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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    bet they will cost a bomb as well. no point. i will stick with 1156

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by j.o.s.h.1408 View Post
    bet they will cost a bomb as well. no point. i will stick with 1156
    The Core i3 2100 is on pre-order at Dabs for around £100.

    OTH,these won't be overclockable as they lack an unlocked multiplier and Turbo Boost.

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH View Post
    The Core i3 2100 is on pre-order at Dabs for around £100.

    OTH,these won't be overclockable as they lack an unlocked multiplier and Turbo Boost.
    I think they will mostly be about incredible power efficiency and benchmark a little ahead of the previous generation, I think it's a bit mean slashing the L3 cache to 3 MB, and overclocking,bit of a pay more get less deal

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Anteries View Post
    I think they will mostly be about incredible power efficiency and benchmark a little ahead of the previous generation, I think it's a bit mean slashing the L3 cache to 3 MB, and overclocking,bit of a pay more get less deal
    The new Core i3 processors are quicker but consume the slightly more power than the previous generation processors:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/t...2100-tested/21

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    how does it compare to the old i3 530 cpu?

    edit: reading it from same link you gave me. its maybe around 10% faster then previous i3. if it really is priced £100 then i may get it.

    febuary 20th its out? why so long?

    http://www.dabs.com/products/intel-c...-3mb-79Q3.html

    tempted.
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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by j.o.s.h.1408 View Post
    how does it compare to the old i3 530 cpu?

    edit: reading it from same link you gave me. its maybe around 10% faster then previous i3. if it really is priced £100 then i may get it.

    febuary 20th its out? why so long?

    http://www.dabs.com/products/intel-c...-3mb-79Q3.html

    tempted.
    The new Core i3 2100 does look decent for the price. OTH,a Core i3 530 or 540 can be overclocked quite a decent amount AFAIK and the motherboards are still cheaper ATM and you can use higher voltage RAM too.

    It might be advisable to wait for people to upgrade and get yourself a relatively cheap socket 1156 Core i3 530 or 540.

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    TDP of these new low-end parts is very tasty though.
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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Terbinator View Post
    TDP of these new low-end parts is very tasty though.
    Power comsumption is actually no better as it seems the chipset consumes more power now!





    The Core i3 2100T is supposed to have a 35W TDP but costs more than the Core i3 2100.

    The Core i3 2100 is currently on pre-order for around £100 at a few retailers.

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    I was going to say, i thought they had a sub 40W TDP

    There is hope for the Pentium being a cheap low power alternative yet then

    Edit: The recent spate of low power chips are BS anyway IMO, they're just lower performing. AMD/Intel should be aiming for chips like the Q9550S and so on where performance wasn't sacrificed, even if they did cost more.
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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Terbinator View Post
    I was going to say, i thought they had a sub 40W TDP

    There is hope for the Pentium being a cheap low power alternative yet then

    Edit: The recent spate of low power chips are BS anyway IMO, they're just lower performing. AMD/Intel should be aiming for chips like the Q9550S and so on where performance wasn't sacrificed, even if they did cost more.
    Hopefully you don't need to buy a £70 motherboard for a £70 Pentium!!

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    so its best i wait for SB i3's then?

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    I'm thinking of upgrading to either a 2500K or a 2600K (probably the former). Will I see much of an increase in gaming performance over my current CPU?

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

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    I'm thinking of upgrading to either a 2500K or a 2600K (probably the former). Will I see much of an increase in gaming performance over my current CPU?
    Nope.

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by kalniel View Post
    Nope.
    How about the more CPU intensive games?

    Or would adding an extra GPU be better?

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    Re: Intel Sandy Bridge Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Mobius1 View Post
    How about the more CPU intensive games?
    No.....actually yes if the e-peen needs to be maintained!

    AMD Bulldozer is out in April too.

    BTW,only 35% of Steam users have a quad core:

    http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey


    Quote Originally Posted by Mobius1 View Post
    Or would adding an extra GPU be better?

    Only if your current games are struggling!

    OTH,the HD5870 1GB can be had for £170 to £180.

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    No.....actually yes if the e-peen needs to be maintained!
    lol, no!

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