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Ivy Bridge Running Hotter Than Intel's Last-gen CPU

Posted by Soulskill on from the water-under-the-bridge dept.

crookedvulture writes "The launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge CPUs made headlines earlier this week, but the next-gen processor's story is still being told. When overclocked, Ivy Bridge runs as much as 20C hotter than its Sandy Bridge predecessor at the same speed, despite the fact that the two chips have comparable power consumption. There are several reasons for these toasty tendencies. The new 22-nm process used to fabricate the CPU produces a smaller die with less surface area to dissipate heat. Intel has changed the thermal interface material between the CPU die and its heat spreader. Ivy also requires a much bigger step up in voltage to hit the same speeds as Sandy Bridge."

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  1. Good! by Kenja · · Score: 4, Funny

    After switching all my lights to LED bulbs, its a bit cold in my office. A new, hotter CPU could be just what I need.

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    1. Re:Good! by vjoel · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's twenty degrees celsius, which is quite warm where I'm from.

      That's twenty degrees of *WOOSH*, which is quite embarrassing where I'm from. ;)

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  2. Re:notice the "when overclocked" caveat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I also care deeply about how other people use their hardware, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

  3. Re:Obama ate a dog. by damnbunni · · Score: 2, Funny

    You think that's bad?

    He was born in Hawaii. Odds are, at some point, he has actually eaten Spam.

    *shudder*

  4. Re:Obama ate a dog. by outsider007 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dog is tasty. I just can't vote for someone who puts pineapple on his pizza.

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  5. Re:Obama ate a dog. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Did someone mention that Obama ate a dog?