Should I Wait For Haswell?

[bobo347844]

I currently have a i7 3770 and a rubbish little mATX Gigabyte board. Should I upgrade my board or should I wait for the next generation and get an unlocked CPU and a good ATX board?

[lolmont]

You already own a very good lga 1155 CPU. I'd say just get a new motherboard :)

[Snickerzz]

From what iv'e read haswell is more advancing with the integrated gpu and controllers, and not much with the cpu itself.

[xxbrock88]

I think you should just buy a new z77 motherboard. Haswell is only going to improve about 10-15% in performance and you will spend more than it is worth to get the new cpu as well as the motherboard. An i7 3770k is a great processor and there are many great z77 motherboards.

[bobo347844]

Only reason that I'd considered getting Haswell was for getting an overclockable CPU

[lolmont]

Only reason that I'd considered getting Haswell was for getting an overclockable CPU

Unless your doing video work or something CPU intensive, you don't really need to overclock we just do it for fun. But it's nt worth spending hard earned cash for that minor boost ^_^

[bobo347844]

Any ideas for a new 1155 ATX board? Needs at least 5 SATA and support for both SLI and Crossfire.

[nishank93]

New motherboard. The 3770 is fantastic (unless you've realised you've made a mistake by not buying the unlocked version ;) )

[nishank93]

Any ideas for a new 1155 ATX board? Needs at least 5 SATA and support for both SLI and Crossfire.

ASUS P8Z77-V Pro. Budget?

[bobo347844]

New motherboard. The 3770 is fantastic (unless you've realised you've made a mistake by not buying the unlocked version ;) )

My rig came with a non 'k'

[nishank93]

My rig came with a non 'k'

I was only kidding. The 3770 is fantastic :)

[mgsstar]

Any ideas for a new 1155 ATX board? Needs at least 5 SATA and support for both SLI and Crossfire.

On the P8Z77-V LK, there are 2 SATA 3 ports and 4 SATA 2 ports and it supports Quad-GPU SLI and Quad-GPU/3-Way CrossFireX Support.

[bobo347844]

I was only kidding. The 3770 is fantastic :)

Is it just me or do us Aussies have to pay heaps more for gear like that though

[bobo347844]

On the P8Z77-V LK, there are 2 SATA 3 ports and 4 SATA 2 ports and it supports Quad-GPU SLI and Quad-GPU/3-Way CrossFireX Support.

What would you recommend from here: http://diycomputers.com.au/cat2.asp?catid2=595&catid=455

[nishank93]

Is it just me or do us Aussies have to pay heaps more for gear like that though

It is about 5 to 10% more, sadly :( but because our prices have GST included, the difference isn't that great if you count the money going out of your pocket. I find pccasegear and techbuy has most of the stuff you need for a computer.

[bobo347844]

It is about 5 to 10% more, sadly :( but because our prices have GST included, the difference isn't that great if you count the money going out of your pocket. I find pccasegear and techbuy has most of the stuff you need for a computer.

I use pccasegear or if I want to actually buy it from a shop I go to DIY computer warehouse

[nishank93]

I use pccasegear or if I want to actually buy it from a shop I go to DIY computer warehouse

In Canberra, the only decent store I know of is one in Fyshwick http://www.msy.com.au/

[bobo347844]

In Canberra, the only decent store I know of is one in Fyshwick http://www.msy.com.au/

There's a couple of them up here in SYD

[mgsstar]

What would you recommend from here: http://diycomputers.com.au/cat2.asp?catid2=595&catid=455

The ASRock Z77 Extreme4 if you are on a budget or a GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H.

[nishank93]

There's a couple of them up here in SYD

Yeah, the seem decent enough. Anyhow, in terms of motherboards, go with anything from ASUS, Gigabyte or MSI. I'll be better able to help you if you give me a price range :)

[vin_mehta1988]

It's official. Intel's fourth-generation core "Haswell" processor will arrive on June 3.

So to answer your question I would say you should wait. But thats just my opinion. 

[bobo347844]

Yeah, the seem decent enough. Anyhow, in terms of motherboards, go with anything from ASUS, Gigabyte or MSI. I'll be better able to help you if you give me a price range :)

~$150 Thanks for the help

[pspfreak]

I personally have a z77x-up4 th and a 3770k. The z77x-up4 th is a great motherboard. Linus has done an unboxing of the up5 th model.

[nishank93]

~$150 Thanks for the help

Asus P8Z77-V LX, 135$ on the DIY store. Great motherboard :)

Gigabyte Z77X-D3H, 158$. For the extra 23$, you get more USB 3.0, more SATA, better audio (I have no personal experience with this motherboard, but I've heard it is good), mSATA support, USB quick charge. They also claim to use better materials than other manufacturers.

 

I have had no trouble with Asus stuff, and I'll admit I'm a little biased toward Asus, but Gigabyte is just as good, sometimes better. Depends whether you want to pay 20$ more for the mentioned.

 

EDIT: The colour scheme of the Gigabyte is so good! :D