Intel CPUs - Should I upgrade on "tick" or "tock"?
If I wanted to upgrade my processor (and motherboard as needed) every other time Intel released a new series, which would be better?
A) Sandy Bridge, Haswell, SkyLake
or
B) Ivy Bridge, Broadwell, SkyMont
or should I give Intel the finger and get a Zambezi?
2011-04-20T02:01:50Z
I understand that Ivy Bridge will work on the same socket as Sandy Bridge, but that doesn't answer my question really. If I got a Sandy Bridge I would not get an Ivy Bridge, I would wait for Haswell.
I would explain what I mean by Tick and Tock but if you don't know already then you shouldn't try to answer the question.
Anonymous2011-04-19T18:47:54Z
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Current Sandy Bridge boards will also support Ivy Bridge processors from what I've heard. Depends on what your main uses are. The Core i7 2600K I have is great bang for the buck (have it @ 4.7 ghz right now with HT off), the i5 2500K even better. If you are doing a lot of heavily threaded apps, maybe a 6 core would be better, like the i7 970 or future SB Extreme
As far as AMD goes, I'm pretty skeptical there. I doubt that Bulldozer will pass Sandy Bridge in core-vs-core power, or even reach it actually
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The center 2 Duo's run faster and cooler than the Pentiums. in case you could aford it i might recomend having a minimum of a E6550 or greater powerful, and Newegg is usualy the best place to locate them. so far as gaming is going, you will probable be conscious a larger difference with video taking part in cards than CPU's. So ultimatly in case you're on a good funds, spend greater $ on the video card than on your CPU, Your nvidia 8800 GTX could run very almost something on extreme. :)
well not sure if im really awake or half asleep but giv intel the finger (even though i have one) and get a Zambezi lol but it's up to you as it has suit your needs but if you not up to giving intel the finger i would get ( A)