Intel X79-E or wait for Ivy Bridge?

[Stonedofmoo]

I'm looking to build a new pc in the next 9 months and I'm weighing up a X79-E build or waiting a little longer for P/H78 & Ivy Bridge

I'm kind of curious about the X79-E though, reading about I don't really see the point. It has massive bandwidth and a quad channel memory controller, but yet it doesn't support technologies like USB3 or PCI-E 3.0. What's the point in launching a new chipset that is already out of date on paper?

Do you think it's better to avoid this and go for the more mainstream Ivy Bridge? I remember reading an article comparing Sandy Bridge to i7/X58 setups and despite only having a dual channel memory controller SB was quicker...

 

[Stonedofmoo]

Aye that's it really. My current rig plays any game without issue, but then I only have a 22" TFT at 1680x1050 res. My new rig will defo have one of those 27" Dells with the 2650x1440 res so I'll be needing something powerful to make the best of it.

But then ultimately Sandy Bridge chips appears to overclock to over 4Ghz with ease so theres nothing to suggest that Ivy Bridge won't do the same.

 

[Stonedofmoo]

Like I mentioned earlier it might be worth selling your current bits and getting a Core i5 2500K. Q9550 CPUs are selling for between £90 to £140 on the famous auction website.

That's good to know, however I won't have the money saved up plus I have my heart set on a Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge-E