Possible new CPU for my PC.

[paulpicks21]

Ok, you are better off start saving up for haswell in june/july(rumour)

But there again if rumours are to be believed that won't offer much of an upgrade either, I "upgraded" from a 2600K to a 3770K (I managed to sell my old mobo and CPU for pretty good money so it only cost me a total of £85) it was cheap to do, but I see no real world difference between the 2, I suspect the same can be said for Haswell, I think its designed for low power consumption and thermals mainly.

The 2500K should be good for a couple of years yet I say.

 

[Pedroc1999]

Yes but if he does save up, he can upgrade to an i5 or i7 which will provide a real world diffrence as it is a diffrence of 2 generations.

also the mobo that haswell will need will set him off for another 2 years after it is released

 

[LittleJay]

Ok, you are better off start saving up for haswell in june/july(rumour)

But there again if rumours are to be believed that won't offer much of an upgrade either, I "upgraded" from a 2600K to a 3770K (I managed to sell my old mobo and CPU for pretty good money so it only cost me a total of £85) it was cheap to do, but I see no real world difference between the 2, I suspect the same can be said for Haswell, I think its designed for low power consumption and thermals mainly.

The 2500K should be good for a couple of years yet I say.

Thanks for your input.

 

[paulpicks21]

Ok, you are better off start saving up for haswell in june/july(rumour)

But there again if rumours are to be believed that won't offer much of an upgrade either, I "upgraded" from a 2600K to a 3770K (I managed to sell my old mobo and CPU for pretty good money so it only cost me a total of £85) it was cheap to do, but I see no real world difference between the 2, I suspect the same can be said for Haswell, I think its designed for low power consumption and thermals mainly.

The 2500K should be good for a couple of years yet I say.

Thanks for your input.

Your Welcome Jay.

 

[Pedroc1999]

Your welcome aswell Jay

 

[kbrady1979]

You'd be doing yourself a favor by sticking with the 2500K. I have never suggested an upgrade from Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge......it was a waste of money in my opinion.

As far as Haswell, I believe it is going to be another ~10% faster than Ivy Bridge with better integrated graphics and maybe slightly better power efficiency. The thing is, for 99% of people out there, it will be a very long time before they need more than a Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge CPU(myself included!) Those things run so well right now, upgrading just for the sake of upgrading won't provide a performance increase they can see/feel. It will also be quite a while before Intel releases anything that will smoke Sandy/Ivy Bridge. I can honestly say I will be suggesting an Ivy Bridge build for at least another year because of performance, price and stability as I just don't think Haswell will offer anything groundbreaking that people will HAVE to have.

Kelly

 

[LittleJay]

Thank you for your reply Kelly. From the great feedback I've gotten here, it looks like staying with the 2500k is my best option.

 

[Pedroc1999]

Yes i agree kbrady. Sandy to ivy is kinda of a waste. But sandy to haswell you may see a enjoyable diffrence if ivy is 10-15% better and if haswell is the same. You may see upto 30% more performance

 

[kbrady1979]

Yes i agree kbrady. Sandy to ivy is kinda of a waste. But sandy to haswell you may see a enjoyable diffrence if ivy is 10-15% better and if haswell is the same. You may see upto 30% more performance

Technically true, but only if you were needing the extra performance to begin with. I am still amazed at how much it takes to bog this 3570K down, and I have a friend with a 2500K that will say the same thing.

I will, of course, have to wait until Haswell comes out to see for sure if it is a viable upgrade path from Sandy Bridge, because I'm not sure it is currently. On average, computer components are viable and longer-lasting than just a few years ago.

Ultimately, it is up to the user on whether or not to spend the cash upgrading.......we can just point out facts and speculate lol!

 

[Pedroc1999]

Every bit of what you just said is true.... Including the lol

 

[LittleJay]

Well, since I don't like to spend money on something that won't give me a real performance bump, I will stay with the 2500k on this PC. If I decide to build something new in the future, then I can add all the new bells and whistles.

 

[Pedroc1999]

Little Jay.... Im glad you got to the right decision...

 

[kbrady1979]

To be honest, it is hard enough deciding on platforms/parts for our own personal builds, almost impossible to decide for anybody else. I was torn between 1155 and 2011 when I was doing my homework for a new build, and now we have Haswell coming out soon-ish and we still have Ivy Bridge-Extreme to add to the mix. I enjoy the choices for sure, but sometimes it complicates things. You really have to take a step back and map out a few things these days such as what you need a computer to do now vs what you might be getting into a year from now. A couple of years ago, I had never so much as encoded anything in my life and just used a computer for light gaming, web surfing, email and Office. Now I do some video encoding, gaming and streaming media from this computer to other devices in my house! All of that said, now I am formulating a plan for a small home server because my needs have changed and I can see the benefits of such a system.

It is good to have such a helpful community such as Seven Forums to bounce ideas around in order to make an informed decision though, I'm sure it has saved many people time and money!

 

[LittleJay]

To be honest, it is hard enough deciding on platforms/parts for our own personal builds, almost impossible to decide for anybody else. I was torn between 1155 and 2011 when I was doing my homework for a new build, and now we have Haswell coming out soon-ish and we still have Ivy Bridge-Extreme to add to the mix. I enjoy the choices for sure, but sometimes it complicates things. You really have to take a step back and map out a few things these days such as what you need a computer to do now vs what you might be getting into a year from now. A couple of years ago, I had never so much as encoded anything in my life and just used a computer for light gaming, web surfing, email and Office. Now I do some video encoding, gaming and streaming media from this computer to other devices in my house! All of that said, now I am formulating a plan for a small home server because my needs have changed and I can see the benefits of such a system.

It is good to have such a helpful community such as Seven Forums to bounce ideas around in order to make an informed decision though, I'm sure it has saved many people time and money!

I totally agree, Seven Forums is an awesome place to get ideas from. My current PC is only 2 years old, so I am in no hurry to replace it. My needs are much simpler than yours, but I still enjoy having a computer that performs well. I have an SSD in this PC and it is the single most performance booster that I have ever gotten from a new piece of hardware.

 

[Pedroc1999]

I am yet to get an ssd. My new build will not feature one from the start. I will get it later on.. Along with a gpu