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Ivy bridge V Sandy Bridge E

JasonKnights

JasonKnights

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Hi does anybody know if the new ivy bridge will be better than the new x79 sandy bridge e setups? or will a more reasonably priced mainstream cpu? and would it work on an x79 board?
 
no one can say for sure as Ivybridge is not out yet from what i gather ivybridge will give a bit more performance over normal sandybridge and im guessing slightly better overclocking due to less power consumpstion and less heat. I think ive got that right but please do correct me if im wrong :D

And asking if its going to be better than a sandy bridge e then it depends on what your going to be using it for.

and would it work on an x79 board?
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i presume what you are asking here is will an Ivybridge work on a x79 boards the anwser is no but Ivybridge E will
 
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Ivy Bridge will be socket 1155, and will work in some Sandy Bridge boards (H61, H67, P67 and Z68 with an updated BIOS).

X79 boards are socket 2011, so not compatible with Ivy Bridge. There will be Ivy Bridge-E chips in a year that will be sockcet 2011 and will work in an X79 board.

Which is best for you depends on what you will be using it for. If you are mainly a gamer, I would recommend Ivy Bridge when it comes out. Specifically the i5-3570K, which will replace the 2500K. If you do a lot of video rendering or other multi-threaded work that will benfit from more cores and hyperthreading, then X79 is the way to go. I believe the i7-3820 is due next month, and that is a quad-core (but with locked multiplier) at under $300. It would offer an upgrade path to 6 or 8 core chips in the future.
 
debs3759 said:
Ivy Bridge will be socket 1155, and will work in some Sandy Bridge boards (H61, H67, P67 and Z68 with an updated BIOS).

X79 boards are socket 2011, so not compatible with Ivy Bridge. There will be Ivy Bridge-E chips in a year that will be sockcet 2011 and will work in an X79 board.

Which is best for you depends on what you will be using it for. If you are mainly a gamer, I would recommend Ivy Bridge when it comes out. Specifically the i5-3570K, which will replace the 2500K. If you do a lot of video rendering or other multi-threaded work that will benfit from more cores and hyperthreading, then X79 is the way to go. I believe the i7-3820 is due next month, and that is a quad-core (but with locked multiplier) at under $300. It would offer an upgrade path to 6 or 8 core chips in the future.
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you explained it so much better than i did :)
 
I understand now thanks, I was thinking of perhaps getting an x79 setup. I just didn't want ivy bridge coming out and out performing for less cash! But if ivy bridge e is x79 compatible then can just replace CPU next year :) cheers
 
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