Ivy bridge overclocking is disappointing

[bret emerald]

(03-28-2012, 02:28 AM)lamedude Wrote: Engineering sample leaked to website != retail chips

Hmmm, and where did you come across this fine snippet of information? Personally I see no evidence to suggest that they did not obtain the sample directly from Intel.

The chips they used were E0 stepping (same as all the other previews), and it happens to be a very recent revision. In fact had the Ivy Bridge launch not been pushed back E0 could well have been the first retail revision. Hell, E0 could still be what we see at retail.

These things are due to launch in a week or 2 (not 6 months from now), and I think it's quite naive to dismiss these test results simply because they are not from retail.