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Will there be a new 2500k when Ivy arrives?

Radiation

Radiation

Radiation

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Im a bit confused what going to 22nm means in terms of current cpu's and prices, will they all get the improvement or will there be a new set of cpu models?

Im wondering if it's worth waiting to April for this and a new graphics card, i think if there's some new hardware or i could save at least £50 it might be worth waiting, if not then i should probably just order something now?
 
There is usually an overlap between CPU ranges and sockets. So the current range will be around for a while yet, but sometime after IB has been released they will discontinue it. The current range of CPU's will not get an upgrade as such, but there will be a direct replacement for the i5 2500K. Although I'm not sure what its called yet.

Its difficult to give upgrade advice without knowing what you currently have... But generally speaking, if you already have an older quad core, like a Q series or old i7, then personally I'd wait for IvyBridge, Southern Islands and Kepler to be released. At that point you'll either be able to buy one of the new range of products, or one of the current range at a heavily discounted price. Win-win really. If on the other hand you really want something for Xmas, then the 2500K is a good CPU, especially for gaming. Although personally I'd still wait for the new range of graphics cards to arrive.
 
I have a C2D at 3.1Ghz and a GTX260, i can definitely wait to Jan but April has to be worth it, ill be getting motherboard, cpu, ram and graphics, what should i keep an eye out for, only plan to spend up to £500, preferably less.
 
would take a guess and reckon it'll be called the 3500K, since Ivy Bridge are the 3*** series if am remembering correctly. :)
 
Radiation said:
I have a C2D at 3.1Ghz and a GTX260, i can definitely wait to Jan but April has to be worth it, ill be getting motherboard, cpu, ram and graphics, what should i keep an eye out for, only plan to spend up to £500, preferably less.
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Yes I'd wait then, at the very least you'll be able to pick up some of the current range high-end kit at bargain prices. Basically wait until everything has been released and then make an informed decision based on benchmark scores, reviews, and check out what other people are buying at the time. Bang-for-buck is a decent mantra. With £500 if you can re-use things like mouse, keyboard, monitor, HDD, and maybe the case from your old system, then you'll be able to build yourself a nice and powerful rig.
 
would guess Ivy Bridge processors will have a bit of a premium over Sandy Bridge ones for the immediate time being, until Sandy Bridge is phased out entirely then would imagine prices will settle in a similar manner to what they are now, unless Bulldozer revision B3 produces a staggering comeback, which will probably drive those prices down a bit. ;)
 
Wucked said:
Yes I'd wait then
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I wouldn't!

I waited with a Phenom IIx4 for over a year... Then BD came out, sucked, and I bought a 2500k. And wished I'd not spent a year on the Phenom. Absolutely shines for the stuff I do (mostly Photoshop, bit of light BF3).

Current i5s and i7s are fantastic pieces of kit, if you can build a rig tomorrow that's within your budget, do it and enjoy the next 5 months more :)
 
Gashman said:
would take a guess and reckon it'll be called the 3500K, since Ivy Bridge are the 3*** series if am remembering correctly. :)
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Could even be the 4*** series as SandyBridge-E has nicked the 3 series titles, and there is going to be an ivy bridge counter part to that as well.
 
eddiew said:
I wouldn't!

I waited with a Phenom IIx4 for over a year... Then BD came out, sucked, and I bought a 2500k. And wished I'd not spent a year on the Phenom. Absolutely shines for the stuff I do (mostly Photoshop, bit of light BF3).

Current i5s and i7s are fantastic pieces of kit, if you can build a rig tomorrow that's within your budget, do it and enjoy the next 5 months more :)
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See this is what im unsure about, id rather have it now if the gains or savings are minimal, so i don't know what to do.
 
I'm building this year. not waiting any more, getting sick and tired of it.

I can't see me needing much more than an i5, Z68 mobo and 560Ti for the time being. Already have case, psu, ram, win 7 and hdd.

Next year I can see what improvements the new stuff brings and upgrade if necessary. I will still be able to recoup a little back from the parts I'm replacing.
 
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Radiation said:
See this is what im unsure about, id rather have it now if the gains or savings are minimal, so i don't know what to do.
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If what you have now is irking you, get an i5 now because you'll be thoroughly pleased with it! IB seems set to be 10-20% faster, but that in itself is never enough to "feel" like an upgrade since it tends to only show up in benchmarks. I for one won't be hopping to an IB i5 next year, because this one is quite sufficient*. A good upgrade is one where you sit and marvel at how fast it is now :D

Vs your C2D you're likely to feel twice as fast on lightly threaded apps, and twice that again in multi threaded. If you happen to use Photoshop... it's staggeringly faster. As in about 10x. To me, that counts as a superb upgrade and well worth it. Unless you're planning on a multi GPU setup to go with it, the present 2500K just won't be a bottleneck :)

Geez, I sound like an Intel evangelist... I swear I'm not a fanboy, I tend to bounce between red and blue every upgrade - I just really really like this one :p


(* I reserve the right to buy an IB i7 next year if something new and CPU taxing appears in my application list ;) )
 
I think what I will do in January is get an i5 2500K and probably a GTX560ti for the time being, then upgrade to Ivy Bridge and the 600 series the following year if i need to.
 
eddiew said:
If you happen to use Photoshop... it's staggeringly faster. As in about 10x. To me, that counts as a superb upgrade and well worth it.
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Something like this?

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Oh, you didn't mean using PS in that way? Oh well, it woulda been great :)
 
debs3759 said:
Something like this?

Oh, you didn't mean using PS in that way? Oh well, it woulda been great :)
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Lol! Well, CoreTemp gadget does tend to bug and show my CPU at 9 GHz, so maybe we're not that far off those days :P

More seriously, Adobe love Intel... I'm not sure how they "optimise" (vs cripple) for Intel over AMD, but it is SO significant!
 
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