Are you upgrading to Skylake?

[UaVaj]

ever since sandy bridge. max ipc from an enthusiast overclock point of view has been moot.
an i7-4770k (~4.5 GHz) is no faster than an i7-3770k (~4.7 GHz) nor an i7-2700k (~5.0 GHz).

could use a boost in mim frame rate for some cpu heavy games. that mean more ipc.
so - unless broadwell or skylake can differentiate from the current trend.

why waste $$$.

 

[Charlie98]

Nope... still rocking the 2500K's. I just spent my upgrade loot on a new GTX970 and a 512GB SSD.

 

[beginner99]

Just a simple question: do you plan to upgrade to Skylake-S this year? If so, what platform are you moving from?

Almost certainly yes. Currently on Lynnfield (eg. nehalem).

Will be a full upgrade, also GPU and especially the display (still on 1650x1050).

 

[2is]

Almost certainly yes. Currently on Lynnfield (eg. nehalem).

Will be a full upgrade, also GPU and especially the display (still on 1650x1050).

Those clean slate upgrades are the best. Not kind to the wallet, but it gets the uber geek in me super excited.

 

[steve wilson]

Hi there, I'm new here. Maybe I might need to post this in a separate thread.

Ok you'll probably laugh, but I'm running a little ancient rig here that I've had since late 2009 (haven't had time to update due to work travel, but am home now with our first baby, so I have a bit of time - key word bit

Intel Q9550 2.83 Ghz
Asus P5N72T mobo (an nForce 780i board)
8xGB DDR-2 (1066Mhz)

The main things I updated since then were RAM to 8GB from 4GB, my GPU from a GTX 460 to a GTX 750 Ti, and a new SSD for my OS disk. The tech is getting old I admit, no USB 3.0, no UEFI, no AHCI etc, and all sorts of good tech improvements over the last few years.

(made a new post here http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=37204602#post37204602

I'm debating if I should update to Haswell (Z97) or something Broadwell based, or wait for Skylake?

Are you gaming a lot? If so I would upgrade now as it'll be worth it and some massive improvements are there for the taking now. If you are just doing general office work on it then there is no point.

 

[Zanovar]

yep,for nephew.ivy is his, skylake is mine.might be the other way round though come purchasing time.

 

[Headfoot]

I'm torn between doing a clean slate upgrade, brand new all the way up for skylake + GM200/390x or just getting a gm200/390x on my current i5 2500k @ 4.6.

It will depend on whether NVMe drives are actually out at the time so when I do my install I can do it on a 4x PCIe NVMe drive and then not have to reinstall for a while.

 

[fleshconsumed]

Not sure, but probably not. It doesn't look like I'll be able to reuse my DDR3 ram and 16GB of DDR4 is too expensive for my blood to upgrade for 10-20% performance gain that I probably won't even notice in my day to day activities. If I could reuse my DDR3, it's be one story, otherwise it's probably a no go until DDR4 prices go way down.

 

[beginner99]

Those clean slate upgrades are the best. Not kind to the wallet, but it gets the uber geek in me super excited.

I will probably keep the case (Fractal Define R2) and PSU. Lack of Front USB 3 doesn't bother me that much and the PSU was repaired under warranty half-year ago. So I hope it lasts.

I could also gamble and only go for a new GPU and display and hope DX12 does the trick for the CPU bottelneck (would probably also safe me a windows license, OEM). Also hope Skylake MB's do support NVMe as that probably will offer the biggest jump in performance besides GPU.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

If I could reuse my DDR3, it's be one story, otherwise it's probably a no go until DDR4 prices go way down.

I think I saw that Skylake-S will support both DDR3 and DDR4. Like some boards did during the DDR2-to-DDR3 era...

 

[tweakboy]

What is Skylake ?

 

[UaVaj]

Not sure, but probably not. It doesn't look like I'll be able to reuse my DDR3 ram and 16GB of DDR4 is too expensive for my blood to upgrade for 10-20% performance gain that I probably won't even notice in my day to day activities. If I could reuse my DDR3, it's be one story, otherwise it's probably a no go until DDR4 prices go way down.

what 10-20% gain??

in practical application/gaming - ddr4 offer marginal gain over ddr3 if any.

please link.



credit where credit is due. ddr4 does offer more bandwidth at the expense of poorer latency. both that does not translate to any real world benefits. obviously memory is not a bottleneck whatsoever.

here is linustechtips video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utWnjA4NzSA

 

[ctsoth]

I will not be 'upgrading' from my 4790k as I can't imagine any cause too. However, if I build an auxiliary computer for netflix/htpc/general use I will definitely be looking closely at the skylake SKUs, and if DDR4 prices are reasonable, it might be perfect for my intended use.

 

[tcsenter]

We'll see when the middling/mainstream chipsets and mobos come out. I haven't purchased an enthusiast/performance chipset or full ATX board in years. Can't remember the last time I paid more than $75 for a mobo, unless it was for someone else who specifically requested a gaming/enthusiast setup.

 

[lehtv]

my 3770K will easily last another 2-3 years no problem.

 

[2is]

my 3770K will easily last another 2-3 years no problem.

I'm thinking the same, but Skylake-S has some potential to make overclocking fun again. I don't know if it will be Sandy Bridge fun but I think it has some potential based on some very preliminary info (higher TDP and improved thermal compound)

 

[smangular]

I'm looking forward to the Intel Skylake offering. Hopefully it will be a notable step up.

MorphCore? http://wccftech.com/intel-preparing-dirsuptive-skylake-microarchitecture-morphcore/

 

[sm625]

Only if they release a G3258 successor that can overclock to a level that outperforms a G3258 at 4.4 GHz. How likely is that?

 

[poohbear]

Anyone with a sandy bridge really has no upgrade to upgrade for day to day stuff & even gaming. All the new R&D has gone into power efficiency for mobile platforms.

 

[therealnickdanger]

I'll probably get rid of my last Core 2 Quad machine and shuffle all our computers around.

 

[Hulk]

Skylake is probably just another minuscule 10% performance bump considering they are releasing this WAY before Haswell E.

Of course this is quite subjective but to me a 10% performance bump would be significant and possible enough to get me to upgrade from my 4770k.

 

[fleshconsumed]

what 10-20% gain??

in practical application/gaming - ddr4 offer marginal gain over ddr3 if any.

please link.



credit where credit is due. ddr4 does offer more bandwidth at the expense of poorer latency. both that does not translate to any real world benefits. obviously memory is not a bottleneck whatsoever.

here is linustechtips video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utWnjA4NzSA

I was talking about overall performance improvement by switching to an entirely new skylake/ddr4 platform. If the net gain is only 10-20%, then to me it's not worth the hassle, the time, and the money I'd have to shell out for an all new system. Of course right now it's all up in the air, but most likely I'll be skipping upgrade until DDR4 prices come way down.

 

[night]

I literally just bought a board + 4690k Wednesday and put a ton of time into making the decision. I came from a an PII-X4 955 @ 3.7 and it deserves to be retired now. I figure intel prices don't change enough to wait, the difference in what i am coming from is still huge, and.. it's my Bday and i can convince the wife .
But my real intent is to be ready for Oculus while I can.

The 5820 is tempting. I really would have liked a 6 core for what seems like Dx12 will potentially put full systems to better use, but the price diff + ram can't be justified when I save nearly enough for a full upgrade again later.

 

[Gundark]

For the stuff i use, Haswell is 30% faster on the same clock than Ivy that i currently have. If Skylake improve by 10% over Hw, than it's nice upgrade for me. I'll definitely upgrade.

 

[JTsyo]

I need to upgrade my whole rig. I would have done so already but the promise of Skylake this year has me holding off.

Things I'm looking forward to upgrade:

i7 920 to Skylake
6GB DDR3 to 16GB DDR4
HDD to SSD
Vista to Win10