If your a gamer, what's the point in upgrading to Sandy Bridge?

[flopper]

800more mhz oc, well no need to talk anymore

 

[cjph]

I'm very interested in what kind of effect nicely clocked SBs will have on the minimum framerate of Arma2. It is perhaps the only game I play where my Q6600 seems to present a bottleneck.

+1 - there is an article on a German site which compares processors max and min framrates for Arrowhead ;

http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...idge/31/#abschnitt_arma_2_operation_arrowhead

Your Q6600 is listed, though not my Q9650 . . .

cjph

 

[PCM2]

+1 - there is an article on a German site which compares processors max and min framrates for Arrowhead ;

http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...idge/31/#abschnitt_arma_2_operation_arrowhead

Your Q6600 is listed, though not my Q9650 . . .

cjph

Thanks for the link. It seems that the Q6600 takes a comprehensive beating from the SB chips even at stock speeds. Would imagine a more heavily overclocked 2500K would provide a decent increase again but would love to see some benchmarks for that.

 

[beasty6]

So you upgrade to a Sandy Bridge

i agree im a gamer and i cant see a point in upgrading to sandy bridge unless you have to have the best components out there (its not a "who has the dearest pc" is it ??)

i still have a 775socket system with a E6600 cpu and a 7950GT gpu which is terrible but im upgrading to a 1156 socket system with a gtx 460 maybe go lsi with them (in my opinion if you have the money then hell yeah get the best components out there but everything changes every 6 months so i rarely upgrade unless i need to (as i do now)

beasty

 

[duc999]

Same here , no point in upgrading to SB for me.

I'll pick up a i7 950 and upgrade my GPU instead

 

[HW91]

is wait for bulldozer an option?

 

[redballoon]

If you're on a Q9650 or Q9550 you could move across to SB at minimal cost given the high resale value of these CPUs. DDR2 is still in demand as well.

The new motherboards look a bit pricey though :/

 

[unknownsock]

Depends on the setup and user, sure e-peen and an upgrade itch may come into it, but for myself im running a q9300 @ 3ghz with a eyefinity rig.
I'm in a diar need of an upgrade.

Although depends on price if i can get a p67 mobo and a 2500k for £300 or just over it's good to go.

 

[gronf]

Yep, it depends. I've an i5 760 and I reckon it'll last me til Ivy Bridge or possibly Haswell. SB doesn't really interest me, as I'm much more concerned about upgrading from this GTX 260.

 

[cjph]

I think players of games like Arma2 will benefit greatly from the extra power - I have a 3.7GHz Q9650, admitedly on an ancient motherboard setup, but even clocking a 4890 GPU from 850 core to 950 produced only a 1 fps increase using one of the in-game benchmarks, concluding the primary bottleneck is the CPU. So for me, an overclocked SB at 4.5GHz+ is an attractive option, depending on the funds for a new motherboard, processor, OS and memory. I feel the upgrade itch coming on but can't scratch it at that price.

cjph

 

[matthab]

If my budget allows I will be upgrading to Sandy Bridge.

1) I have the bug
2) My Mobo is wearing out and is falling behind in technologies.
3) I want a cooler and faster rig

 

[Wucked]

Sticking with my i7 920 for at least another year, I already have a GTX 580 so for gaming I think I'm set.

 

[Random Guy]

Without a doubt will stick with my i7 920 for this tock (and the next tick as well). I will see much more benefits from GPU upgrades over the next 1-2 years, the vast majority of games to be released will still be partially held back by (a)catering for the consoles and (b)running on the widest range of hardware available.

I have not seen any benches with the 920 oc'd up to an over 4 GHz, all the benches so far have been at stock or turbo, so no real idea of how much extra performance SB will net me.

Also no interest in upgrading mobo and buying a new chip.

 

[Dark_Angel]

is wait for bulldozer an option?

NO!!!!

 

[muon]

Upgrade to 2500K available for less than £350 and I will. Hopefully midrange motherboards will be cheap.

Hoping for sub £300.

 

[Garee]

Upgrade to 2500K available for less than £350 and I will. Hopefully midrange motherboards will be cheap.

Hoping for sub £300.

Asus P8P67 Pro is £149.99 with the regual P8P67 being cheaper than this. If the 2500k is anything like the i5 760 then you may just get your sub £300 depending on your choice of mobo.

 

[Loko]

i agree im a gamer and i cant see a point in upgrading to sandy bridge unless you have to have the best components out there (its not a "who has the dearest pc" is it ??)

i still have a 775socket system with a E6600 cpu and a 7950GT gpu which is terrible but im upgrading to a 1156 socket system with a gtx 460 maybe go lsi with them (in my opinion if you have the money then hell yeah get the best components out there but everything changes every 6 months so i rarely upgrade unless i need to (as i do now)

beasty

Agreed there is no point in upgrading from a 1366 socket, but if you are doing a new build why on earth would you not jump on the bandwagon of the latest tech? I haven't looked at prices for a 1156 vs 1155 socket build, but investing in a decent motherboard is always a good move and getting SATA 6 and USB3 in the process is a no brainer in my book.

 

[Loko]

I think players of games like Arma2 will benefit greatly from the extra power - I have a 3.7GHz Q9650, admitedly on an ancient motherboard setup, but even clocking a 4890 GPU from 850 core to 950 produced only a 1 fps increase using one of the in-game benchmarks, concluding the primary bottleneck is the CPU. So for me, an overclocked SB at 4.5GHz+ is an attractive option, depending on the funds for a new motherboard, processor, OS and memory. I feel the upgrade itch coming on but can't scratch it at that price.

cjph

Agreed, the whole crutch of the matter is that it really depends on your personal circumstances and your pockets. I'm in the boat of an old cpu which is miles behind current standards, so an upgrade for me will mean a big leap in performance. I did stick with that setup (CPU/RAM/Mobo) for 3 years and has served me well, only upgrading GPU yearly.

While I'm at it, I'm going SSD RAID 0 and GTX460 SLI so jumping into new arenas for me. Will look forward to tinkering with benchmarks but above all, return to maxed out graphical settings at full HD res.

 

[Doppleganger]

I am probably going to upgrade to SB. Although the performance of my overclocked Q6600 is still respectable, I've had this platform for 3 years which is a good bit of life to get out of it. Time for the old girl to gracefully retire!

 

[jayextreme]

I definitely think SB is more than a scale better than Q6600