Intel shifting to two year cycles for desktop with no Broadwell being released?

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More details here:

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/32524-broadwell-won’t-make-it-to-desktop

 

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Try telling that to someone running Planetside 2, and you'll understand quickly that sandybridge doesn't perform as well as Ivy or Haswell. (i.e. you need every single dang frame you can get as the game is so cpu limited and the modern chips are much better with PS2.)

SOE is redeveloping the engine to thread better,as a PS4 version is being released. Moreover,throwing hardware at a problem is not always the best way to solve it. Remember,most gamers don't overclock,and have £180+ CPUs, so most PS2 players are going to have issues one way or another ATM.

Even a 10% improvement,for a normal Core i5,is like the difference between 27FPS and 30FPS during a big battle which is not that much.

Making PS2 thread better means,the bulk of players will benefit,especially those running CPUs under a Core i5.

 

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Seems like a sensible step. Let the CPU's live longer and when the new come make 'em faster !.

Plus companies will need to make sure they optimise better for the existing CPUs too.