Oh look, Ivy Bridge Enthusiast chips.



I am soooooooooo very happy for Intel. They release an Ivy Bridge refresh of the enthusiast chips a minimum of one quarter after they introduced the next generation of their mainstream processors.



Let me guess Intel, we will be graced with performance that just barely beats out mainstream (read: significantly cheaper) processors in highly threaded applications. We'll have the honor of getting chips that overheat because you decided to cheap out on production, unless someone over there finally figured which end of the crap stick to swing and which end to hold. On top of this, the PCH will still deliver connectivity only equaling that of mainstream options (read: not all SATA III, and only 6 ports maximum). We the consumer get all of this, and get to pay through the nose for it.



I'm angry that I spent the money on X79. I'm angrier that Intel is telling its high-end consumers that they don't get access to new tech. Sorry, I'd like to be happy to see IB-e, but nearly two years between SB-e and IB-e (not to mention the lackluster X79 PCH) has made me a more jaded person.





Edit:

OK, here's what will get me excited about IB-e. The 4930k will come in at MSRP $450. The PCH will be upgraded to a 45nm process; this upgrade will provide 10 SATA III ports, cooler temperatures, and more USB 3 slots natively. PCI connectivity will be dropped completely, and the CPU will get access to nearly all 40 pci-e lanes for expansion cards.



Knowing Intel, the price and PCH upgrades are out the window. I'm not looking forward to the way Intel is going, and hopefully Intel will right their problems next generation. I'm not holding my breath though.

Posted on Jun 13th 2013, 13:53 Reply