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re: Should I buy an i7 3770K or wait for the Haswell to come out?
Posted on 3/6/13 at 9:33 pm to Matisyeezy
Posted on 3/6/13 at 9:33 pm to Matisyeezy
Intel considered sandy bridge/ ivy bridge to be a "tick" and a "tick plus" instead of a "tick" and a "tock". A "tick" to a "tock" is generally a much smaller upgrade than a "tock" to a "tick" if that makes sense. I expect ivy bridge to haswell to be a pretty significant upgrade.
I haven't upgraded my current rig in a while. I run hardware monitors, and it keeps up with my current usage, but with some new games coming out, and the VMware I have to run for my new job, I expect my usage to go up significantly.
I want the haswell, but I currently have a Core2 quad Q9450. Any upgrade will be quite a large one. Hence the debate on whether to wait or not.
Edit: Yes... that is $100 less than I have seen on Newegg, Amazon, and TigerDirect.
I haven't upgraded my current rig in a while. I run hardware monitors, and it keeps up with my current usage, but with some new games coming out, and the VMware I have to run for my new job, I expect my usage to go up significantly.
I want the haswell, but I currently have a Core2 quad Q9450. Any upgrade will be quite a large one. Hence the debate on whether to wait or not.
Edit: Yes... that is $100 less than I have seen on Newegg, Amazon, and TigerDirect.
This post was edited on 3/6/13 at 9:35 pm
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Posted on 3/6/13 at 9:34 pm to csorre1
errr anyone have opinion on that link?
Posted on 3/6/13 at 9:45 pm to csorre1
is this an entirely new build or do you already have a pc with some of these parts? If it is an entirely new build I probably wouldn't wait around because I am impatient. If you already have a working system it might be worth waiting to see what haswell has to offer.
Posted on 3/6/13 at 10:05 pm to csorre1
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. I expect ivy bridge to haswell to be a pretty significant upgrade.
It won't be, this is something we already know. Intel was focusing on power consumption.
The real leap will be to Skylake's 14nm.
ETA:
They have tons of rumors floating around about Intel skipping Ivy-E and launching Haswell-E in the 3rd quarter of this year. That would be awesome for someone interested in upgrading. We catch up to Haswell's new tech and still have the new socket/X99 chipset.
This post was edited on 3/6/13 at 10:07 pm
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