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Xav de Matos

January 3, 2011 5:00 AM

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Xav de Matos

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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Milleh

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January 3, 2011 5:04 AM

Sandy Bridge? More like SAND IN MY VAGINA FOR JUST ORDERING AN OLD I5!
- Memphis-Ahn
  
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  January 3, 2011 5:13 AM
  
  intel troll u
- stgdz
  
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  January 3, 2011 5:15 AM
  
  I can't believe how much shit AMD got for one socket change in something like 3-4 years yet intel has had something like 3 socket changes in 3 years.
  - mobab
    
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    January 3, 2011 5:38 AM
    
    Wouldn't that be 2 socket changes in 4 years? Tick-tock
    - MercFox1
      
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      January 3, 2011 6:14 AM
      
      It's more like 4 sockets in 4 years. Socket P, LGA 1366, LGA 1156, LGA 1155, not counting Itanium and Xeons.
      - one random winner
        
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        January 3, 2011 6:53 AM
        
        I don't think that quite fits (1156 and 1366 are the same generation, just different market segments), but yeah, it seems every CPU they put out needs a new mobo.
- chazums
  
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  January 3, 2011 5:20 AM
  
  They always seem to release new stuff right after christmas. Great way of clearing old stock I guess.
  - stgdz
    
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    January 3, 2011 5:47 AM
    
    I am waiting for the Core i5 or i3 combos at microcenter
- node
  
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  January 3, 2011 6:26 AM
  
  Oh well! I for one will give it a few more months, find the sweet spot, then upgrade my mobo/cpu/ram finally from the Core 2 Duo combo I'm currently rocking.
  - Volatus32x
    
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    January 3, 2011 7:14 AM
    
    I don't the the C2D is any slouch, yet.
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      January 3, 2011 9:12 AM
      
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    - electroly
      
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      January 3, 2011 9:17 AM
      
      it definitely is. i have an E8500 and it is the bottleneck in almost all games for me now
  - feek
    
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    January 3, 2011 12:22 PM
    
    same, assuming i have the money. fucking e6400 is long in the tooth
- Slowtreme
  
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  January 3, 2011 6:34 AM
  
  I'm holding out I guess. if the prices suck on sandy, I'll be picking up a macbook air 13
  - prime8
    
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    January 3, 2011 6:48 AM
    
    I'm looking forward to possibly getting a Sandy Bridge MBP 15.
    - Chunks
      
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      January 3, 2011 6:53 AM
      
      I have followed nothing at all about anything.... but will they go into MBP 13" too? I want a somewhat game capable but very portable laptop at some point...
    - Omning
      
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      January 3, 2011 6:56 AM
      
      sandy bridge dual gpu matte screened 13" ON MY FACE plz
    - Arctic Fox
      
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      January 3, 2011 7:49 AM
      
      I'm hoping for this too. Does the internet have any rumours about when it might be out?
      - prime8
        
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        January 3, 2011 12:15 PM
        
        I'm guessing (hoping real hard) in time for the next refresh which I previously read was April-ish.
- Marrbe
  
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  January 3, 2011 6:59 AM
  
  Well I've been holding out for SB. That big, juicy Steam backlog is waiting for it.
- atom519
  
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  January 3, 2011 7:11 AM
  
  Reviews make it look so tasty. Really excited to pick up a the 2500k or whatever.
- [deleted] 354686
  
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  January 3, 2011 7:15 AM
  
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- Volatus32x
  
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  January 3, 2011 7:25 AM
  
  I think I'm going to wait for Ivy Bridge or even Haswell as I've already got a high-end i7 system.
- XAVdeMATOS
  
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  January 3, 2011 8:07 AM
  
  I thought I'd be more upset about it since I just did a big build a few months ago, but my PC plays everything on the highest settings and I'm rocking Blu-Ray and 3D without a care in the world.
  
  Guess I'll make an upgrade eventually, but I'm happy with my i7 950.
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  January 3, 2011 8:15 AM
  
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- UtilityMaximizer
  
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  January 3, 2011 8:16 AM
  
  Okay, someone tell me what's so great about Sandy Bridge. Is it just fast? How much faster are we talking? Surely everyone's not excited about the integrated graphics, right?
  - veras
    
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    January 3, 2011 8:20 AM
    
    a $200 SB chip beats a $1000 6 core 980X in a bunch of applications, a $300 SB chip beats it in almost all applications
    
    that's at stock (3.3 ghz and 3.4 ghz respectively for the $200/$300), they also trivially overclock on air to 4.5-5 ghz
    - GoodBoy
      
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      January 3, 2011 9:34 AM
      
      Not from the review I just read... 980X is definately king of the hill still.
      - sanchez
        
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        January 3, 2011 11:22 AM
        
        980x beats it in some heavily multithreaded tests - which makes sense since its 6 core vs 4 core but the SB one still wins in the majority of the tests. Once you OC it then it would definitely win all of them.
  - JarEme
    
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    January 3, 2011 8:20 AM
    
    25% - 40% bump in performance at the same $200 price.
    - UtilityMaximizer
      
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      January 3, 2011 8:40 AM
      
      Hmm, so conceivably I could get away with a super-fast system for something like $350 (Motherboard, CPU, RAM)? Neato.
      - Serpico74
        
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        January 3, 2011 9:07 AM
        
        Yes. The i5-2500 is $200 and only marginally slower than the i7-2600. They both get comparable performance to a $1000 i7. It is pretty awesome.
      - dopeman
        
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        January 3, 2011 9:08 AM
        
        possibly, depending on the memory and motherboard you choose, and all before tax.
      - Downforce
        
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        January 3, 2011 9:15 AM
        
        let's just say sandy bridge is a new era in maximizing PC internals' utility
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    January 3, 2011 8:23 AM
    
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    - Arctic Fox
      
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      January 3, 2011 11:26 AM
      
      lol
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    January 3, 2011 8:37 AM
    
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  - one random winner
    
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    January 3, 2011 12:27 PM
    
    It averages 25% better energy proficiency vs. the prior CPUs in their respective price brackets, and beat the crap out of them performance/$ wise too.
- EagleSweet
  
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  January 3, 2011 8:30 AM
  
  So how long till i can buy a laptop from dell or hp with one of these in it, was just about to buy one but i guess ill wait?
  - yemeth
    
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    January 3, 2011 8:35 AM
    
    I heard Asus has the first ones coming out in January, so the others should follow suit pretty soon also.
- Serpico74
  
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  January 3, 2011 9:05 AM
  
  There was a LOT of Sandy Bridge talk here and on tech websites over the last month. Whenever someone would ask for advice, the answer was "wait". Was this a surprise for anyone?
  - Milleh
    
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    January 3, 2011 9:20 AM
    
    No no, I know, but for a lot of reasons I decided not to wait - reviews are at least a bit better than I was expecting.
  - one random winner
    
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    January 3, 2011 12:30 PM
    
    Yeah, February till Bulldozer should be pretty stable price wise. We'll see if AMD really has a game changer on their hands or not. Then we'll have the 1366 socket replacement Sandy Bridge parts at the end of the year which will likely exceed Bulldozer unless it's a runaway, in which case I expect it to match at a minimum.