why will AMD have to cut prices?
Skylake-X i predict will be so overpriced that AMD will still have the win in the performance / dollar aspect.
Wait for Coffeelake. Nothing else makes sense right now.
When is that out and how much will it cost?
No reason to wait. It's not going to get any cheaper. That CPU still basically has no competition.
I would be really surprised if Intel priced CFL the same as 7700K/7600K.August. As far as price goes, CFL should be a direct replacement for the 7700K/7600K.
Haven't you heard Daddy-o, it is 8 cores or bust these days.I had to do an emergency MB/CPU replacement a few weeks ago, so I obviously went Kaby. Got the usual good bundle deal at Microcenter.
For the first time, however, I went with an i5 over an i7 to save some money. I realized I don't have many programs that use 8 threads, and of the ones I do the difference has proved to be minimal. My 7600K overclocks easily to 4600 by just upping the multiplier, which is good enough for my uses.
Anyway, the point is you should analyze your usage to see whether you really need that i7, either this generation or the next. If you don't, spend the money saved on some other component.
Haven't you heard Daddy-o, it is 8 cores or bust these days.
I would be really surprised if Intel priced CFL the same as 7700K/7600K.
It would be great if they do and would probably represent the best value replacement Intel has ever done, outside of when they introduced Conroe.
Not sure why you'd say that. The 7700K has definitely gone down in price recently. I saw a deal for one at $277 the other day. IIRC this CPU is supposed to sell for $350. And I doubt a 6 core coffee lake is going to increase its price.
I just recently built a new rig and went with a 7600K. I'm curious now about Coffeelake. Will it be same socket? And will it run on the 200 series chipset as well?
Does a bear poop in an outhouse? When was the last time intel went more than 2 generations without needlessly changing sockets?
I don't know, you tell me. My last CPU I had before this was a 3770K, and before that was a Q6600. But thanks for not being helpful.
CFL should be a direct replacement for the 7700K/7600K.
It would be the smart thing for Intel to do, though, given what else is going on in the industry. It'll inject a little excitement back into the Intel side of things, and fend off you-know-who.
Plus even a Coffeelake quad should clock a little better than Kabylake. I'm thinking there will be a 4c/8t k-class Coffeelake that will hit 5.0-5.2 GHz on air that will make people glad they didn't buy a 7700k. Especially since it'll probably launch at a lower price than what you would pay today for Kabylake.