surfsk8snow.jah
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Hey all, I'm parting together a new build for the winter - my current rig will be 4yo - and am now looking at CPUs.
A quick search on the next release from Intel shows the IvyBridge, and a bit of research shows that they should be backwards compatible for current LGA1155 socket (especially including that certain mobo manufacturers have begun advertising their current boards as IvyBridge compatible).
So, my plan is to purchase a medium end i5-2500k for now for the build, which will be still amazing in and of itself, then trade that in (sell it back) and purchase a new 'higher end' IvyBridge offering, seeing as they're estimating a minimum 20% performance increase per clock over SandyBridge.
Any insight into the true feasibility of this request?
I'm also deciding between the Intel P67 and Z68 chipsets - I have yet to begin my research on this - but which of these will be better overall, as well as most likely compatible with IvyBridge?
Thanks!
A quick search on the next release from Intel shows the IvyBridge, and a bit of research shows that they should be backwards compatible for current LGA1155 socket (especially including that certain mobo manufacturers have begun advertising their current boards as IvyBridge compatible).
So, my plan is to purchase a medium end i5-2500k for now for the build, which will be still amazing in and of itself, then trade that in (sell it back) and purchase a new 'higher end' IvyBridge offering, seeing as they're estimating a minimum 20% performance increase per clock over SandyBridge.
Any insight into the true feasibility of this request?
I'm also deciding between the Intel P67 and Z68 chipsets - I have yet to begin my research on this - but which of these will be better overall, as well as most likely compatible with IvyBridge?
Thanks!