It's Already 2AM: 28th Edition... Time for Jdizzle to get his D800!!

Blurr Cube wrote in post #14362416
My basic understanding is that Ivy Bridge is 22nm cpu (vs 32nm for Sandy Bridge) and supports PCI-E 3.

And sadly it's only about 5% faster clock for clock... if that. The LGA1155 variants have been really lackluster.

*sigh* wrote in post #14362403
Still meh. I'd like to see them toss in Kepler into the Macbooks, even the 640m is quite a good chip.

It will fit but it may not work. The BIOS, chipset etc, has to support the processor.

A BIOS or firmware update might be provided by manufacturers to make them compatible.

Blurr Cube wrote in post #14362428
A BIOS or firmware update might be provided by manufacturers to make them compatible.

Maybe, but there can be hardware issues with it as well.

It may or may not work. I don't know.

*sigh* wrote in post #14362421
And sadly it's only about 5% faster clock for clock... if that. The LGA1155 variants have been really lackluster.

Hmmm... I guess hunting for "best bang for buck" could take some time, then.

Blurr Cube wrote in post #14362435
Hmmm... I guess hunting for "best bang for buck" could take some time, then.

They don't cost much more than the Sandybridge cousins so I still imagine they are a good buy.

Blurr Cube wrote in post #14362416
My basic understanding is that Ivy Bridge is 22nm cpu (vs 32nm for Sandy Bridge) and supports PCI-E 3.

I was referring to them not working in older LGA 1155 boards. But this has been discussed already. I wouldn't buy a board that doesn't support PCI-3 anyways

themadman wrote in post #14362445
They don't cost much more than the Sandybridge cousins so I still imagine they are a good buy.

Yes and no, most of the Sandbridge chips have been discounted a bit.

Blurr Cube wrote in post #14362435
Hmmm... I guess hunting for "best bang for buck" could take some time, then.

Well it all depends on budget.

Virto wrote in post #14362365
Feel free. Just because I haven't posted in the 2AM threads doesn't mean I haven't been reading them.

Besides, I can take it. And if I can't, I'll never admit that you're the reason I cry myself to sleep at night.

I did a lot of lurking before finally posting on POTN. My posting on slickdeals has suffered because of this place

*sigh* wrote in post #14362368
Wow... nice... too bad HP's are crap.

It's a step up over the HD2000/HD3000 found on Sandy Bridge, it's still mediocre at best.

I think so. And yes they do, Z77 boards, actually all the major brands have had them for awhile now.

Yes.

They are the Z77 based boards. They've been out for a couple of months now. I know Sandy Bridge chips are compatible with Z77 boards, not sure if Ivy Bridge chips are compatible with the older chipsets though.

I wouldn't say they're crap. Their design department is incompetent, their customer service departments don't reach anything remotely resembling competence, and their choice of hardware is hit and miss. But some of the products they offer do have good value. I really like the Pavillion DV line--they make good "gaming" laptops on a budget.

*sigh* wrote in post #14362368
Wow... nice... too bad HP's are crap.

It's a step up over the HD2000/HD3000 found on Sandy Bridge, it's still mediocre at best.

I think so. And yes they do, Z77 boards, actually all the major brands have had them for awhile now.

Yes.

They are the Z77 based boards. They've been out for a couple of months now. I know Sandy Bridge chips are compatible with Z77 boards, not sure if Ivy Bridge chips are compatible with the older chipsets though.

So, it's the socket 1155, Intel Z77 chipsets to look at for latest Ivy Bridge motherboards, right?

MOkoFOko wrote in post #14362491
I wouldn't say they're crap. Their design department is incompetent, their customer service departments don't reach anything remotely resembling competence, and their choice of hardware is hit and miss. But some of the products they offer do have good value. I really like the Pavillion DV line--they make good "gaming" laptops on a budget.

Their customer service... sooo bad... not even funny. They must honestly purposely hire the dumbest people they can find.

themadman wrote in post #14362496
Their customer service... sooo bad... not even funny. They must honestly purposely hire the dumbest people they can find.

Maybe they hire away the Dell CS department?

MOkoFOko wrote in post #14362491
I wouldn't say they're crap. Their design department is incompetent, their customer service departments don't reach anything remotely resembling competence, and their choice of hardware is hit and miss. But some of the products they offer do have good value. I really like the Pavillion DV line--they make good "gaming" laptops on a budget.

Sounds like crap to me.

Blurr Cube wrote in post #14362495
So, it's the socket 1155, Intel Z77 chipsets to look at for latest Ivy Bridge motherboards, right?

Pretty much. Are you looking to buy?

*sigh* wrote in post #14362108
And it's going to run like crap... Unless Apple smartens up and finally puts discrete graphics in the 13" MB

Tough for the 13" crowd I look at the 15" line

themadman wrote in post #14362496
Their customer service... sooo bad... not even funny. They must honestly purposely hire the dumbest people they can find.

I guess that's because they did not hire Filipino callcenter company