Are you skipping 2500K/2600K?

Are you skipping 2500/2600K?

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RamonGTP said:
I wasn't comparing them clock for clock guy. :rolleyes:
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Never mentioned IPC's, I've seen first hand that these do reach 4.6-4.8 with ease (Haven't seen anyone who can't reach 4.6). The point I was making was that I never could get anywhere near the magic 3.6ghz on a q6600, whereas this SB has exceeded my expectations. So I wouldn't be sure of your bet..
 
I have a C2Q 9550 running at 3.6ghz on an old obsolete Abit MB for years it seems. I recently installed an SSD. For what I do this system is stable and plenty fast, there are some slight performance hits running the latest SF SSD with an old IC9R MB with an obsolete bios, but guess what? this MB is stable as hell and I'm running it till she dies. Then I'll get SB or whatever is the latest.
 
On an I7 @ 4.2 Don't think the performance increase would be justified for the price of new Mobo and Processor. Also dont want to downgrade my 16x 16x 8x mobo to 8x8 or Triple channel to dual channel mem. I will be waiting for the socket.... 2011 is it?
 
I don't know if I'm going to be waiting for Ivy Bridge. Recent news says it will be compatible with LGA1155 processors, but they also said Ivy Bridge isn't going to be released until Q1 of 2012. So much for 2011 chips coming out in 2011. Hopefully that is wrong and they still appear in Q3 of 2011.
 
AliceCooper said:
I don't know if I'm going to be waiting for Ivy Bridge. Recent news says it will be compatible with LGA1155 processors, but they also said Ivy Bridge isn't going to be released until Q1 of 2012. So much for 2011 chips coming out in 2011. Hopefully that is wrong and they still appear in Q3 of 2011.
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ivy is 22nm and intel has stated 1h 2011 and ivy is socket 2011. dont you see what intel is doing? they are refreshing specific market segments at specific times
 
maxius said:
ivy is 22nm and intel has stated 1h 2011 and ivy is socket 2011. dont you see what intel is doing? they are refreshing specific market segments at specific times
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Thats what I saw. I'll link the article below. The only thing I'm worried about is it not coming out in 2011 because I'm waiting for the Ivy Bridge chips and I don't feel like waiting a whole year. Heres the link. Although they are not sure, this is whats currently out there on the news.

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/21620-ivy-bridge-22nm-comes-in-1h-2012
 
maxius said:
ivy is 22nm and intel has stated 1h 2011 and ivy is socket 2011. dont you see what intel is doing? they are refreshing specific market segments at specific times
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Also, Intel has left anyone on LGA775 little choice.

1. You can stay put (if you are satisfied with where you are) - how many people at [H] fall into that category?

2. You can go with AMD multicore.

3. You can go with 1155 (specifically, Sandy Bridge).

Upgrading a LGA775 largely can't happen unless you buy used, even if you are upgrading from Celeron DC, as I am; and buying a used CPU is so filled with caveats it's not funny. That leaves options #2 and #3 - both of which mean a new CPU and new memory. (And that was posted before I squeezed out my last LGA775 upgrade, to E3400. Everything else stayed put - including the RAM.)

While AMD does have cheaper CPUs than Intel (stock vs. stock), the *motherboards* (AM3) are more expensive for the same features. Also, Intel overclocks better (even without Sandy Bridge in the mix); throw in Sandy Bridge and even 1366 is hard-pressed to stay viable. (The other issue I'm facing is that going DDR3+LGA775 is almost as pricey as going to Sandy Bridge - which means I'd still be going DDR3 anyway. If anything, I'm either GPU-bound (gaming) or even RAM-bound (virtualization) - so CPU utilization is a non-issue considering my application/gaming/virtualization mix. However, that still means I'm basically stuck, with no real place to go *except* Sandy Bridge - it's simply a matter of when.)
 
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Well I'm just hoping that ivybridge processors come out within the year because it would be nice to upgrade sooner rather than later.
 
So is Socket 1155 considered Intel's next long term socket?

Also, what are the chances of incompatibility issues when moving from Sandy Bridge->Ive Bridge. Will certain chipsets cause an issue?
 
Had a C2D E6600, just installed my 2600K, sitting at 4.8 stable.

Turns out I was CPU bound all those years, go figure. Also, VMs and compiles fly now, it's awesome.
 
CoW]8(0);1036743489 said:
So is Socket 1155 considered Intel's next long term socket?

Also, what are the chances of incompatibility issues when moving from Sandy Bridge->Ive Bridge. Will certain chipsets cause an issue?
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From what I've read and understand, as it stands current motherboards for sandy bridge cannot support the new ivy bridge processors, but the new ivy bridge motherboards can support sandy bridge processors. I posted a link above. I'm kind of stuck on what to do. Wait 5 months after I work this summer to buy an Ivy Bridge or get a Sandy Bridge because I guess the release date is now Q1 for 2012, but then again thats just what I've read, it might be different.
 
I am really considering it but I don't know if its worth while.

Right now I am running a EVGA x58 SLI and a 920 D0. I could part those out on eBay and probably only have to pay about $30-60 to upgrade to Sandy depending on what motherboard I get.

So it would be a cheap upgrade, but if Ivy were this year it seems almost like a waste, especially on a soon outdated socket. But if Ivy falls till later Q1 of 2012 it may be worthwhile to upgrade now.

I know I don't "need" the performance jump either, I am equally looking at this from a resale value and getting the most out of the current hardware.
 
As mentioned before, I have a Core i7-920, but I am considering upgrading.

This is because my i7-920 is in a small form factor case, with a cooler designed to be quiet, not for over-clocking, so I am pretty much stuck at stock.

Now I could just get an X58 board and stick my existing CPU in it, but if I am going to get a new motherboard, I am going to get the latest and greatest...

If - by the time I am done saving for the new system - Bulldozer has made it to market, and and is even remotely competitive, I may consider it as well if I can find a board that is SLI compatible, but upgrade it is.
 
PGHammer said:
Also, Intel has left anyone on LGA775 little choice.

1. You can stay put (if you are satisfied with where you are) - how many people at [H] fall into that category?

2. You can go with AMD multicore.

3. You can go with 1155 (specifically, Sandy Bridge).

Upgrading a LGA775 largely can't happen unless you buy used, even if you are upgrading from Celeron DC, as I am; and buying a used CPU is so filled with caveats it's not funny. That leaves options #2 and #3 - both of which mean a new CPU and new memory.

While AMD does have cheaper CPUs than Intel (stock vs. stock), the *motherboards* (AM3) are more expensive for the same features. Also, Intel overclocks better (even without Sandy Bridge in the mix); throw in Sandy Bridge and even 1366 is hard-pressed to stay viable.
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Beg, Borrow, steal a Q9550. I think waiting on IvyBridge is risky. Seems in the past when Intel makes a huge upgrade in technology like Ivy will be it takes many many months after the initial release for them to release a mainstream firecracker CPU for budget buyers. Also with big new technology the first motherboards are usually quickly supersceeded by superior chipsets. I probably won't invest in Ivy until 2013 personally.

To me the i7 wasn't a costworthy upgrade for the budget light user until the SB came out which is really just a last swan song for the i-7 tooling, just like the Q9550 was the best deal for C2D, SB is the best deal for i-core (even though its a different socket.)

I guess what I'm saying is I always buy the last CPU of an Intel technology, they seem to be the best bargain, have the most stable MB's, and can usually hold there own for several years.


So for you selling your MB and buying a SB is something to really consider unless you find a deal on a lightly used E0 Q9550.
 
Eh. Buying the last "good" chip in the line is boring. How is that [H]? I'll tell you how: It's not.

If I upgrade, it's to the bleeding edge. If I'm not upgrading, I'm saving up for the bleeding edge.

That's [H].

(That, and hookers & blow. Or so I'm told.)
 
My Q6600 is still nice but I upgraded as 3 3/4+ years was having me itch for new. It has been really nice, OC's well and I finally am trying crossfire, SSD, USB 3.0, and SATA 6G.

So all around good upgrade all for under 1700

Did much of my buying on the reviews by Kyle and his crew and am happy for now. Ill see what Piney brings and decide if I need to go up again.
 
I was about to order today but the lack of cheap mobo's (~160) with at least 8/8 pcie and have at least a pcie 4x slot is pretty stupid. I'm not droping 500+ to go from 4ghz i7 950 to 5ghz i7 2600k it doesn't make sense
 
15-20% performance boost in a lot of cases over an overclocked i7-920 that is 2.25 years old. Given, lower power consumption is nice, but is it worth replacing everything? I will say I have a i7-2600K sitting in a ASUS P8H67-M EVO and will probably skip P67 in favor of Z68 if I end up putting it in my main build. Reactivating/ reinstalling Windows is rough for a minor performance improvement (not like there is much an overclocked i7-920 can't run these days).
 
Ill be making the jump to sand barge. Or even bulldozer should that be majestic. Upgrading is exciting.
 
I like my bridges clean thank you, leave the sand for the beaches :)p)
I'll pass.


We'll talk again one year from now.
 
Man I must be getting oft. Still runing the system in my sig and I guess it works fine for me, but, then again, my box sits around mostly sharing Linux ISOs. I need to get back into folding.

If I had teh funds I'd probably upgrade though.
 
Not skipping but waiting until the socket matures abit more. hoping for a Asus GENE board by Q3
 
Skipping. Gonna wait a year to save up for an LGA2011 platform. Enjoy my sig rig some time longer before retiring my CPU to the wall.
 
I put that I was skipping but I decided that my AMD build was shit anyways & pretty low end so the Upgraded was highly needed. Looking at the Results of AMD vs the SandyBridge. Sandy Spanked anything AMD had to offer plus I was running a low end chip so it annihilated my build. 4 more days till my new SandyBridge build & im super excited
 
silent-circuit said:
Eh. Buying the last "good" chip in the line is boring. How is that [H]? I'll tell you how: It's not.

If I upgrade, it's to the bleeding edge. If I'm not upgrading, I'm saving up for the bleeding edge.

That's [H].

(That, and hookers & blow. Or so I'm told.)
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This isn't the rich and famous forum, [H] is about maximum performing chips in the platform, that means being patient to give the engineers time to optimize the design and not be spoon fed the first chip off the new line. The Q9550 EO, was a classic [H] cpu for many here, moderatley priced, overclocks, and performs like a spitfire. the Intel engineers always give us at least one over-achiever and its never the first product offerings.
 
glen said:
This isn't the rich and famous forum, [H] is about maximum performing chips in the platform, that means being patient to give the engineers time to optimize the design and not be spoon fed the first chip off the new line. The Q9550 EO, was a classic [H] cpu for many here, moderatley priced, overclocks, and performs like a spitfire. the Intel engineers always give us at least one over-achiever and its never the first product offerings.
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Strange. The [H] I remember is all about getting the most out of whatever you have no matter what it takes. I don't recall it ever being about buying the "best" stuff available, but times have changed.
 
yup skipping sandybridge and probably ivy bridge too. I don't see the point when I've got 12 threads at 4.2ghz already.
 
I'll skip and will do a full rig makeover in about 2 years. However I guess it is much easier for AMD users to come to 2500k/2600k waters... Especially if you are gaming...
 
its easy for me to come to SandyBridge cause I dont feel my AMD rig is good enough. Plus the fct that I can upgrade every year @ tax time so not a big deal to me anymore :) I love Upgrading
 
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