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zarx on 01 January 2012
snakenobi said:
zarx said:
snakenobi said:
zarx said:
snakenobi said:


not in ivy bridge

the one after that

 

intel usually does small upgrades and i won't be upgrading that soon either as ivy bridge is just 3 months away

 

so in 12-13 months time when they take out the one after that,will that be good?


Haswell is planned to have a 6 core CPU but will also introduce an all new socket. Anything that far out is subject to change but it will likely outstrip anything out today, but don't you need/ want the new system some time soon? Maybe I am not understanding your situation here...

i need a system now,i am just thinking about exterme processors cost to performance ratio and if it doesn't ahve that muach extra performance then i can upgrade later if 2600k give me smooth performance now

 

i am talking about upgrading which i won't in 2-3 months to ivy bridge

 

i can upgrade to haswell in 12-13 months

Well that could work, just keep in mind you will need a new motherboard as well when you upgrade. 


yeah i know

 

and i forgot to ask you about GPU recommendations


if you are going to be using it for video encoding something like a 570/580 would probably be best at the moment if you can afford them, Nvidia should be unvailing their next generation cards in a month or 2 tho.



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greenmedic88 on 04 January 2012

Now's not the best time to be buying a new VGA card with AMD's 7000 series GPUs right around the corner and Nvidia's 600 series coming in Q2 2012.

Of course one can always play the waiting game indefinitely since there will always be a new generation of GPUs and CPUs about every 12 months, but currently we are at the end cycle of the current GPUs.

Naturally, you buy components when you need them and when doing an all new build, you generally don't have the option of spreading out parts acquisitions as the latest arrives, assuming you want a complete working system when all your initial parts orders are delivered.

At worst, if you buy a 6000 series AMD or 500 series Nvidia VGA card today, you'll see that same exact card being discounted by maybe $50-100 when their successors debut.

The GTX 570 is solid choice for the moment in the $300-350 range. The extra $150-250 for a GTX 580, while still the best single GPU card currently on the market, yields diminishing returns on the processing power/price ratio. Not an issue if you have enough of a budget to go top of the line AND replace them when faster replacements are introduced (meaning you have the budget to replace GPUs every 12-18 months), but the average PC builder probably replaces them closer to every 24-36 months.

I'm actually a bit surprised no one's brought up Tom's Hardware as far as recommendations go. They have broader knowledge than anyone on VGC in regards to PC components/builds without question.

http://www.tomshardware.com/



snakenobi on 04 January 2012
greenmedic88 said:
Now's not the best time to be buying a new VGA card with AMD's 7000 series GPUs right around the corner and Nvidia's 600 series coming in Q2 2012.

Of course one can always play the waiting game indefinitely since there will always be a new generation of GPUs and CPUs about every 12 months, but currently we are at the end cycle of the current GPUs.

Naturally, you buy components when you need them and when doing an all new build, you generally don't have the option of spreading out parts acquisitions as the latest arrives, assuming you want a complete working system when all your initial parts orders are delivered.

At worst, if you buy a 6000 series AMD or 500 series Nvidia VGA card today, you'll see that same exact card being discounted by maybe $50-100 when their successors debut.

The GTX 570 is solid choice for the moment in the $300-350 range. The extra $150-250 for a GTX 580, while still the best single GPU card currently on the market, yields diminishing returns on the processing power/price ratio. Not an issue if you have enough of a budget to go top of the line AND replace them when faster replacements are introduced (meaning you have the budget to replace GPUs every 12-18 months), but the average PC builder probably replaces them closer to every 24-36 months.

I'm actually a bit surprised no one's brought up Tom's Hardware as far as recommendations go. They have broader knowledge than anyone on VGC in regards to PC components/builds without question.

http://www.tomshardware.com/


Nvidia 600 series is too far

 

as for AMD,they just delayed it to February i think.Also it is not that much of a bump over GTX 500 series of Nvidia.

Also AMD's GPU acceleration is not that good

 

tomshardware was mentioned,i know it too.I am gonna go to all these sites to take last recommendation though registeration is a hassle so i first asked VGC.