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"This is as designed and meets quality and reliability expectations for parts operating under specified conditions," Intel explained
Source: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ne...mystery_behind_higher_ivy_bridge_temperatures
Ugh. This sounds suspiciously like "we're not trying anymore because we don't have to".
This, to me, is the bad side of AMD backing away from the high end CPU space. I understand Intel's point completely from a cost standpoint, but not on a -K SKU CPU. Charge the extra $50 for a soldered -K CPU and give us an unencumbered enthusiast part, because an unlocked multi and a -K in the name does not an enthusiast part make.