My DDR3 is 1.35V
So is mine. +I have never been shy to overclock and overvolt things, I doubt +10% or so voltage will burn controller before I move on to some other CPU.
My DDR3 is 1.35V
It's not just the DIMM form factor, Skylake only supports DDR3 voltages of 1.35V, and nearly all the stuff that's currently out there is 1.5V or 1.65V. I suspect it's a concession they've made mostly for portable system manufacturers, rather than those who might want to hang onto their DDR3.
I just bought a Z97 motherboard lol.
It supports DDR3, but you need to use a new form factor that's compatible called UniDIMM. It's mainly for OEMs only.
DDR4 sticks also are in UNIDIMM fashion for SKL, so regardess you are needing new RAM. Dont think OEMs are too happy with this after they just released DDR4 DIMMs for the loner Haswell-E
Its OEM requested. So I am sure they are happy with it.
DDR4 sticks also are in UNIDIMM fashion for SKL, so regardess you are needing new RAM. Dont think OEMs are too happy with this after they just released DDR4 DIMMs for the loner Haswell-E
It's not as though DDR4 will be expensive forever. As production ramps up, prices will drop down. A mainstream platform from Intel (and AMD) will help drive that demand.
It's not as though DDR4 will be expensive forever. As production ramps up, prices will drop down. A mainstream platform from Intel (and AMD) will help drive that demand.
Same here, my Q9450 is still going strong with a newer GPU. Looking to upgrade soon, though.My Q9650 is still rocking it. I'm surprised that it still handles everything well. Admittedly I've upgraded my gpu.
If DDR3 prices fall to what they were 2 years ago, then one could stack up on DDR3, go Haswell i7 4790K and be set for 5+ years.Yep, but it takes time. Its quite clear DDR4 is behind schedule. And DDR3 chip inventories and capacity is quite high.
The point is not that DDR4 is so expensive, but that you csnt re-use the ram you already have. I guess we have to move on eventually, but i think this will slow DIY adoption of skylake, especially if performance gains are minimal.
Count me in on that plan.If DDR3 prices fall to what they were 2 years ago, then one could stack up on DDR3, go Haswell i7 4790K and be set for 5+ years.
Quick comparison using AnandTech results for Haswell and older chips. Assuming ~12,5% better performance (Core i7 6700K vs Core i7 4790K) and a 12% bump from Core i7 4770K to Core i7 4790K, here's how the new Skylake compares to current Intel processors @ stock:
26% faster than Core i7 4770K.
36% faster than Core i7 3770K.
47% faster than Core i7 2700K.
81% faster than Core i7 965.
I can see lots of Nehalem/SB/IB users finally upgrading.
^ I went to that linked page to see if that were the case, and the first graph shows:
Cinebench Single-Threaded
4770K (3.50 GHz) - 1.78
4670K (3.40 GHz) - 1.70
3770K (3.50 GHz) - 1.66
2700K (3.50 GHz) - 1.54
Normalized per GHz;
4770K (3.50 GHz) - 0.508/GHz
4670K (3.40 GHz) - 0.500/GHz
3770K (3.50 GHz) - 0.474/GHz
2700K (3.50 GHz) - 0.440/GHz
The rest of benches look similarly uninspiring. How do you get 26%, 36%, 47%, 81%? 2700K to 4770K is mere 15%.
P.S. To be sure, Nehalem to Sandy is better.