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Haswell-E, X99 & DDR4 in June ?

Good news is that if some of us wait for Haswell-E and the X99 chipset, it seems Broadwell-E will support X99 which means no mainboard swapout.
 
I know a few places have now had samples of haswell-e so im hoping that its going to happen before June.

I think it will be more if the mobo partners are ready rather than intel, since they seem to be on a drive to finally push CPU development again which is nice to see.
 
Pretty set on building Haswell -E into a Corsair 760T.

Full overhaul,

Intel 5820K
DDR4 16GB/32GB
Nvidia GTX 8XX
128GB SSD
2TB Barracuda
850Watt Cooler Master
Corsair Graphite 760T

So much coin..
 
Boomstick777 said:
Pretty set on building Haswell -E into a Corsair 760T.

Full overhaul,

Intel 5820K
DDR4 16GB/32GB
Nvidia GTX 8XX
128GB SSD
2TB Barracuda
850Watt Cooler Master
Corsair Graphite 760T

So much coin..
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If you were going for that wouldn't you opt for a bigger ssd ?
 
ndaar said:
If you were going for that wouldn't you opt for a bigger ssd ?
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I only use my SSD for the operating system. Everything else Movies/Data/Games are on my 2TB Barracuda. Have no use for a larger SSD in my PC tbh, only takes up 45GB lol. I did have a couple 1TB SSD's they just weren't useful in my PC. No point having 1TB SSD if you're only using 45GB :p. Sold one and put the other in my PS4 which it's very useful, have about 500GB left, games load so fast. No heat from the drive either so it's ideal for my console.
 
Boomstick777 said:
I only use my SSD for the operating system. Everything else Movies/Data/Games are on my 2TB Barracuda. ......
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I would have one for games although it depends what you play. Multiplayer games especially something like BF4 benefit hugely when on an SSD as the flags can all be taken before you even spawn :( Plus for what that system would cost another SSD isn't going to break the bank :)

Benchmarks for these systems are going to be interesting...... :D
 
=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
I would have one for games although it depends what you play. Multiplayer games especially something like BF4 benefit hugely when on an SSD as the flags can all be taken before you even spawn :( Plus for what that system would cost another SSD isn't going to break the bank :)

Benchmarks for these systems are going to be interesting...... :D
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If the games keep getting bigger i.e like Titanfall / BF4 at some point I may remove the 1TB SSD from my PS4 and use in my PC. Right now I just don't worry about it. My Barracuda does a good job at loading my games on PC. All my Steam / Origin stuff (Except BF4) is on my Barracuda. The difference the SSD has made in the PS4 is very noticeable. The fact it runs silent and no heat means I'm happy to just leave it in there for now, can always use it in my PC later on if need to.

Yeah benchmarking is going to be great with Haswell -E. I've been using this interim setup patiently waiting for new stuff. Out of the loop in benching, be good to have a crack at the leader-boards again once I get this thing built..
 
Im excited as it will hopefully be worth me bothering to upgrade. Only thing my PC doesnt do as fast as I want it to is encoding/rendering 1080p, 1440p or 1600p content. Gaming is fine - although am starting to see a couple of titles needing a gpu upgrade. So it will be a CPU/Mobo/RAM/GPU upgrade for me, probably waiting ~6 months after release to allow the initial issues to settle down and bios updates to come out.

I hated the amount of issues I got when I bought a q9450, TRI GTX 280 (replaced with dual 295's pretty soon) 8GB DDr3 and a Asus Striker Extreme II 790i total fail board. Had no less than 4 sticks of RAM that wouldnt pass memtest (across 3 pairs) that were all from corsair, and the board had a large array of niggles :(

Im also going to try to wait until the RAM isnt £400 for a set of a decent size/speed sticks.
 
Off to uni in September and u have really got into my CAD, CFD and rendering lately so I'm gonna need something to keep me going for four years or so and this is looking like it
Now just be kind to me wallet!
 
Extra tempted if the next series of chips after haswell-e is on the same platform. Bit of a change of tack by intel though if this is the case?
 
cwgk91 said:
Extra tempted if the next series of chips after haswell-e is on the same platform. Bit of a change of tack by intel though if this is the case?
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A lot of Intel platforms see two generations of chips. Good to know X99 will as well.

Z77: Sandbridge + Ivybridge
X79: Sandybridge -E + Ivybridge -E
X99: Haswell -E + Broadwell -E
 
Wasnt this chipset going to cost the earth? For most it would probably be a little too expensive even though it has a few nice additions, generally one for the hardcore/industry only really.
Que people expecting £200 prices, when their going to be getting £500+, its essentially the new era of i7 9x.....
 
iamtheoneneo said:
Wasnt this chipset going to cost the earth? For most it would probably be a little too expensive even though it has a few nice additions, generally one for the hardcore/industry only really.
Que people expecting £200 prices, when their going to be getting £500+, its essentially the new era of i7 9x.....
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Its the Enthusiast range and will be priced accordingly, I can 't imagine anyone is expecting a £200 price tag. Ivy-E ranges from around £240 - £750. Now I would expect Intel to add a premium for the 8 core chips which would push the top end price. If they don't, then expect some bargain Sandy/Ivy 6 core chips in the MM :)
 
Intel flaunts 8-core Extreme Edition Haswell with support for DDR4 memory

Since Intel's next Haswell chips are aimed squarely at enthusiasts, what better place to unveil them than at the Game Developer's Conference? The 4th-gen Core-i7 Extreme Edition CPU, codenamed "Devil's Canyon," will feature eight unlocked cores and 16 threads, trumping the last model's six cores.
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http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/20/intel-extreme-edition-eight-core-cpu/
 
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