At 03:33 PM 6/26/2013, you wrote:
Not really. It's expected to be a few % faster (actual results
remain to be seen...as we saw with SB vs SB-E, results of one do not
necessarily foretell the other), and should run a bit cooler at
stock. Stock speeds will be a touch higher. Overclocking capability
is TBD...the solder between the core and the IHS should help, but a
lot of people believe that the TIM was only part of the challenge with IB.
I would find it difficult to justify an upgrade for any practical
reasons--not that a practical reason is at all required.
The gap between the IHS and die is the real problem, although the
higher thermal conductivity of solder
compared to the best TIMs (apart from maybe say Coolabs Liquid Ultra)
does help.
You could delid an Ivy or Haswell, replace the TIM, put it back
together carefully to control the gap height,
and boom! Lowered temps (not uncommon to get 10-15C).
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