Sandy Bridge Vs Ivy Bridge

[aka.Goliath]

So I have decided that I'm going to upgrade my motherboard and CPU and possibly my RAM. The question is should I wait 4 months for the new Ivy Bridge and new chipsets or go now and buy a motherboard and a sandy bridge CPU. I'm looking at getting a quadcore, so a i7, and not have to upgrade for two years. Is the new Ivy bridge that much better than the Sandy Bridge? What else should be noted? Will the new chipsets be able to handle more of the USB3 and SATA3 ports and better? ( I have a SSD with SATA3 ). I currently have i5 661 with P55 chipset, is the new Ivy bridge that much better? Any incite into this would be much appreciated

 

[Gtx Gaming]

new chipset= native usb 3 , so yes it will have more usb 3 ports.

current 2600k is 100% it will last you 2 years , the ivybridge will be about 15% faster or so depending on the app.

 

[nakedpeanut]

Well what are your current specs? Are you in need of an upgrade now, or can you wait? I'm sitting with an i5 750, so I'm waiting for Ivy bridge to upgrade. It just depends on your situation...

 

[Shayd]

Ivy bridge should also consume significantly less power at it is a 22nm part vs 32nm.

Yes I know most people don't care about power consumption but I am a green geek.

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[ponder]

4 months won't kill you. I would wait.

 

[aka.Goliath]

Well what are your current specs? Are you in need of an upgrade now, or can you wait? I'm sitting with an i5 750, so I'm waiting for Ivy bridge to upgrade. It just depends on your situation...

I can wait.. but with Ivy bridge is the increase in performance and extras such as USB3 native that much more than Sandy bridge. I assume that it be cheaper to get a sandy bridge now than buy a Ivy bridge and new mobo with new chipsets in 4 months.

 

[Pe-Killer]

So I have decided that I'm going to upgrade my motherboard and CPU and possibly my RAM. The question is should I wait 4 months for the new Ivy Bridge and new chipsets or go now and buy a motherboard and a sandy bridge CPU. I'm looking at getting a quadcore, so a i7, and not have to upgrade for two years. Is the new Ivy bridge that much better than the Sandy Bridge? What else should be noted? Will the new chipsets be able to handle more of the USB3 and SATA3 ports and better? ( I have a SSD with SATA3 ). I currently have i5 661 with P55 chipset, is the new Ivy bridge that much better? Any incite into this would be much appreciated

I'll say it all just depends on what you use your pc for.. if it's mainly for gaming sandy bridge will be more then fine for next 2 years.If you perpaps work with very cpu intensive apps like photo editing and video recording and stuff like that ,then maybe it might pay off to wait.

 

[nakedpeanut]

I think native USB3 is definitely worth the wait, plus i'm sure the new boards will sport PCI-E 3.0. There a few starting to roll out now. Sure the cards of today don't need it, but why go backwards?

So depending on your situation and needs you need to weigh up the options.

 

[xera]

new chipset= native usb 3 , so yes it will have more usb 3 ports.

current 2600k is 100% it will last you 2 years , the ivybridge will be about 15% faster or so depending on the app.

Only 2 years? Some generalization this...

If Ivy bridge is only 15% faster, then technically its only gonna last a tiny bit longer than SB... jan 2011 for SB... + 2 yrs + 15% for Ivy, and you get may 2013 as the expiry for Ivy... Just following your generalization :erm:

Hi PostmanPot...

 

[aka.Goliath]

I think native USB3 is definitely worth the wait, plus i'm sure the new boards will sport PCI-E 3.0. There a few starting to roll out now. Sure the cards of today don't need it, but why go backwards?

So depending on your situation and needs you need to weigh up the options.

PCIe 3.0 now thats new, cool incite.. That is a reason to wait, I always say buy for the future (well as much as you can). Any other upgrades on Sandy bridge? Any ideas what the new chipsets are going to bring to the table?