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Fair enough, if you have a microcenter near by (not sure if mentioned earlier or not) you can pick up an i7-4770k for $279.99 and if you buy a motherboard with it, they knock $40 off the M/B price.
I wish. None in Iowa.
Fair enough, if you have a microcenter near by (not sure if mentioned earlier or not) you can pick up an i7-4770k for $279.99 and if you buy a motherboard with it, they knock $40 off the M/B price.
There's been lots of good comments since I posted last - rather than multi-quote everything, I'll just sum up where I'm at:
I'm coming around to the idea of getting a Haswell, even though its depressing to think about how much Intel could have done to better serve enthusiasts. They're a business, though, and I'm sure they're doing the right thing for the business. I am still considering waiting until September, though, just in case they go back to soldering on the IB-E. Most of you will probably tell me not to bother - but I have hope, given that IB-E is obviously going to be more of a desktop/workstation-oriented CPU, and logic should lead Intel to put more effort into making it a more heat-efficient design because of that. I also expect that games will become more optimized for six cores over the next two years, which is roughly how often I upgrade.
If the IB-E doesn't excite me any more than Haswell has, then I'll just get a 4770K in September. Done deal.
mfenn, where did you hear that IB-E is to be soldered?
You're a cool dude, you know that? One of the best question-askers around.
Anyway, I do believe that IB-E is soldered, but like mnewsham pointed out you will pay for the privilege.
The prospect of a soldered Ivy is exciting, but not as much for a single GPU gaming rig. IB-E may end up being the best platform for multiple GPU setups until the end of 2014.
mfenn, where did you hear that IB-E is to be soldered?
Edit: I should say "best overclocking platform for multiple GPUs." 4770 seems able to keep the stock speed crown moving forward...