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Haswell -E Core i7-5960X, 5930K, 5820K specifications

is the 5820k a worthwhile buy from an i7 920? It seems waiting for Skylake may be pointless because it's apparently not passing 4 cores. So only thing good would be the sata express.. which is able to be had with an expansion card anyway i guess.

5820k only support up to 2 gpu's? Maybe that's not an issue because microstutter isn't a problem like it used to be and has improved a lot?

Hmm.. don't know what to do.
 
Perfect_Chaos said:
is the 5820k a worthwhile buy from an i7 920? It seems waiting for Skylake may be pointless because it's apparently not passing 4 cores. So only thing good would be the sata express.. which is able to be had with an expansion card anyway i guess.

5820k only support up to 2 gpu's? Maybe that's not an issue because microstutter isn't a problem like it used to be and has improved a lot?

Hmm.. don't know what to do.
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Skylake is speculated for H2 2016 and may slip further. Haswell-E appears to be locked for August this year (according to mobo vendors).

5820k, assuming leaked specs are correct, would be a gigantic upgrade from a 920.
 
pmc25 said:
Skylake is speculated for H2 2016 and may slip further. Haswell-E appears to be locked for August this year (according to mobo vendors).

5820k, assuming leaked specs are correct, would be a gigantic upgrade from a 920.
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I thought Skylake was due around a year from now?

But the 5820k is looking nice assuming it's not got limited oc potential, will definitely be watching out for real pricing on them and boards.

I'd probably run 1 gpu or 2 at max anyway so the pci-e restrictions don't bother me.
 
Perfect_Chaos said:
Are the motherboards going to be limited to the minimum DDR4 speeds that first come out or will they allow the max future speeds?
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The boards will be capable of higher speed RAM. Probably listed as OC just like current mobo's are. The Crucial DDR4 Ballistix Elite DDR4 memory delivers introductory speeds that start at 2666 MT/s and 3000 MT/s. Not bad tbh. Obviously speeds will get much better over time. Broadwell -E will offer higher clocked stock memory compatibility, and the X99 boards this year should be fine for Haswell -E and Broadwell -E at higher memory speeds as time goes on.
 
Perfect_Chaos said:
Should be? So not really guaranteed? Is there anywhere i can find out for sure or would only the motherboard makers know the answer?
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X99 will be designed for two CPU generations 'Haswell -E' 'Broadwell -E', I'm sure Intel would have designed the boards to run with DDR4 spec for those two years.

The vendors haven't released any X99 spec yet, it will be available nearer to launch. You won't be able to buy a X99 mobo until then so I wouldn't worry about it much tbh.
 
That's the same size as x79 isn't it?

Also, does anyone think x99 and a 6-core processor would be worthwhile for gamers, even if perhaps they are not now? I'm trying to future proof myself and the decision between DC and x99 is on-going.
 
kael13 said:
That's the same size as x79 isn't it?

Also, does anyone think x99 and a 6-core processor would be worthwhile for gamers, even if perhaps they are not now? I'm trying to future proof myself and the decision between DC and x99 is on-going.
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Z97 and X99 are both fairly 'future proof' as you put it.

X99 will be good for Haswell -E then Broadwell -E.

Z97 is good for Haswell, Devil's Canyon and then Broadwell.

X99 comes with DDR4 support, but the memory will cost a lil more than DDR3.

Both setups will be excellent for gaming, with X99 costing a bit more along with consuming a fair bit more power than the mainstream stuff. If you encode movies or do other workstation type stuff, X99 would make more sense all things considered. If you just want a pure gaming machine Z97 + Haswell is also a great option and will save you a few quid.
 
Still not sure why they left out Sata express though. I assumed that will be able to be had with an add-in card, but now i'm not so sure.. Is that possible or is it something that already needs to be on the motherboard?

If it can be added in then there's no worries about not being pretty future proof storage speed wise. That is my only niggle with x99.

Seems 3000mhz memory has already been revealed too.
 
Looks like ill be waiting for the next 'tock' (or is it 'tick') to replace my six ageing core 980 running at 4ghz+. The performance gains are there with the hew hardware but they just don't seem to justify the premium much anymore.


Most DDR4 modules will show poor gains over DDR3 to start with (same as it was for DDR2, DDR3 to start with) and probably be very expensive for anything showing any meaningful speed increase over higher end DD3
3 modules. Cant see X99 boards being cheap (doubt many/any will be below £300 at launch) and we all know Intel will gouge hard on the pricing for these chips given that they have no competition at this level, would be surprised if even the cheapest six core was less than £350. So all in probably looking at upwards of £1,000 for memory, chip and a decent amount of (relatively) fast memory for a system.
 
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