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    Ivy Bridge advantages for gamers at launch time?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by namerof, Apr 24, 2012.

  1. namerof

    namerof Notebook Enthusiast

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    Questions for forum members much more knowledgable than myself...

    With the performance gains primarily in the onboard GPU and supposed power consumption will there be any noticeable gains to someone gaming with a 675 while plugged in?

    Do new Intel CPUs historically come out of the gate strong or is there a tweaking period getting the bugs out (as I've heard). And if so might someone be better off with a proven system (sandy bridge) considering the inevitable driver conflicts and price hikes that the new chip will bring?
     
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    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    There will be no noticeable difference between two comparable SB and IB CPUs while gaming on a 675. However, Ivy Bridge is still more efficient so if they're the same price you might as well go for IB.

    As for bugs, I doubt the launch IB CPUs have any show stopping errata. I wouldn't worry about that.
     
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    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    It makes no difference except maybe in the stress placed on your cooling system.

    CPUs don't have drivers (there's microcode and the BIOS, but messing with either of those is a much bigger deal). The errata being serious enough to warrant a response is very rare and it's a big deal when it happens (e.g. with the Pentium FDIV bug for Intel or with the Barcelona TLB bug for AMD). Hardware issues (like what happened to the Sandy Bridge chipsets) are also quite rare. I'd go with Ivy Bridge unless there is a steep discount on Sandy.
     
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    namerof Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK. Thanks guys, I was mainly referring to chipset and motherboard driver updates with a bios or two. :D
     
    namerof, Apr 24, 2012
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