Should I wait for the 5th gen Intel CPUs?

[MartinDaBoss]

I'm planning on building myself a gaming rig at the end of May, but I've just heard about the next gen Intel CPUs so I'm wondering if it's something worth waiting for. Every answer is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[ngbeslhang]

Always go to the official website and check.

 

[Jennifer Richards]

I would hold off. DDR4 should be out before the end of the year.

 

[SquirrelPhantom]

Coming from someone who has the current Haswell generation, I would have to say wait. The current gen works great but they do tend to run a bit hot. The up coming gen should be rid of the heat issues which could help with overclock if you are into that kind of thing.

 

[Traciatim]

There will ALWAYS be something coming in the next 6 months that might be worth waiting for. When you need a machine, buy a machine.

 

[logainofhades]

I'm planning on building myself a gaming rig at the end of May, but I've just heard about the next gen Intel CPUs so I'm wondering if it's something worth waiting for. Every answer is appreciated. Thanks.

Haswell refresh is early to mid may, from what I have heard. We are already on 4th gen. I would not wait for Broadwell.

 

[lowriderflow]

if you live near a microcenter.. go buy the 4770k today. they have them crazy cheap.

as noted.. in this industry, you cant plan 4/5/6 months ahead. 1 month, sure... but you'll never have anything if you're always waiting. b/c surely after broadwell releases, AMD will announce 16 core CPUs or something ridiculous coming in another 4 months

 

[MartinDaBoss]

Coming from someone who has the current Haswell generation, I would have to say wait. The current gen works great but they do tend to run a bit hot. The up coming gen should be rid of the heat issues which could help with overclock if you are into that kind of thing.

Do you know when is the next gen cpu coming out?

 

[MartinDaBoss]

if you live near a microcenter.. go buy the 4770k today. they have them crazy cheap.

as noted.. in this industry, you cant plan 4/5/6 months ahead. 1 month, sure... but you'll never have anything if you're always waiting. b/c surely after broadwell releases, AMD will announce 16 core CPUs or something ridiculous coming in another 4 months

Did Intel even announce the release date of the next gen chipset?

 

[logainofhades]

The Haswell refresh should solve some of the heating issues that are only present if you overclock. Intel is claiming they improved the thermal material used between the die and heat spreader.

 

[EdwardElric]

Not worth waiting, just get a cpu which fits your needs. you wont find much improvement for gen to gen Ivy till Haswell was around 8% overall improvement. buy a cpu when they refresh the Haswell ccpu in may. Good luck with the build.

 

[SpectreUnleashed]

Intel officially told that 8 core extreme CPU is coming this fall. We all know that Haswell is not capable of holding more than 4 cores (6 core 4960X and 4930K uses Ivy Bridge) and since they cannot switch back to Ivy or Sandy bridge, they will release it under Broadwell, which is 5th gen. Also chipset will be Z97 for usual CPU's (possibly i7-5770K, i5-5670K IDK just guessing). Z99 and X99 Chipsets will be released for extremes.

Now that games seem like they will utilize more cores, it is logical to wait for 5th generation. Trust me they wont be expensive due to real competition. AMD has 8 cores today but they are cheaper than 4 core Intel since nothing actually utilizes more than 4 cores. When apps use more cores, AMD will get the flag and it will be more popular for a short time. Then, Intel will startselling its 6/8 cores for what AMD sells, because otherwise they will not be able to hold ground in competition.

 

[Johnlava]

I'm having the same dilemma myself actually, but in my opinion you should just buy one now unless you wait for a sale on the 4th gen Intel CPU. I really doubt ddr4 ram should be that huge of a difference in gaming. The price will probably be ridiculous and most games can't even touch 16gb ddr3. Just go for a i7 4770k and you could play any game at max settings with a mid to high tier graphics card. You could probably get away with the 4770k OC'd for at least another year of high end gaming. Plus they already sell motherboards capable of 4th + 5th gen so you could upgrade easily. On another note I've read about the 5th gen desktop CPU's not being released until mid 2015 anyways.

 

[logainofhades]

😛

 

[Dawis67_AE]

What about new Intel i7-4790K (the devils Canyon). Its optimised to be better cooled than regular ones, and it better interface and also will have better power delivery due to extra capacitors. it is compatable with 1150 sockets and its 4GHz and can be overclocked to 4.2GHz up to 4.8GHz or even more if you are super lucky. I dont think 5th gen will be that much better. The good thing is that 4790K isnt that expensive compared to older ones like 4770K( at least where i live).

 

[SoupRice]

i want to upgrade my crappy AMD X2 955be to i7's but i read i7 4890k doesn't overclock well over 4.4ghz on air so if i get like corsair h110 will i get higher overclock!?

 

[SpectreUnleashed]

don't wait just do what you want to do

What about new Intel i7-4790K (the devils Canyon). Its optimised to be better cooled than regular ones, and it better interface and also will have better power delivery due to extra capacitors. it is compatable with 1150 sockets and its 4GHz and can be overclocked to 4.2GHz up to 4.8GHz or even more if you are super lucky. I dont think 5th gen will be that much better. The good thing is that 4790K isnt that expensive compared to older ones like 4770K( at least where i live).

i want to upgrade my crappy AMD X2 955be to i7's but i read i7 4890k doesn't overclock well over 4.4ghz on air so if i get like corsair h110 will i get higher overclock!?

To be honest, with a 4790K you will not need much of overclocking. Intels OC stuff is dofferent than AMD's. You mostly can use it at base frequency without bottlenecking anything. Also, a better cooler will have a small difference in extreme OC (4.4+ GHz at 4790K), it may effect a little bit. However, for the same frequency (lets take 4.3 GHz) a liquid cooler will get you better cooling obviously than an air cooler. I do not recommend extreme OC without Intel Performance Protection Plan.

 

[Suchiang]

If you are in a hurry then you can buy the Intel 4th generation and install it on the H97 chipset motherboards, because H97 chipset motherboards support both Intel 4th & 5th generation, So, that later you can replace it with the 5th generation.
Hope this answer is helpful.
Thanks!

 

[oxiide]

I'm planning on building myself a gaming rig at the end of May, but I've just heard about the next gen Intel CPUs so I'm wondering if it's something worth waiting for. Every answer is appreciated. Thanks.

Depends on what you have now. If you've got something that will allow you to continue gaming comfortably for another few months (probably into early 2015), just wait and see what happens with Broadwell. If you're desperate for something new sooner than that, don't bother waiting.

Usually these processor launches just represent another slim (~5%) IPC improvement that is only incrementally better than the current generation, so its not likely a big deal.

 

[logainofhades]

I think they have probably built their system by now, considering this thread is 3 month old. :lol:

 

[Dawis67_AE]

I am not a CPU expert but as long as you dont go for super extreme gaming and still want good CPU with great price buy new 4790K. It uses same 1150 socket and got different thermal thingy making it more heat transfering and lowering temps. Also it comes with 4ghz already and can be overclocked to average 4.3-4.5 ghz

 

[ADAMMOHD]

What are you guys saying?. Intel has already released 8core/16thread and 6core/12thread cpus.

 

[logainofhades]

Wow, twice in one thread. This must be some kind of record. :lol:

 

[dashsabe]

With everything that i've had heard so far they slowed down at making processors faster and are focusing more on making them smaller and more power efficient. 🙁 Personally i would rather have a big energy hog with massive performance then smaller with less-then acceptable...speeds

 

[ADAMMOHD]

With smaller and efficient processor, were heading to smaller than nano technology. This means that we are reaching the future concept of having small devices that can do more stuff especially the brain implanting stuff. It is a good step, but smaller processor is unstable, as an example, overclocking Haswell cpus. The results always come out differently

Ps; you can now add more computer components with power efficient cpu like sli/quad with lower power supply