[QUOTE=Allstone;34322434]Because people are wrong on the internet.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/duty_calls.png[/img]
also, i remember when I first watched
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgkfuS5H2jc[/url]
8 months ago, was so excited, but I ended up not waiting, went from my northwood pentium 4 to i5-2500k about 6 weeks latter....
wish I had some excuse to upgrade...
[QUOTE=leontodd;34321911]Will these work as a replacement for an i5-760 (LGA1155) or will I need a new motherboard?[/QUOTE]
Wrong socket.
[QUOTE=Chubbs;34294651]Because forums are for discussion, not circlejerking over stuff.[/QUOTE]
But threads have topics for a reason. :I
I just realized that there's March between February and April.
Suddenly the 1 month wait turns to 2 months, FML...
Going to attempt to put aside ~£400 for a 3770K and appropriate motherboard, does that sound like a reasonable budget or do I need to raid my savings even more
[img]http://s.duck.me.uk/Screenshot-2012-02-03_16.20.06.png[/img]
My calendar is ready, my wallet is not
sounds like that'll be pushing it, depending on how much they cost in the UK in comparison to the US
price for the 3770K is set at $332 apparently
[QUOTE=Odellus;34528938]sounds like that'll be pushing it, depending on how much they cost in the UK in comparison to the US
price for the 3770K is set at $332 apparently[/QUOTE]
£400 is like $600
[QUOTE=Chubbs;34529924]£400 is like $600[/QUOTE]
But UK prices are arround 18% more expensive w/ vat.
And if i take the diffrece between 2700k on newegg and scan i get 12%
So guessing the 3770k will cost.. £236
£400 should be enough, I'd be surprised if it isn't.
I still don't regret getting the i5 2500k for $150 on blackfriday. The difference between the E5300@4.0Ghz and an i5 2500k@4.4Ghz is so amazing. The IGP performance increases don't mean much to me, but the 3d transitors are interesting.
I look forward to all the benchmarks comparing them, I doubt the price to performance will beat a $150 i5 2500k.
Microcenter is still selling 2500k's for $180.
Only reason I'm waiting for Ivybridge is for Nvidia to release their Kepler cards. No point in upgrading my current GPU to something recent since I'm already severely bottlenecked by my Core 2 Duo as it is.
[QUOTE=GreenDolphin;34534006]Only reason I'm waiting for Ivybridge is for Nvidia to release their Kepler cards. No point in upgrading my current GPU to something recent since I'm already severely bottlenecked by my Core 2 Duo as it is.[/QUOTE]
I agree with you there. I had a HD4850 with my C2D, I upgraded to a HD6870 saw almost no improvement. Upgraded to an i5 2500k, my FPS tripled in most modern games.
When I got my 6950 from my 4870 my FPS doubled on certain games, though I have a Q8200. I was thinking of doing an upgrade to a new processor this summer since I will have a full time paying job
[QUOTE=GreenDolphin;34534006]Only reason I'm waiting for Ivybridge is for Nvidia to release their Kepler cards. No point in upgrading my current GPU to something recent since I'm already severely bottlenecked by my Core 2 Duo as it is.[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://lenzfire.com/2012/02/entire-nvidia-kepler-series-specifications-price-release-date-43823/"]Here[/URL] is some information, assuming that this is real.
[QUOTE=Silikone;34562576][URL="http://lenzfire.com/2012/02/entire-nvidia-kepler-series-specifications-price-release-date-43823/"]Here[/URL] is some information, assuming that this is real.[/QUOTE]
Somehow seems doubtful, it just seems a bit much. If it's real, I expect some cheap AMD prices.
Well there's shitloads of rumors around Kepler that are all over the place, so I don't know how it's going to turn out. The more credible rumors points to revamped shaders, where have dropped the hotclock and doubled the shaders, going the route of AMD.
But honestly, unless Kepler blows everything out of the water, it probably isn't a bad idea to grab a 7950 with the new IB if Kepler isn't out by then. I really hope Nvidia doesn't rush things by being pressured with IB and release a half baked card like Fermi.
Probably enough time for me to save up for a 3550/3570k and a decent motherboard.
I'll have to get the chip shipped from the US or whatever, though, so I'll have to save a tad more.
Still, this should last me a good couple years, right?
[editline]6th February 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=MC3craze;34323726]Wrong socket.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]
integrated with DirectX11 and LGA 1155 support.[/QUOTE]
uhm
[QUOTE=Dark-Energy;34570661]Well there's shitloads of rumors around Kepler that are all over the place, so I don't know how it's going to turn out. The more credible rumors points to revamped shaders, where have dropped the hotclock and doubled the shaders, going the route of AMD.
But honestly, unless Kepler blows everything out of the water, it probably isn't a bad idea to grab a 7950 with the new IB if Kepler isn't out by then. I really hope Nvidia doesn't rush things by being pressured with IB and release a [b]half baked[/b] card like [b]Fermi[/b].[/QUOTE]
hmmm.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;34571092]Probably enough time for me to save up for a 3550/3570k and a decent motherboard.
I'll have to get the chip shipped from the US or whatever, though, so I'll have to save a tad more.
Still, this should last me a good couple years, right?
[editline]6th February 2012[/editline]
uhm[/QUOTE]
He was saying that you can't directly replace a Nehalem CPU with an Ivy Bridge one, you would need a new motherboard like you said above.
[QUOTE=garrynohome;34571621]He was saying that you can't directly replace a Nehalem CPU with an Ivy Bridge one, you would need a new motherboard like you said above.[/QUOTE]
Ah. Would a CPU that worked with a Sandy Bridge proc (2500k) work with the 3550/3750k, though?
[QUOTE=latin_geek;34571705]Ah. Would a CPU that worked with a Sandy Bridge proc (2500k) work with the 3550/3750k, though?[/QUOTE]
What? You realise that CPU=Processor, right?
As long as it has the same socket then i don't see why it shouldn't work.
[QUOTE=Chubbs;34571771]What? You realise that CPU=Processor, right?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, sorry, i meant motherboard.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;34572571]Yeah, sorry, i meant motherboard.[/QUOTE]
It would probably require a BIOS update, but it should be compatible.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;34571617']hmmm.[/QUOTE]
It does the rest of the job in your computer.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;34571617']hmmm.[/QUOTE]
Well, Fermi was a half baked release, I don't get why people still think otherwise. A spade's a spade. I shouldn't have to explain this to people anymore.
The second release of Fermi, the Geforce 500 series, are great cards. Obviously I wasn't referring to that.
It was a heat joke silly.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;34572571]Yeah, sorry, i meant motherboard.[/QUOTE]
All current LGA 1155 motherboards will work. But new ones with the new chipsets will have native features like USB3, PCI-E 3.0 and possibly thunderbolt, but I'm not completely sure about thunderbolt inclusion. It's not worth purchasing any Sandy Bridge CPUs or motherboards right now because Ivy Bridge is really close. The only situation I can think of is if your PC dies or you have a really bad cpu on its last legs like a Pentium 4 or something.
[QUOTE=garrynohome;34577482]All current LGA 1155 motherboards will work. But new ones with the new chipsets will have native features like USB3, PCI-E 3.0 and possibly thunderbolt, but I'm not completely sure about thunderbolt inclusion. It's not worth purchasing any Sandy Bridge CPUs or motherboards right now because Ivy Bridge is really close. The only situation I can think of is if your PC dies or you have a really bad cpu on its last legs like a Pentium 4 or something.[/QUOTE]Only the ones that the manufacturers class as compatible as far as I know.
I may be wrong, and correct me if that's the case.
[QUOTE=dije;34577511]Only the ones that the manufacturers class as compatible as far as I know.
I may be wrong, and correct me if that's the case.[/QUOTE]
All H61, H67, P67 and Z68 motherboards will work. But [url=http://motherboardnews.com/2011/05/27/ivy-bridges-backwards-compatibility-explained/]you are correct that the manufacturer needs to send out a bios and firmware update[/url]. But they're all compatible and if a manufacturer doesn't update a compatible board I would stop buying their products because they really have no reason not to apart from being too lazy to do so.
[editline]6th February 2012[/editline]
Also chipsets like Q65, HM67, HM65, UM67, QS67, QM67 Q67 and B65 get left out, but that really only affects people with OEM computers, not people who built them themselves.
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