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OC Maximus

01-02-2011, 08:20 PM

With NDA finally lifted, here are the reviews.

Guru3d (http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i5-2500k-and-core-i7-2600k-review/)
Overclock3d (http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/i7_2600k_i5_2500k_2300_1155_sandy_bridge_review/1)
Tech Reaction (http://www.techreaction.net/2011/01/02/review-asus-maximus-iv-extreme-core-i7-2600k-overclocking-on-p67-part-12/)
AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i5-2600k-i5-2500k-and-core-i3-2100-tested)
Tech Spot (http://www.techspot.com/review/353-intel-sandy-bridge-corei5-2500k-corei7-2600k/)
Toms Hardware (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833.html)
PC Perspective (http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=1057)
Legion Hardware (http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/intel_core_i5_2500k_and_core_i7_2600k_sandy_bridge ,1.html)
Legit Reviews (http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1501/1/)
Tech Powerup (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i5_2500K_GPU/)
Tech Report (http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188)
Bit-Tech (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/03/intel-sandy-bridge-review/1)
Tech Gage (http://techgage.com/article/intels_sandy_bridge_revealed_core_i5-2500k_i7-2600k_reviewed/)
Benchmark Reviews (http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=664&Itemid=63)
Benchmark Reviews (http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=622&Itemid=63)
Bjorn3d (http://www.bjorn3d.com/articles/Intel_Sandy_Bridge_Core_i5_2500K_and_Intel_6_Serie s_Chipset/1972.html)
Lost Circuits (http://www.lostcircuits.com/mambo//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=98&Itemid=1)
Computer Base (http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/prozessoren/2011/test-intel-sandy-bridge/)
Tweak Town (http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3754/intel_core_i7_2600k_and_core_i5_2500k_sandy_bridge _cpus/index.html)
Hardware Heaven (http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1091/pg1/intel-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k-and-p67-h67-motherboards-review-introduction.html)
Kit Guru (http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/zardon/can-the-intel-core-i7-2600k-5-1ghz-slay-its-980x-goliath/)
Neo Seeker (http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/Intel_i7_2600K_i5_2500K/)

Sandy Bridge Core i5 2500K Review (http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7947)

Sandy Bridge Core i7 2600K Review (http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7944&pageid=7687)

OCM :thumbsup:

Kal-EL

01-02-2011, 09:25 PM

Well Gad? Whats the consensus?

OC Maximus

01-02-2011, 09:41 PM

Well Gad? Whats the consensus?
Still reading. #5 is alive, more input.....

OCM :thumbsup:

rickss69

01-02-2011, 09:50 PM

Rave reviews abound...be sure to enter the give-away contest at Toms Hardware. :thumbsup: Nothing here that I really need tho...

Hondacity

01-02-2011, 10:46 PM

so which brands use uefi?

DrNip

01-03-2011, 03:03 AM

Asus for sure so far that I know.

rickss69

01-03-2011, 06:26 AM

Now begins the serious flood of used hardware for sale because it it viewed as "obsolete". ;)

Chuchnit

01-03-2011, 06:44 AM

Now begins the serious flood of used hardware for sale because it it viewed as "obsolete". ;)

hehe so true. The power consumption figures are very nice though. What I want to see is a comparison between the Maximus IV Extreme vs P67A-UD7 focusing specifically on SLI/xfire performance in games. Gigabyte seems to have taken a straight foward approach to the nf200 implementation and Asus decided to get all funky with it.

Witchdoctor

01-03-2011, 07:02 AM

Pretty sick numbers for a mid grade platform

What will the third quarter bring when the quad pumped 8 core monsters are abound

Hondacity

01-03-2011, 07:22 AM

broken families..and big hole pockets..

Witchdoctor

01-03-2011, 07:40 AM

:rofl

Hondacity

01-04-2011, 05:12 AM

Asus for sure so far that I know.

add msi....wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

aka click bios

Splave

01-04-2011, 05:17 AM

I would get an msi gigabyte or asus as they have the comps ;)

Hondacity

01-04-2011, 05:22 AM

im not competing anymore :)

OC Maximus

01-04-2011, 05:49 PM

Do we have a new 3D01 chip?

http://hwbot.org/blog/wp-content//120k.png

OCM :thumbsup:

Hondacity

01-04-2011, 06:00 PM

z68/x68

DOM

01-04-2011, 06:09 PM

why cant i get new stuff in the mail for free :laughing:

but SB looks like its not going to be fun to oc just up the multi :P

Neuromancer

01-04-2011, 07:30 PM

why cant i get new stuff in the mail for free :laughing:

but SB looks like its not going to be fun to oc just up the multi :P

yeah its like running AMD, except big cold bug. Hopefully that is fixed in the next couple of months :)

Hondacity

01-04-2011, 07:49 PM

intel deliberately introduced a coldbug..hopefully manufactureres get something around it..

OC Maximus

01-04-2011, 08:52 PM

Either way, its a much better bencher than what I was running. For us mainstream guys its a Godsend.

OCM :thumbsup:

Kal-EL

01-04-2011, 09:09 PM

intel deliberately introduced a coldbug..hopefully manufactureres get something around it..
Yo, whered you read that glowing piece of information?

OC Maximus

01-04-2011, 09:25 PM

From the Asus OC Guide:

(Please take this with a grain of salt)

Q: How does it do Under Liquid Nitrogen?
A: As the Core frequency scaling capability is inversely proportional with respect to the change of
temperature when the CPU temperature goes down too low, the overclock capability of the CPU
actually reduces dramatically when it reaches below zero degrees. For example, a CPU may do
5.0GHz @ 0C, but only 4.9GHz @ -40C. The ideal temperature for overclocking the Sandybridge
processor under the P67 platform is around 15~20 degrees.

OCM :thumbsup:

Kal-EL

01-04-2011, 09:49 PM

Hondacity

01-04-2011, 10:22 PM

Yo, whered you read that glowing piece of information?

read the answer by ocm....lol

its ridiculous :)

but yeah its a bug by intel :)

Neuromancer

01-05-2011, 05:21 AM

http://www.chw.net/2010/07/intel-sandy-bridgeivy-bridge-sockets-lga-1155-lga1356-y-lga2011/

Sandy Bridge EP and EX platforms due out the end of the year. That is where the big boys will be playing I think.

Z68 is rumoured to come out in Q2... which is a H67 with P67 OC support.
and a couple of other new features.

dinos22

01-08-2011, 07:01 PM

:Dizzy:

it's true :(
such a shame

Hondacity

01-08-2011, 07:36 PM

please fix it dinos :D

you can do it :D