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Any Broadwell news?

Sylver123 said:
Skylake might be a good CPU but if you want the very best top end performance and with more than 4 cores, Haswell-E / Broadwell-E will probably still
better it at least until Skylake`s performance is fully unlocked and the 6 and 8 core extreme versions are released which will most likely be sometime in
2016 if Intel do plan to release extreme high performance versions of Skylake.
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This is what I am looking forward to. Though it's gonna be a long wait, but I think it would be well worth it as upgrading from my Q9650@4Ghz to Skylake-E would be a gigantic upgrade lol :cool:
 
I am not sure what Intel plan to do when it comes to 6 and 8 core extreme versions of Skylake and when they will release this if they even have it planned.

I have just read that Broadwell-E is delayed until sometime in 2016.

If Skylake is planned for a extreme high end version release, I wonder when this will most likely be.

Perhaps the end of 2016, sometime in 2017?

Has there been any official word that there will even be 6 and 8 core extreme versions of Skylake?
 
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Sylver123 said:
I am not sure what Intel plan to do when it comes to 6 and 8 core extreme versions of Skylake and when they will release this if they even have it planned.

I have just read that Broadwell-E is delayed until sometime in 2016.

If Skylake is planned for a extreme high end version release, I wonder when this will most likely be.

Perhaps the end of 2016, sometime in 2017?

Has there been any official word that there will even be 6 and 8 core extreme versions of Skylake?
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We can only hope for a 10 core EE Skylake E
 
Didn't they say they're mooting Broadwell in lieu of Skylake to keep to their timetable?

So perhaps we should expect them to skip Broadwell-E. By the time Icelake or whatever launches in 2016 the E line would be 2 gens behind.
 
With a negligible IPC increase over Haswell, there is no point releasing Broadwell at the high end unless they can offer something else, like increased clock speeds. Since the i7-4790K already runs at 4.2-4.4 GHz, that might be a problem and it could be the cause of the delay.

The low end is different because the better IGP will be a selling point by itself.
 
I had actually forgotten that Broadwell is due to be launched shortly, guess that shows my excitement (or lack thereof) towards it.

I guess it's main value now is as a pipe-cleaner for Intel's 14nm process and as a marketing feature tick-box for OEMs who hope that boasting 5th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors will boost flagging sales.
 
It's Intel's own claim as I said.

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Ah nice, thanks for that link.

If it's actually 5% in most benchmarks clock for clock, then it's not too bad for just a die shrink/minor improvements imo.

If broadwell overclocks well, could be a really good upgrade for many people.
 
Hey

Been out of the loop for a year due to a couple of reasons, but I'm doing a new build this year (only for games & media).

I'm on an Ivy 3570K atm (4.5ghz), and I'm the feeling I'm getting is going to Broadwell really wouldn't be a great investment. I'm not planning on doing my build until later Summer anyway as I'm waiting to see how 2015 pans out for GPU developments.

The only potential downside I can see with Skylake is that I'm wanting to build a mini-itx rig, and I'm not sure initially small factor mobos will be available.
 
dogmanstaruk said:
Hey

Been out of the loop for a year due to a couple of reasons, but I'm doing a new build this year (only for games & media).

I'm on an Ivy 3570K atm (4.5ghz), and I'm the feeling I'm getting is going to Broadwell really wouldn't be a great investment. I'm not planning on doing my build until later Summer anyway as I'm waiting to see how 2015 pans out for GPU developments.

The only potential downside I can see with Skylake is that I'm wanting to build a mini-itx rig, and I'm not sure initially small factor mobos will be available.
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I'm sure they will be available on, or really soon after Skylake's official launch.
 
3570k Ivy here, and I think any 2500k and upwards will still be valid in 2016. The only limiting factor will be new technology.

Unless something drastic intervenes, tech-wise, I've got no reason to change my cpu. And by drastic I mean AGP to PCI-e conversion scale.

Also my cpu went 5GHz on air, so one more reason to keep to it.
 
nemaca said:
3570k Ivy here, and I think any 2500k and upwards will still be valid in 2016. The only limiting factor will be new technology.

Unless something drastic intervenes, tech-wise, I've got no reason to change my cpu. And by drastic I mean AGP to PCI-e conversion scale.

Also my cpu went 5GHz on air, so one more reason to keep to it.
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You got a really good clocker there. If you want raw power then you are looking at a 10 -15%ish clock for clock difference with broadwell - but you don't know if it will clock that well on air. On the other hand an upgrade nowadays is more relevant to your needs ie. some people want to have the best of the best, while others actually need the bandwidth a 6-8 enthusiast cpu can give, or even the m.2 Sata express ports that are coming up slowly.

I am still on a good clocked q9550 (ages i know) with a 680gtx and i can play 1080p games on maxed out settings (bar crysis 3 which goes 35-40) so for my gaming needs i dont need anything else, plus destiny on ps4 is taking whatever spare time i have right now. I am so looking into the philips 40 inch monitor though which is 4k and so close in biting, that is when i will need a new rig though.
 
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