I'm building a new system, mostly for running engineering structural analyses (finite element analysis, which basically involves sparse matrix solution) the odd bit of Matlab, etc.
It was going to be an i7-950 and I actually bought a lot of the parts pre-VAT rise, but they're still new and in their boxes. Looking at benchmarks for newly released SB 2600k, it looks to wipe the floor with the i7-950 on a lot of things, though I don't know what benchmarks relate to what I'll be using it for?
It's a ~£600 system, and changing to SB will cost me ~£75. Worth it if it doubles the performance in the applications I use, but probably not worth it if the performance difference is marginal.
Anyone able to tell me which benchmarks are relevant, and whether it's worth the upgrade?
Thanks!


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. What programs are you using? I hammered my PC with Hypermesh & Catia on a regular basis!
