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As a 9550 user this isn't enough for me yet, I figure I can sit tight for at least another year and a half. The real target I'm looking for is probably the hex and octo variants. That and go from 8GB to maybe 16~24GB.
 
Hypernova said:
As a 9550 user this isn't enough for me yet, I figure I can sit tight for at least another year and a half. The real target I'm looking for is probably the hex and octo variants. That and go from 8GB to maybe 16~24GB.
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I also have a Q9550 that I'm running at 3400MHz. I thought of waiting till Haswell (nothing specific about it just that it is expected in 2013) by only adding a SSD, more hard drives and maybe a videocard upgrade (I'm already at 8GB). But I was thinking about resale value of my current parts.

I also think that I'd be OK passing on Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge because I'm generally satisfied with my setup but if the resale value of my current parts will just keep on dropping, when would be a good time to sell? I'd only be selling the cpu, EP45 UD3P and 8GB of Pi Black DDR2.
 
Unless my GPU is bottlenecked by the CPU the Core I7 will last me probably the next five years. The benchmarks I'm seeing for the low end Sandy Bridge is that even the low end is holding back the GPU's... Much like Core I7 when not overclocked. I think after you overclock the I7's, you no longer have a bottleneck and don't need a more powerful CPU.

If the only thing I gain from Sandy Bridge is faster rip times with DVD's/ Bluray's then it's not worth it.
 
It's still up in the air...bulldozer & AMD or newer Sandy Bridge for mid-level computing....plus the new INTEL on-die MEM/PCI-E NB is still proving itself with it's own blemishes & growing pains....
 
Hypernova said:
As a 9550 user this isn't enough for me yet, I figure I can sit tight for at least another year and a half. The real target I'm looking for is probably the hex and octo variants. That and go from 8GB to maybe 16~24GB.
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thats an awful lot of memory hehe. Who knows, by then we wont use memory sticks and we will all just plug in a 40gb SSD in place of it:D
 
HisSvt76 said:
what part of unlocked multipliers on K series parts doesnt explain itself...

"First and foremost we have the K-series parts. These will be fully unlocked, supporting multipliers up to 57x. Sandy Bridge should have more attractive K SKUs than what we’ve seen to date. The Core i7 2600 and 2500 will both be available as a K-edition. The former should be priced around $562 and the latter at $205 if we go off of current pricing"
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needmorecarnitine said:
I keep seeing people post similar comments about overclocking. Probably have to repeat it about 15~20 times before some people start to understand.
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Good luck on that one, unlocked i7 is going to be what, $500 extimated by Anand, the only decently priced unlocked chip is going to be the i5 2500, which is 4/4 6m L3 chip. Don't drink the koolaid :p
 
Lord can't they come up with some new names. Sheesh. i3, i5, i7, i9 again? for a completely different architecture too? I know the numbers after are different but still.

It's like they're classifying the processors by market segment like BMWs.

Is Dell or HP having trouble flogging off current chips or something?

Salesman: "Yes... This is an i7."

Customer: "Is this one of those new i7s?"

Salesman: "Yes, this computer is brand new."
 
Flexion said:
Lord can't they come up with some new names. Sheesh. i3, i5, i7, i9 again? for a completely different architecture too?
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I read somewhere that Intel's partners and OEM's didnt want another naming change to "confuse" customers. So they kept i3, 5, and 7.

I think its dumb, but w/e. Customers who get confused are just zombie zealots anyway, so who cares about them.

maybe they should have been the i4, i6, and i8. :)
 
If the K-series parts are priced appropriately, which at first indication it seems they will be, then this will be a non-issue for a portion of the enthusiast market. You’ll pay the same amount for your Core i7 2500K as you would for a Core i5 750 and you’ll have the same overclocking potential.
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There's no new information on Sandy Bridge overclocking at this point (although it's looking increasingly likely that there will be a reasonably priced K-series SKU for those users who want the flexibility to overclock without spending $1000).
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I don't think unlocked i7's are going to be $500, unless their locked varients come in at $450-480 in which case the extra $20-30 is well worth it.
 
RamonGTP said:
I don't think unlocked i7's are going to be $500, unless their locked varients come in at $450-480 in which case the extra $20-30 is well worth it.
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"think"
Well Anands guess was that the i5 is going to be around $200ish, and the i7 around $500 from the post on the first page :p
 
USMC2Hard4U said:
I read somewhere that Intel's partners and OEM's didnt want another naming change to "confuse" customers. So they kept i3, 5, and 7.

I think its dumb, but w/e. Customers who get confused are just zombie zealots anyway, so who cares about them.

maybe they should have been the i4, i6, and i8. :)
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Sales rep: "Sir, we have a brand new processor that we built! It has a completely new architecture and is much faster and efficient!"
Customer: "Oh? What's it called?"
Sales rep:"i7"
Customer: "But I have one already."
Sales rep:"No sir, you do not have the i7. This one was just released last month."
Customer: "But it says i7 on my processor. So you are saying paid for an i7, but didn't get one?
 
USMC2Hard4U said:
I read somewhere that Intel's partners and OEM's didnt want another naming change to "confuse" customers. So they kept i3, 5, and 7.

I think its dumb, but w/e. Customers who get confused are just zombie zealots anyway, so who cares about them.

maybe they should have been the i4, i6, and i8. :)
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To be honest, I can't even keep up with the iSomethingMeaningless now. I have to go look up them half the time to figure out how many cores/threads/multiplier/cache they all have.
 
Baseline I7 price will be around $300, same for the I7(k). Anand has an easy to read chart that says as much.
 
Digital Viper-X- said:
"think"
Well Anands guess was that the i5 is going to be around $200ish, and the i7 around $500 from the post on the first page :p
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I don't doubt a $500 i7 will exist, what i'm saying is that it's the fact that it's goin to be a SB i7 that will make them expensive, not that whether or not it's a K series. Current K series chips hold a small premium over their non K counterparts, all the speculation i'm reading so far suggests the same will be true when SB comes out.

In fact, all the doom and gloom stories i'm hearing are coming from "enthusiests" who are upset that the bclk is locked. Heck, you'll still be able to OC your memory up to DDR3-2133 speeds using multiplier only OC on P67 based boards.

Finally, if you focus on multiplier-only overclocking you lose the ability to increase memory bandwidth as you increase CPU clock speed. The faster your CPU, the more data it needs and thus the faster your memory subsystem needs to be in order to scale well. As a result, on P67 motherboards you’ll be able to adjust your memory ratios to support up to DDR3-2133.
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I'm going to guess that it was a hand picked cpu that was among the very best (overclockers). I think that if the average Joe could do 4~4.5GHz on a stock cooler most people would be very pleased.
 
sandy bridge will be here and i will be jumping on board and selling off all i7 stuff i got around me...mwahhahaha
 
needmorecarnitine said:
I'm going to guess that it was a hand picked cpu that was among the very best (overclockers). I think that if the average Joe could do 4~4.5GHz on a stock cooler most people would be very pleased.
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Yep. Once they hit the stores, if reviewers buy random test samples and if it performs similarly, then I would be impressed.
 
Anybody know if there will be variants of SB that do not have the GPU on die? I do not plan on using onboard ever so it seems to be a waste of silicon for me.
 
fdiaz78 said:
Anybody know if there will be variants of SB that do not have the GPU on die? I do not plan on using onboard ever so it seems to be a waste of silicon for me.
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same here, unfortunantly seems that the Sandy Bridge running on LGA1155 will have GPU.
 
sblantipodi said:
same here, unfortunantly seems that the Sandy Bridge running on LGA1155 will have GPU.
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Yeah LGA2011 or w/e seems to be the ticket but if what anand, Intel and some others are saying and these chips may potentially OC to 5GHz ish (good chips with good cooling) I think SB is the way to go
 
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