So i currently have an:-
asus rampage with a xeon 3350 running at around 3.2ghz
4gb ddr2
gtx570
single radiator wc loop
all sat in a coolermaster cosmos.
I am getting the upgrade itch, and am thinking of gutting the case and fitting a new mobo, chip, cooler and ram. PSU, case and gfx card are solid imo.
Plan is to drop in an:-
I5-2500K and 2x4GB XMS kit onto an ASUS P8P67 PRO, and to top it off with a silver arrow.
This seems to be acheivable for around the GBP400 mark, but should i be holding off to see what Ivybridge has to offer?
While Intel are seeming to claim 20 - 30% performance gain over sandybridge, i cant help but think that they wont be as clockable as the sandybridge. I may be completely wrong on this, but i figure that Intel have seen how consistantly the I5 / I7s have been overclocked and have realized they could have marketed them to the end user at higher speeds than they did, and will do so with Ivybridge, which in turn will lower the headroom you have to play with yourself....
asus rampage with a xeon 3350 running at around 3.2ghz
4gb ddr2
gtx570
single radiator wc loop
all sat in a coolermaster cosmos.
I am getting the upgrade itch, and am thinking of gutting the case and fitting a new mobo, chip, cooler and ram. PSU, case and gfx card are solid imo.
Plan is to drop in an:-
I5-2500K and 2x4GB XMS kit onto an ASUS P8P67 PRO, and to top it off with a silver arrow.
This seems to be acheivable for around the GBP400 mark, but should i be holding off to see what Ivybridge has to offer?
While Intel are seeming to claim 20 - 30% performance gain over sandybridge, i cant help but think that they wont be as clockable as the sandybridge. I may be completely wrong on this, but i figure that Intel have seen how consistantly the I5 / I7s have been overclocked and have realized they could have marketed them to the end user at higher speeds than they did, and will do so with Ivybridge, which in turn will lower the headroom you have to play with yourself....