RobCrezz :
envy14tpe :
Sandy Bridge runs cooler and overclocks better than Ivy Bridge. The choice is really : Sandy Bridge or Haswell?
Well that is true, but Ivy is still faster than Sandy at the same clock speed.
I would only go for a Sandy or Ivy if there was a very good discount.
It's funny that we (both owners of Sandy Bridge CPUs) are commenting on this. I chose Sandy over Ivy cuz of overclocking capabilities n temps.
Yes, Sandy @ 4.3GHz = Ivy @ 4.2GHz. However, most overclockers can easily reach 4.4GHz on Sandy whereas Ivy is lucky to get 4.2Ghz.
I bought my CPU 2 months after Ivy Bridge came out and saw how bad it was.