Hi all i was looking to get a new rig in march and was wondering could anyone shed some light on intels next chip Haswell and would it be out in time as im giving my present system to my son as a gift and was going to get a new rig for myself i was just caught between which cpu to get for it some people prefer sandybridge to ivybridge and vice versa and others say wait for Haswell i just wanted a cpu to last me a good few years before i have to upgrade again i currently have a i7 920 oc to 4ghz
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Haswell?
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I cant mate you see i have promised my son this rig so i am upgrading everything i know i probably wont see many gains but i was going to get a new rig anyway i am hoping to run my operating system on a ssd and get a mobo with pci ex 3 and usb3 so it is a bit more futureproof for a little while at least lol im saving for around march time you see
You have an i7 920, which is still a very capable chip.
Assuming your son's birthday is in March - either way, you could probably give him your system.
Haswell may be out by then, but may be as late as June.
Maybe get a cheap laptop in the pre-Christmas sales (they don't seem to do post-Christmas sales any more...) to tide you over in the intervening period?
Going without a gaming rig for a few weeks never hurt, plus it makes the eventual build all the sweeter.
yes i definitely am getting a rig in march it is my birthday in march and his in may it is his 21st so i thought it would be an ideal gift as i was going to get a new rig anyway