For us on Haswell it's a much harder decision. If Skylake was a massive jump (Like Conroe) I'd jump on it. But if it's a 5-10%? I'll get a Yoga 4 11 with great battery life and be very happy.
Still might get the Yoga 3 11.
It's pretty safe to assume that they won't pull an AMD and regress in performance (or at least in some critical areas), so for those of us coming from older platforms, it's the obvious choice if we're not looking to buy until the second half of the year or later.
I'll probably upgrade... I should have my financial situation hammered out by then. Using a 1st-gen i5 right now.
how can I make that decision when I know zero about its performance?
This.
I said "I" and I have a 4770k. so again there is no way I can make that decision with ZERO info known on the actual performance. and since when did a cpu not underperforming its predecessor become some kind of accomplishment? if its not at least 20% faster and with better overclocking then I will have zero interest in upgrading as even that is not really impressive.The decision is not as impossible as the two of you have convinced yourself it is. It's a very safe assumption that it's not going to underperform their predecessor. If I was still running a Core 2 Quad or an AMD Phenom, it would be an easy choice to say yes. For people with newer systems, it becomes more difficult decision. Then there are people who want to jump on the next greatest thing and play around with DDR4 etc etc.
While technically your post was speaking for yourself and not everyone else, the undertones suggests that you think everyone should processes this decision the same way you do.
And lets not kid our selves VirtualLarry... These are higher end parts we are talking about that don't have a 4watt TDP. That effectively makes this a "do not buy" item for you.
And lets not kid our selves VirtualLarry... These are higher end parts we are talking about that don't have a 4watt TDP. That effectively makes this a "do not buy" item for you.
you must not play demanding modern games or maybe you have a different definition of what fine means.Nope. I will be using my computer for three more years. It plays my games just fine.
Intel i7 960 stock clocks, 6gb of DDR3 1333mhz, GTX 570, X58 Sabertooth mobo, 160gb intel 320 and 500gb Samsung F3.
you must not play demanding modern games or maybe you have a different definition of what fine means.
his gpu is a gtx 570...On a 960? Even at stock, I imagine most titles even now would be 40-60+ fps.
I am still running a Core 2 Quad. Been meaning to upgrade since 2013. Life got in the way in 2013; not really sure why I put it off last year. I guess it's partly that my CPU's not feeling too underpowered; I just need more RAM.If I was still running a Core 2 Quad or an AMD Phenom, it would be an easy choice to say yes.
I got ivy, so if it is another 10%, I am not upgrading. my upgrade threshold is 50% the cpu have to be 50% faster than my own for me to upgrade. I may have to wait till 2017.Skylake is probably just another minuscule 10% performance bump considering they are releasing this WAY before Haswell E.
Nope. Just got a 4790k. Think it will be at least 3+ years until I can justify that itch. DDR4 prices will have to come way down.
you must not play demanding modern games or maybe you have a different definition of what fine means.
I got ivy, so if it is another 10%, I am not upgrading. my upgrade threshold is 50% the cpu have to be 50% faster than my own for me to upgrade. I may have to wait till 2017.
Of course if I can get a smoking hot deal on some parts to upgrade to on the cheap, I'll do it just to play with newer parts. That's always fun. I guess I just have to come to terms that CPU upgrades in the modern times are not like they were in the past.