswell refresh will receive frequency increases of 100MHz but this is unconfirmed. Overclocking should be improved in these new chips, but by how much is unknown.
What do you guys think, Are you glad to see Intel taking enthusiast feedback seriously and offering the overclocking potential we crave?
What do you think of the apparent lack of support on your current Z87 motherboards? Please comment below.
Source - techreport