The CPU State Of Affairs........

[Andy7]

Intel have basically no competition from AMD high end wise and can roll out Processors with a 5% increase year after year.

Mugs will pay through their noses for this and it is a joke!

Thoughts guys?

 

[Andy7]

You also have to remember that we're probably approaching the limitations of what silicon can give us IPC wise. Some of it is down to physics, not just business.

But to pay all that money for a meagre performance increase?

I am still on a 2600k @ 4.5Ghz and don't see anything worth splashing out for at the moment.

 

[Andy7]

I think it's great. Can stay cutting edge near enough, for way way longer than you used to.

The Sandy Bridge chips prove that you don't have to shell out sh+t loads of money for an upgrade that gives you mediocre gains in gaming.

 

[Andy7]

Why should you buy a new Motherboard, Processor and Memory for a new platform that just about beats a platform from Donkey's years ago?

 

[Andy7]

The only upgrade I see from what I have is the 5820k and that is for the extra cores. The Skylake stuff is expensive and no better from what I have now for gaming.

 

[Andy7]

Gotta agree, any intel cpu from the last 5 years is still pretty good. Ive been through quite a few of them, ivybridge, haswell, devils canyon. If your a gamer, all are still pretty potent. If you need a chip for productivity it has to be an X series setup. Even the old X58 bloomfield hex cores that are dirt cheap stack up quite well theese days. A lot of bang for little outlay.

I agree with you. The X series offer the best value at the moment especially the 5820k.

 

[Andy7]

Gotta agree with this. My spending on PC has been so much less over the last few years.

My spending has been less because I won't spend silly money for a meagre increase in performance.