One more month and IVB will be here! Who is getting what?

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Going to keep my i7 860 until some sort of 6 core haswell.

 

[blckgrffn]

Piledriver.





(Can't believe it took this long...)

I am actually interested in Trinity, if only for the PD preview.

 

[DarkRogue]

I will be upgrading to an i7-3770k, and debating between 16GB or 32GB of ram at the moment.

GPU is a whole other beast to tackle, though..

 

[Concillian]

Currently have an i3-530. Will be moving up to an IB i5 whenever Microcenter starts the heavy discounts. Looking to get more performance from ~the same power envelope as my i3 @ 4GHz.

If we can do some from of OCing without a k model I may consider other models, but being close enough to a Microcenter means that the k may be the cheapest of all the i5s just because of how they choose to do their discounts.

 

[JAG87]

I think I will start off with a 3570k since I only single GPU game anyways. As long as I get a healthy 4.4 - 4.5ghz overclock with decent temps, I will be happy.

Probably the same for me... unless the 3770K shows far better overclocking results.

 

[Edrick]

If I ever saw someone shelling out $220+ to upgrade their IGP, I'd LOL.

That was pretty much my point!

 

[IGemini]

Keeping my C2Q dinosaur until Haswell.

 

[anikhtos]

hallo
i have my eyes for e3-1260l for a while
aftera few months of almost no avaialbiity now it ships normal
but with ivy bridge so close
why not wait for the e3-1265l v2
that will take me around the end of year from availability aspect
those l chips are so scarse

 

[evilspoons]

Looking forward to Ivy Bridge CPUs in laptops... specifically, my "Santa Rosa" Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2 GHz 800 MHz FSB) Macbook Pro from 2007 is starting to feel really slow when crunching 18 megapixel RAW images in Lightroom.

I'm probably going to get another Macbook Pro because I'm a big fan of the build quality and screens on the newer MBPs, but as usual we'll have to see what kind of product they actually release.

 

[fixbsod]

keeping 2700k, likely wont get haswell either, maybe whats after haswell or what's after that...

 

[TidusZ]

Q9550 to whichever IB overclocks best, probably 3770k

 

[Markfw]

I love my 3930k, and will get another if I need to upgrade another box.

 

[Kenmitch]

I'm leaning toward other for now. If by chance they turn out to be overclocking monsters I may bite if microcenter has a good deal.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

With IB-E cancelled (rumor), does that mean your keeping your 980X forever?

That seems 99% impossible. If Intel did that there would be very little to no reason to get SB-E, even the six-cores. Given what we've seen historically play out, there's some things that stand out:

1. Ticks are small architectural revisions that introduce a new process node. By virtue of having a smaller die on an already existing architecture, power consumption decreases. This also allows for small revisions that couldn't make it before to be implemented. These revisions mean a small jump in IPC, for Intel typically 5% as we've seen going from Conroe to Penryn and from Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge. Having a smaller die and lower power consumption typically also means lower temperatures, which enables higher clock speeds. If you have high leakage or high temperature at normal voltage with a new process, however, clock speeds may improve little if any.

2. Tocks are bigger architectural revisions that bring heavier changes, whether it be to the cache, IMC, or the execution units themselves (latency, branch prediction, etc). These result in bigger changes when it comes to IPC, and typically increase clock speeds forward. Going from Penryn to Nehalem we saw a ~17% increase in IPC, and going from Westmere to Sandy Bridge we saw an ~11% increase in IPC.

Now let's assume that Haswell has 10% higher IPC than Ivy Bridge, which has 5% higher IPC than Sandy Bridge. Let's also assume that Ivy Bridge, due to what is already being reported, improves clock speed over Sandy Bridge by 0-5%. Let's assume the situation regarding clock speeds doesn't get better for Intel by the time Haswell comes out because of their quest for efficiency.

Sandy Bridge-E uses the Sandy Bridge architecture, and it's a safe bet given history that Haswell will have around 15% higher IPC than Sandy Bridge. Let's assume the clock speed situation improves little and you can only achieve 5% higher clock speeds on Haswell compared to Sandy Bridge.

This leaves us with a 20% improvement over Sandy Bridge. Six-Core SB-E has a theoretical 50% more computing power than Quad-Core Sandy Bridge, but because of lower core scaling as you add cores even in the most multi-threaded scenarios that becomes 40-45% and in most multi-threaded programs will mean a difference of around 30%.

Now, why would anyone in their right mind pay over twice for a Sandy Bridge-E processor when Haswell will only be 10-20% slower in multi-threaded scenarios, even though it has 50% less cores and much lower power consumption and much lower platform costs? Not gonna happen. Ivy Bridge-E is definitely gonna be released.

 

[Cr0nJ0b]

I had always planned to upgrade, and if IB had come out sooner, the itch probably would have been scratched, but now that I've been running on my SB for a while, i'm not too anxious to do the upgrade march. I have the cash...but not the urge...yet. I think if it comes out and i see a much better TPD or a chance to get some more cycles at lower power I may just pop for it...but there has to be something in it that pushes me.

I had also planned to upgrade my 8750 for a new FAB process card, either the 7970 or the 680, but I'm waning on that as well. I just don't want to plurge on a 680 only to see a better card come out in 6 months....we'll see...wait and see.

 

[ElFenix]

having reviewed the preview on the main page i think i'll just get a 2500k from microcenter. not much added gaming performance and no real edge on the power consumption side either.

 

[Puppies04]

If we can do some from of OCing without a k model I may consider other models

Don't hold your breath, unless by "some form of overclocking" you mean raising the b-clck to 104

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Looks like I am going to be trading my Intel® Core™ i7-2600K in for something new.

 

[Skott]

Well, if I do a brand new mitx build this summer it will probably be a 3570k cpu if I choose to go with IB. I may just go with another SB 2500k though. Depends on what the benchmarks show and pricing and how good the mitx mobos are. I won't trade up my current SB 2500k for an IB in my main rig. Rumor is it is not a huge improvement so if true it wouldn't be worth it dollar wise. Still need to see benchmark and pricing. Probably won't do new mitx build till July/August so lots of time before deciding.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Looks like I am going to be trading my Intel® Core™ i7-2600K in for something new.

LOL, why? The 3770K is a 10% improvement at best.

Well, unless you get free hardware from Intel, in which case it makes sense.

 

[Necc]

Probably upgrading my i3-2100 to i7-3770.

 

[tweakboy]

Ivy Bridge is the same thing as Sandy Bridge,,,,,, oh big deal 5 to 10 percent faster.. who cares,, youll never notice it.

People who have a Sandy and are upgrading, are waisting their money. Its gonna be same performance unless you run stupid benchmarks,,, Wait for Haswell 22nm L4 cache
thx

 

[Avalon]

Getting a 3570k, unless we find out that there is moderate blck overclocking, then I'll likely get a cheaper chip.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

im on a pentium....so...yeah

 

[Rvenger]

LOL, why? The 3770K is a 10% improvement at best.

Well, unless you get free hardware from Intel, in which case it makes sense.

He gets the intel discount which might be free