New PC

[milmar]

so am looking at getting a new pc and was wondering if i should wait a little bit cause of the new i7 coming out anyone know dates heard jan to feb but would like a heads up if you guys know better
well anyway am looking to get a new pc although i already have some parts so no monitors,keyboards,graphics cards needed
so atm i am running a Q6600(yes i know its really old) 8 gb of paired ram and amd 7950 and a 750 watt psc cosair i think should really look
so what do you guys suggest is it work me going for an i7 3rd gen or waiting for a 4th gen or what any help will be thanked

[Aexl]

I'm honestly not overwhelmed by the current info on the haswell processors, sure they'll be great in notebooks with the reduced power but I'm not seeing anything spectacular in the desktop line, even a 50w reduction (doubt it'll be that much) would barely affect me. Which is why I decided to go ahead and get a i7 3770k and not wait another couple months.

It seems amd isn't touching intel at the moment so they're playing the slow game and just saving money which is fairly disappointing.

unless you're aiming to use onboard graphics, it seems to be an improvement.

[Phage]

Haswell doesn't seem to be promising any huge upgrade compared to IB or even SB. I'd buy now. Afterall, there's always something new around the corner.

[milmar]

thanks for the advice anything you could recommend
i may am looking at something that going to be used to game/videos/coding/word processing
pretty much all round machine am using 2 mointors a 27 and a 23 possible hook up my tv as well so prob use the onboard graphics for that if possible

[Phage]

i7 3770, a lot of RAM but I'm thinking you're going to need a GPU for that much screen real estate.

[milmar]

i would of thought that the onboard graphics could of handled it cause its 1080 tops was hoping of getting 3 monitors working ow well XD

[Rookie1986]

I wouldnt go with the 7950 if you plan on a 3 monitor setup, I'm running a 7970 over 3 and I CAN'T max everything out on all games.......

[milmar]

i already have the 7950 was xmas present so
but using the three monitors was only for when am coding and ect not when am playing games lol

[xpygmy]

the haswell processors have been delayed, I believe they will be arriving around September. So just go for the i7 3770k as that will be great for gaming and if you want to code.

[Willzzz]

More like June I reckon, but too long to wait still.

[shabz8324]

If you can wait I would personally wait the new chips will bring about a new socket which usually means the death of support for the older ones. Plus you might get decent feature cheaper because it will be more standard e.g. more sata 6gb/s ports, usb 3.0 ports and maybe thunderbolt (although the latter needs more devices).

[shaithis]

Is the i7 even worth the premium?
I'd just get an i5 and spend the difference on ssd space.

[technodean]

If you run alot of hard drives etc, then wait for haswell as the only big thing from what I can see is the ability to run 6 sata ports @ 6gbs and more usb 3.0. But i'm wondering if it keeps getting delayed with the rumors of sata express on the horizon?

[istanbul2013]

It seems amd isn't touching intel at the moment so they're playing the slow game and just saving money which is fairly disappointing.

unless you're aiming to use onboard graphics, it seems to be an improvement.

[JD1]

is the i7 even worth the premium?
I'd just get an i5 and spend the difference on ssd space.

i hafto agree with this user the ssd would speed up you a lot the i5 is a great work horse

[Venomz1337]

Get another 7950 in crossfire, get an i5 4670k and you'll be set to go!