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bit underwhelmed by sandybrdige benchies...bail and go i5?

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anyone else thinking that for all the pain of having to plump up the cash for a 'K' (wtf intel) CPU to OC it that SB's performance ain't really all that over i5/i7 especially when it comes to gaming?

I would have liked to been on the bleeding edge this time round now that I am earning, but it seems for hundreds less I can get a good i5 setup +- SSD and OC the balls off it and run SLI finally.

and really only lose 5% in frames difference...
 
100's less?

How so?

Sandy will be released at the same price points as currently. Even factoring in say 50 pounds extra for an expensive motherboard, it's hardly hundreds.

Also, 5 percent? Look at the thread (my own) on this forum linking to a few reviews. It's more like 10 - 15 percent... sometimes a bit more.

Not trying to tell you how to spend your money of course. But for 10 - 15 for the K versions, which clock higher anyway (many people are easily getting to 4.5GHZ) you're looking at about 20 - 30 percent boost from the current chips (once again, taking in to account higher OC'ing, and better clock for clock performance).
 
It's a 10-15% improvement in processing power per clock. That doesn't necessarily translate to a 10-15% improvement in games' frame rates though...
 
so sandy won't be like i7 on release?

I understand its more mainstream, I just don't want a setup to cost £8-900 like i7 did...

I'll wait then
 
Intel shot themselves in the foot when they released the Q6600 Q9550 and the core I5/7 quads.What if those at good clocks are enough for any game for the next two years ? most likely will be.I think people in general are hanging on to their current quads as long as possible.
I see no reason to even upgrade from a 775 quad yet let alone core i5/7 quad.
 
I certainly won't be upgrading from my i7 920, and I think in all reality I would go with just a quad core next time as well, probably once Haswell or whatever it's called is out.
 
Sandy bridge has an i5 and i7 equivalent K series the 2500K and 2600K. The i5 2500K is supposed to replace the current i5 760 price point so expect approx £170 allowing for early adopter tax ;) You basically get up to (depending who you believe) 20% boost and the possibility to OC to close to 5GHz all for similar cost to a current i5 set up.

Seems like a pretty good deal to me, certainly making me look at Intel more closely...
 
Jokester said:
I certainly won't be upgrading from my i7 920, and I think in all reality I would go with just a quad core next time as well, probably once Haswell or whatever it's called is out.
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Have to agree, I've looked at what people are using and the performance they get in current apps and quads seem to be ample and have room to spare. I jumped on 64bit years ago and it's taken a long time for it to become mainstream. I can see it being some time before the majority have quad cores and them being the bottleneck in the average rig.
 
When it comes to upgrading from an existing, relatively new system, I guess it is all about money and whether to scratch the itch to have the latest stuff. However, if you are in a position like me where you have to buy a new system, off course there can be no question about what to do (given that you want Intel, of course) :)
 
Im really loving the look of these new quad cores, im still using a core2duo and while its fine for most things atm it is starting to show its age a little.
 
3vil Tom said:
Im really loving the look of these new quad cores, im still using a core2duo and while its fine for most things atm it is starting to show its age a little.
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Same here, the 2500K is looking tasty to me. Just waiting to see how the mobos are priced, and if bulldozer comes out with anything particularly attractive (not sure if I can wait that long though).
 
I only just got my Q600 a few weeks ago!! to replace a E7200 that I am moving to my mediapc.

£64 off the bay, running at 3.5Ghz and seems to run games well. I hope it will last me through to the end of 2011.
 
gEd said:
I only just got my Q600 a few weeks ago!! to replace a E7200 that I am moving to my mediapc.

£64 off the bay, running at 3.5Ghz and seems to run games well. I hope it will last me through to the end of 2011.
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At the speed it will last you longer. Too many people on these forums get into the habit of "Because its not new tech anymore I HAVE to upgrade to the latest release"
When in reality, to the human eye the performance is minimal or not justifiable at all.
 
Im hoping that one of these given a decent OC should last me the next 2/3 years, I cant afford to do this sort of thing very often but it just makes me sad having to turn down the graphics settings on games!
 
Jokester said:
I certainly won't be upgrading from my i7 920, and I think in all reality I would go with just a quad core next time as well, probably once Haswell or whatever it's called is out.
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Oh come off it. :D

Knowing you, you'll be like that for about a week, and then the desire to play with new tech will make you crumble. :p
 
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