dre92
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Sorry, I almost missed out your question. I just want a good rig that will perform well in daily tasks, gaming, and editing for at least the next 3 years.
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Sorry, I almost missed out your question. I just want a good rig that will perform well in daily tasks, gaming, and editing for at least the next 3 years.
dre92
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Now that most people said that, I'm pretty sure I'll get Ivy and be happy with my life
.Writer's Block
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Possible leak of Haswell.
I'm in your situation, and I was waiting to see if they release a 'Sandybridge E' version of Ivybridge.
If they do, then I'll buy that, otherwise, I'm not sure.
I started saving well over a year ago for Sandybridge E; by the time I'd enough for what I wanted - couple of months ago - I found myself in a dilemma.
I have an i7 920 atm, and just bought a second hand MB on ebay to replace the old one as it broke; I don't overclock as I do a fair bit of rendering, and don't want to risk shortening the system's life atm. Plus I'm new to the thoughts of overclocking.
I've also considered - due to the fact I render - going for a dual xeon, but the cost /cry. A couple of days ago I looked at AMD's dual chip options and they look interesting.
Sometime though, the more you look, the more questions you have.
There does come a time when it's a matter of just buying.
There will always be a new, faster, hotter(read cooler) cpu round the corner.
I'm in your situation, and I was waiting to see if they release a 'Sandybridge E' version of Ivybridge.
If they do, then I'll buy that, otherwise, I'm not sure.
I started saving well over a year ago for Sandybridge E; by the time I'd enough for what I wanted - couple of months ago - I found myself in a dilemma.
I have an i7 920 atm, and just bought a second hand MB on ebay to replace the old one as it broke; I don't overclock as I do a fair bit of rendering, and don't want to risk shortening the system's life atm. Plus I'm new to the thoughts of overclocking.
I've also considered - due to the fact I render - going for a dual xeon, but the cost /cry. A couple of days ago I looked at AMD's dual chip options and they look interesting.
Sometime though, the more you look, the more questions you have.
There does come a time when it's a matter of just buying.
There will always be a new, faster, hotter(read cooler) cpu round the corner.
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kaitaki120
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I've currently got a Sandybridge (i5 2500K) and was wondering if it will be worth upgrading to Haswell?
AndyM95
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As everyone else is saying get Ivy, Haswell will be pretty similar to Ivy apart from better onboard graphics and onboard 4-phase power delivery. It will probably overclock better than Ivy but that's about it.
If you're gaming, no. Depends what you're doing though.
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Neon Biker
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But if he's got a Sandy, there's no point in upgrading to Ivy either. Haswell remains to be seen. If the OC potential will improve drastically, something that Ivy should have provided but failed, who knows? Another IPC improvement of 10-15%, on top of the 5-10% from Sandy to Ivy, plus I don't know... say 500 MHz in clock speed... and we're getting somewhere.
On the other hand, at this point I'd really like to see some 6-8 core CPUs coming down into the mainstream. I mean, we've had relatively affordable quads for how many years? 5 ? Or is it 6 already? But no, all they do is keep on buffing that integrated GPU that nobody uses anyway, at least not in desktops.
On the other hand, at this point I'd really like to see some 6-8 core CPUs coming down into the mainstream. I mean, we've had relatively affordable quads for how many years? 5 ? Or is it 6 already? But no, all they do is keep on buffing that integrated GPU that nobody uses anyway, at least not in desktops.
Bartozy
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I'd say that most people use integrated GPUs. Only PC gamers / enthusiasts are buying proper cards.
Other thing is, if you buy 'unlocked' intel CPU, you will get a bit worse integrated GPU (I'm not sure tho).
But I hope Haswell will bring more power than sandy -> ivy...
Neon Biker
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No, the unlocked CPUs have the maximum iGPU spec. What they lack is virtualization technology.
And yes, most people that are not interested in gaming use integrated graphics, but for them it doesn't matter how powerful that iGPU is in the first place. For just browsing the net or office work or the occasional movie, pretty much anything will do. The point is, if I remember correctly, in Ivy Bridge the iGPU takes up something like 50% of the total die area, and that die area could have been put to better use by adding another 4 CPU cores. Yes, there is a need for good iGPUs in laptops, but in the desktop space some people would like to have more CPU cores instead and without having to pay an arm and a leg for them (LGA2011 platform). But then how would Intel make those billions in profit each quarter?
And yes, most people that are not interested in gaming use integrated graphics, but for them it doesn't matter how powerful that iGPU is in the first place. For just browsing the net or office work or the occasional movie, pretty much anything will do. The point is, if I remember correctly, in Ivy Bridge the iGPU takes up something like 50% of the total die area, and that die area could have been put to better use by adding another 4 CPU cores. Yes, there is a need for good iGPUs in laptops, but in the desktop space some people would like to have more CPU cores instead and without having to pay an arm and a leg for them (LGA2011 platform). But then how would Intel make those billions in profit each quarter?
leathart123
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There is so much speculation about haswell if you have the patience to wait until it comes out then go for it, because if haswell is pants then you will be able to get an ivy at a reduced price so win win. But if haswell is better than ivy go for it really depends on when the cpu's come out because intel might completely mess it up because thy have little competition from AMD at the moment so no real pressure on them to make haswell more than 10 percent better than ivy.
