Haswell
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Josh Weston
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Buy now, no point in waiting.
Stevo
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Its because Sandy is pretty much identical in every way, Ivy is just a die shrink to use less voltage.
KaraMurat
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Based on your current rig specification, you should jump to sandy / ivy bridge + get a decent gpu (GTX660ti - HD7950). You will see a major increase in performance.
You don't need to update your hardware every time a new architecture comes out, so when haswell comes out you can still be rocking this rig for 4-5 years, just needing to update the gpu, when you want to.
Plus some of the questions you're asking are unanswerable mate, haswell isn't even finalised meaning the full specs are not out there and without information being released by intel it's impossible to say.
You don't need to update your hardware every time a new architecture comes out, so when haswell comes out you can still be rocking this rig for 4-5 years, just needing to update the gpu, when you want to.
Plus some of the questions you're asking are unanswerable mate, haswell isn't even finalised meaning the full specs are not out there and without information being released by intel it's impossible to say.
dre92
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Well I just want to see what people think about Haswell especially those who already have Ivy/Sandy Bridge rig. I'm sorry if I ask the wrong question, but thank you for your advice though, I guess Ivy Bridge will remain powerful for a long time.
Josh Weston
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That's one part of the theory. Remember that the thermal paste used under the IHC was terrible. Haswell's a different story - it's going to use the same process as IVB but with a new, albeit similar, architecture. The power draw is being reduced, and I imagine it will be cooler than IVB. These are all estimations.
That being said, there is no reason to wait for Haswell. It's a long way away.
Excalabur50
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Don't wait get an ivy now and enjoy no point waiting for haswell unless its to save up funds.
dre92
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I saw this
http://www.techradar.com/news/compu...-kill-performance-pc-graphics-in-2015-1089339
and I decide to go IVB because I'm seeing myself upgrading to Skylake after next few years. LOL.
Idk why but without realizing, I tend to get new stuff every 4-5 years. My first was Pentium 4 (I forgot the number) back in 2003, then my Core 2 Duo which I built in 2008 (still running now), and now I plan on getting Ivy Bridge.
http://www.techradar.com/news/compu...-kill-performance-pc-graphics-in-2015-1089339
and I decide to go IVB because I'm seeing myself upgrading to Skylake after next few years. LOL.
Idk why but without realizing, I tend to get new stuff every 4-5 years. My first was Pentium 4 (I forgot the number) back in 2003, then my Core 2 Duo which I built in 2008 (still running now), and now I plan on getting Ivy Bridge.
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Ofcourse Stevo, it's just that older intel CPU's are still satisfying their owners (2500K, 2600k, etc.) and i am sure some of them haven't upgraded because it isn't necesary yet.
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I will be making the jump to haswell. However, this is for a largely a different reason.
I want to keep my old kit running in a home server. All I would need is: Drives. The Haswell CPU, RAM and a 1150 mobo (1150 I believe has been confirmed, and that its mounting hardware is the same as 1155)
I want to keep my old kit running in a home server. All I would need is: Drives. The Haswell CPU, RAM and a 1150 mobo (1150 I believe has been confirmed, and that its mounting hardware is the same as 1155)
