http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2011/2011121902_Prices_of_Ivy_Bridge_desktop_CPUs.html

They show prices and specs of the Ivy Bridge processors, along with an April release date. Not sure how reliable the info is, but seems inline with other rumors. And notice all the CPUs use 77 watts or less. Current quad cores typically using 95 watts.

Hope I can make it until April. My Q9550/P45 is really feeling old.

I have to hold out till Ivy-E. Unless something disastrous happens, I refuse to buy another quad core, or any chip that's going to be 10% or less upgrade from what I have now. An Ivy-E 6 or 8 core sounds like the next logical jump from a 1366 socket.

 

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