Hi everyone,
I know recently this horse is being flogged a lot all over the web, but I'm not a real computer person when it comes down to the technicalities and all that reading and jargon hurts my brain.
I'm upgrading (if you can call it that) from my very old desktop. (6 years old, running Pentium D 3.4Ghz single core )
Primarily I'll be using it for Photoshop, and gaming, and once in a while, the occasional video editing.
I've been looking into the new Haswell series, and from what I can see, there's really not much difference between the two besides the integrated graphics and the hyper threading. Since I'll be using my own graphics card, the integrated on becomes void. I read on Tom's Hardware somewhere, that the difference in performance is only around 10% different, but with approx $40 difference on the price (taking into account the mobo as well). I'm also assuming that the 1155 is now dead, after the release of the 1150, so should I take that into account as well, or is that irrelevant?
So, as an OzBargainer, I'm thinking wait a month or so for Ivy Bridge prices to drop some more, then build a 3rd Gen rig, or should I stretch the budget a bit and get the Haswell?
Thanks for your help!
no brainer
get with the new
intel will EOL s1155 soon, maybe by the end of the year
saying that, if you build an Ivy PC of course it will last a good 4,5,6 yrs just like your current PC however its like buying a car, if you pay the same do you want a 2013 or a 2012 model?
i think prices are decent as they are right now… someone posted a $559 Haswell white box, i doubt they will drop that much leading up to xmas
if you have to post these questions… there's an old saying, if there's any doubt, there is no doubt
get haswell