One more month and IVB will be here! Who is getting what?

[ShadowVVL]

So what are the expected prices on ivy bridge?

 

[Arachnotronic]

Same as SNB.

 

[Rvenger]

Same as SNB.

With the exception of the 2600k pricing. They went straight to 2700k pricing for the i7.

 

[ArizonaSteve]

Probably 3570K. Been stuck on a Q9450 since early 2008.

 

[postmortemIA]

Probably 3570K. Been stuck on a Q9450 since early 2008.

similar here. My P35 mobo will be 5 yrs old in July.

 

[Golgatha]

I will be keeping my i7-920 until it bottlenecks my graphics card

This, except I have a 960.

 

[Smartazz]

Unless the 3570K is at least 20% faster than my very fast 2500K, it just doesn't seem worth it to me. 20% seems pretty unrealistic too.

 

[postmortemIA]

Unless the 3570K is at least 20% faster than my very fast 2500K, it just doesn't seem worth it to me. 20% seems pretty unrealistic too.

Yep it is pretty much same thing. It doesn't make sense to upgrade unless you are 2 or more generations behind.

 

[michaelrw]

Yep it is pretty much same thing. It doesn't make sense to upgrade unless you are 2 or more generations behind.

Though IB allows RAM OC'ing up to and beyond 3000MHz, which is complete insanity! So for those who like to bench or love OC'ing RAM, the new IB/Z77 combo brings some exciting new stuff to the table, in my opinion

 

[Don Karnage]

Though IB allows RAM OC'ing up to and beyond 3000MHz, which is complete insanity! So for those who like to bench or love OC'ing RAM, the new IB/Z77 combo brings some exciting new stuff to the table, in my opinion

Most Z77 boards will support Ddr3 2800

 

[michaelrw]

Most Z77 boards will support Ddr3 2800

right, however im pretty sure that the BIOS wont support anything over 2133 with a SB chip installed

 

[gramboh]

Even with the heat issues, leaning toward 3770k at this point. I've had my Q6700 on an ancient 965 board for years now and am dying to upgrade. I could get a cheap 2500k and wait for a new stepping of IB later in the year, might do that depending on people's results in the field. All I want is ~4.5GHz on reasonable voltage with an NH-D14.

I already have the case, heatsink, RAM, PSU, SSD and hard drives, so I just need MB/CPU/GPU.

 

[Don Karnage]

right, however im pretty sure that the BIOS wont support anything over 2133 with a SB chip installed

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