(05-02-2012, 10:03 PM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: [ -> ]I believe the MX-3 is better, also you better OC this time 
OK then the MX-3 it is. I even think it's more newer and fresher then that tube with Arctic Silver 5. If I recall correctly the MX-3 was bought a while after for a build I made to a friend.
As for the OC, I might do that after a while.
I don't want to push it to the max right away.
I know it's a little late for review benchmarks, but... Maximum PC did a test I found pretty cool. And it hasn't been posted here yet, so why not.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/intels_ivy_bridge_maximum_pc_review?page=0,2
MaximumPC Wrote:One interesting benchmark to examine here is the Cinebench 10 Single Core test. That’s where we have Cinebench 10 render runs only on a single core instead of across all cores. This is probably the best indication of how efficient Ivy Bridge’s cores are against the different generations of chips here: Sandy Bridge, Westmere, and Bulldozer. It’s just no contest. Ivy Bridge’s core is about 15 percent faster than Sandy Bridge’s, 9 percent faster than Sandy Bridge-E’s, 34 percent faster than Westmere’s and an incredible 73 percent faster than Bulldozer’s here.
We all know what Dolphin prefers. Per core performance!
(05-02-2012, 11:07 PM)MaJoR Wrote: [ -> ]I know it's a little late for review benchmarks, but... Maximum PC did a test I found pretty cool. And it hasn't been posted here yet, so why not.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/intels_ivy_bridge_maximum_pc_review?page=0,2
MaximumPC Wrote:One interesting benchmark to examine here is the Cinebench 10 Single Core test. That’s where we have Cinebench 10 render runs only on a single core instead of across all cores. This is probably the best indication of how efficient Ivy Bridge’s cores are against the different generations of chips here: Sandy Bridge, Westmere, and Bulldozer. It’s just no contest. Ivy Bridge’s core is about 15 percent faster than Sandy Bridge’s, 9 percent faster than Sandy Bridge-E’s, 34 percent faster than Westmere’s and an incredible 73 percent faster than Bulldozer’s here.
We all know what Dolphin prefers. Per core performance!
Ivy Bridge’s core being 9% faster then Sandy Bridge E series eh. Glad I didn't buy one of those then.
I thank anyway, it was a wise decision to wait after all.
Unfortunately not a good time to say "that's what she said". Damn.
And to keep kinda on topic, I'll say that the cooler posted a bit ago was the prettiest CPU cooler I've seen.
try not to go over 1.25v when overclocking these.
Non official benmark is....
If you buy MX-2 or MX-4 , you'll see the benchmark behind the box
I do agree Shin-Etsu (S.E) is one of the best thermal compound though