intel 3rd gen or 4th for gaming

[akshaysoni099]

i read this article

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

and chose i5-3570k for gaming but seen 4th gen processor in market and now confused which one to buy

please tell me what to buy 3rd gen or 4th and if 4th then which one

 

[smorizio]

With the haswell CPU the ivory bridge slot is a dead slot. If your going to keep your pc for a few years get the 4670k that onsale online at micro center for 199. The newer mb let to drop in a Broadwell CPU when they drop.

 

[ekseli]

4th gen Haswell processors consume less energy. Afaik that's the only significant advantage they have. So for desktop you're fine with 3rd gen Ivy Bridge cpu if you can get it cheaper.

 

[ekseli]

With the haswell CPU the ivory bridge slot is a dead slot. If your going to keep your pc for a few years get the 4670k that onsale online at micro center for 199. The newer mb let to drop in a Broadwell CPU when they drop.

Is that official? Because if it's just an assumption, I really would not count on it. Intel has released a new socket almost every year now. I thought buying my i5-750 that the LGA1156 would be good for an upgrade at least a year or two later. But alas Intel decided to make the LGA1155 soon after and there basically was no new processor family for LGA1156 after the first.

"Future-proofing" PCs rarely works, and is almost never advisable if you have to pay extra for it. For the same price, sure, but paying more for a comparable part just to "future-proof" your system for upgrades has a very high probability of your money going to waste.

 

[smorizio]

Google Broadwell CPU read the wiki info yourself. The leaked road map is Broadwell in 2014 that a 14mm refresh of haswell then skylark..lake CPU in 2015.

 

[ekseli]

Google Broadwell CPU read the wiki info yourself. The leaked road map is Broadwell in 2014 that a 14mm refresh of haswell then skylark..lake CPU in 2015.

Has Intel said in any official capacity that they will absolutely not release a new socket with Broadwell?

LGA1156 was "expected" to be good for at least one upgrade/refresh as well. It wasn't.

 

[smorizio]

ALl that really known right now is intel wants to switch to a bga CPU. If they do then the CPU going to be soilder onto mb before you get them.

 

[Mahisse]

Future proofing for desktop builds really only applies to everything but the CPU and motherboard. When upgrading a build you mostly do it because you want a faster machine, which of course depends on the CPU and the CPU options depend on the motherboard.

Best CPU "future proofing" you can do is to buy a processor that is fast and overclocks well.

The best future proofing in my opinion is to get a quality PSU with sufficient power for a SLI/CF setup, a quality HDD with tons of storage space, a SSD for your OS and, depending on the develpoment status, memmory (RAM).

 

[ekseli]

ALl that really known right now is intel wants to switch to a bga CPU. If they do then the CPU going to be soilder onto mb before you get them.

So there you have it; no guarantees of future-proofing anything with LGA1150 and Haswell. I wouldn't gamble my money on it, that's all I'm saying.

 

[akshaysoni099]

With the haswell CPU the ivory bridge slot is a dead slot. If your going to keep your pc for a few years get the 4670k that onsale online at micro center for 199. The newer mb let to drop in a Broadwell CPU when they drop.

i am going to sell my old PC and purchasing an all new so there is no need to worry about socket
so what should i go for 3rd gen or 4th

 

[Intel God]

LGA1156 was "expected" to be good for at least one upgrade/refresh as well. It wasn't.

Yes it was

Lynnfield - 45nm
Clarkdale - 32nm

ALl that really known right now is intel wants to switch to a bga CPU. If they do then the CPU going to be soilder onto mb before you get them.

So there you have it; no guarantees of future-proofing anything with LGA1150 and Haswell. I wouldn't gamble my money on it, that's all I'm saying.

Broadwell will be for Laptops only. Skylake will be the first processor mainstream gets on 14nm with DDR4 and Pcie 4.0

 

[ekseli]

With the haswell CPU the ivory bridge slot is a dead slot. If your going to keep your pc for a few years get the 4670k that onsale online at micro center for 199. The newer mb let to drop in a Broadwell CPU when they drop.

i am going to sell my old PC and purchasing an all new so there is no need to worry about socket
so what should i go for 3rd gen or 4th

Whichever costs you less for the same performance. The performance difference between Haswell and Ivy Bridge is not big enough to justify you paying extra for a Haswell CPU and compatible motherboard, unless electricity is super-expensive where you live or you absolutely want to save power to be eco-friendly.