Intel Sandy Bridge - Why you should wait one month for a new PC!
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[B]EDIT 2: :siren: SANDY BRIDGE CHIPS ARE RELEASED! GET THEM WHILE THEY'RE HOT! :siren:[/B]
[B]EDIT: This is the same OP from late November, so bear that in mind. I don't really plan on updating the OP with new information, as most of it has been covered through discussion in the thread.[/B]
I'm noticing a lot of people are looking to get some new gaming PC's this month, and rightfully so with Christmas coming up. However, there's something you should know.
If you think you can survive for a month, definitely wait for Sandy Bridge, which is launching on January 9. The performance is a huge free performance boost for just a month more of waiting. This is especially true if you are getting an LGA 1156 processor.
[img]http://www.semiaccurate.com/static/uploads/2010/11_november/sandy_bridge_pricing.png[/img]
As you can see, the pricing is still on par with previous 1156 processors.
Now look at this early benchmark: [url]http://www.anandtech.com/show/3871/the-sandy-bridge-preview-three-wins-in-a-row/11[/url]
[img]http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/sandybridgepreview_082710002107/24411.png[/img][img]http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/sandybridgepreview_082710002107/24413.png[/img]
The i5 2400, a $184 processor, is extremely close and sometimes beating the $1000 i7 980X Extreme in [b]gaming[/b]. Damn! And the 2400 doesn't even have turbo enabled in these tests.
Keep in mind that the January refresh is meant to replace 1156, not 1366. If you absolutely need some of the features offered by 1366 motherboards and processors then now is a good time to buy, as they will not be refreshed for another year. And to be honest, I am not up to date on what AMD's plans are either.
There you have it. I was planning to unwrap my new PC on Christmas, but I just ordered the case so I can put something under the tree. The rest will come next month, I urge many of you to do the same.
I'm confused. Are these benchmarks for a GPU or a CPU? They look like the first to me, and the i7 isn't a GPU.
So what a i7 980X is going to cost like 130 dollars now? What happens to the lower range CPU's like the i3's?
[editline]7th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;26537401]I'm confused. Are these benchmarks for a GPU or a CPU? They look like the first to me, and the i7 isn't a GPU.[/QUOTE]
They are CPU.
[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;26537401]I'm confused. Are these benchmarks for a GPU or a CPU? They look like the first to me, and the i7 isn't a GPU.[/QUOTE]
This is all about processors.
[QUOTE=poopsicle;26537403]So what a i7 980X is going to cost like 130 dollars now? What happens to the lower range CPU's like the i3's?[/QUOTE]
980X is a hexa-core processor and still beats the 2400 and 2500 in several benchmarks, so I don't think its price is going to be affected too steeply considering it's not even LGA 1156.
Derp. I'm stupid. Carry on.
[QUOTE=poopsicle;26537403]So what a i7 980X is going to cost like 130 dollars now? What happens to the lower range CPU's like the i3's?
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obviously an i7 980x will still rape any i5s all day in terms of rendering power
but to be honest though I really don't expect the prices of current i5/i7s to lower that much
Those charts are in gaming performance, the 980x is still the king in pretty much everything else.
[editline]6th December 2010[/editline]
eVGA GeForce GTX 280 (Vista 64)
ATI Radeon HD 5870 (Windows 7)
These were the video cards used.
[QUOTE=Badal;26537487]Those charts are in gaming performance, the 980x is still the king in pretty much everything else.
[editline]6th December 2010[/editline]
eVGA GeForce GTX 280 (Vista 64)
ATI Radeon HD 5870 (Windows 7)
These were the video cards used.[/QUOTE]
It costs quite a bit more.
At one point in time I actually cared about hardware but then I realized all it is is just a series of increasing numbers with periodic repetition
[QUOTE=Euphoracle;26537655]It costs quite a bit more.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. If you are building a PC primarily for gaming then Sandy Bridge delivers ~980x performance for 1/5 the cost.
[editline]6th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Ama-zake;26537725]At one point in time I actually cared about hardware but then I realized all it is is just a series of increasing numbers[/QUOTE]
Then leave the Hardware forum?
Those prices are pretty good for the Core i# series
[QUOTE=Badal;26537727]
Then leave the Hardware forum?[/QUOTE]
Thought to check in to see if anything interesting had happened technology-wise or if anyone was building something interesting but H&S seems to be always the exact same boring numbers no matter when you check it
I was on guru3d to see if there were any GTX 570 benchmarks but then I found this
[url]http://www.guru3d.com/article/gigabyte-p67aud4-sandy-bridge-mobo-sneak-peek/[/url]
it's an article about the Gigabyte's P67 motherboard, pictures included
[QUOTE=Ama-zake;26537821]Thought to check in to see if anything interesting had happened technology-wise or if anyone was building something interesting but H&S seems to be always the exact same boring numbers no matter when you check it[/QUOTE]
that's why there's always a choice to you know, not come in here?
Weren't the sandy bridges the ones locked at the factory clock speed?
I kept up with the mobo releases but no one was doing an 8x/8x mATX mobo, I ended up having to snatch up one of the last P55M-UD4s in any major shop in the UK so now I'm stuck on 1156
sucks but oh well
mATX needs more love
[QUOTE=toaster468;26538183]Weren't the sandy bridges the ones locked at the factory clock speed?[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately yes, but you can pay ~$10-20 to get the K edition, which is unlocked. Anandtech has a great little section about it in here: [url]http://www.anandtech.com/show/3871/the-sandy-bridge-preview-three-wins-in-a-row/5[/url]
Thank god. I was thinking about skipping Sandy Bridge because of its overclock limitation
but definitely getting one now
[editline]wefwef[/editline]
quick question, if K means unlocked multiplier then what do the letters T and S mean
[QUOTE=Jaehead;26538333]Thank god. I was thinking about skipping Sandy Bridge because of its overclock limitation
but definitely getting one now
[editline]wefwef[/editline]
quick question, if K means unlocked multiplier then what do the letters T and S mean[/QUOTE]
The S processors are performance optimized lifestyle SKUs, while the T are power optimized.
Waiting until ssd drives are half the price they are now before I build a rig from scratch.
[QUOTE=CyberWatt;26538500]Waiting until ssd drives are half the price they are now before I build a rig from scratch.[/QUOTE]
Or double the size for same price
At least they aren't charging $1,000 for the newest one.
HOLY COW!
I'm selling my Build Next July!
I am so sticking with AMD, got sick of Intel's stupid stuff with the sockets.
Are the Sandy Bridge i7's still 1366?
I think they're all on a completely new socket
[QUOTE=Pandamobile;26539604]Are the Sandy Bridge i7's still 1366?[/QUOTE]
New socket, the ones in January are socket 1155. The successor to 1366 (I believe it is socket 2011) comes out later next year.
[QUOTE=Ama-zake;26537821]Thought to check in to see if anything interesting had happened technology-wise or if anyone was building something interesting but H&S seems to be always the exact same boring numbers no matter when you check it[/QUOTE]
What the fuck do you expect?
[editline]7th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=nikomo;26539586]I am so sticking with AMD, got sick of Intel's stupid stuff with the sockets.[/QUOTE]
Okay so why post?
[editline]7th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=MTMod;26539486]At least they aren't charging $1,000 for the newest one.[/QUOTE]
I see people still don't understand basic marketing concepts.
[QUOTE=Badal;26539977]New socket, the ones in January are socket 1155. The successor to 1366 (I believe it is socket 2011) comes out later next year.[/QUOTE]
God damn it.
Next Build might be Asus Sabertooth P67, 2600k, and a 6990.
Depends If I feel like dropping the 2000 dollars, I can sell my current build for around 1000 on my local used site, PC's fly there, even at ridiculous prices.
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