CPU UPGRADE HALP!

[Buju3000]

HEY YOU GUYS! 

 

So... 

 

I currently have a "Bloomfield" (i7-930) processor in a x58 sabertooth mobo. Recently I been thinking of taking the upgrade path. But... SHOULD I?!

 

I play a lot WoW. I know WoW isn't a very demanding game but it is a very processor dependent game. My 930 is OC to 4.0 24/7 stable. Has been for 2+ years now. I also run a 7950 @ 1125/1450 and I do play a lot of AAA titles on the side as well. 

 

What I am wondering, What benefits, if any, would I see jumping to Haswell, or say even a 8350? Will I see any improvements in my gaming experience? 

 

Basically looking for a reason to drop 500+ USD other than just to have the new "hotness". 

 

Thanks for any help in advance. 

 

[SMURG]

HEY YOU GUYS! 

 

So... 

 

I currently have a "Bloomfield" (i7-930) processor in a x58 sabertooth mobo. Recently I been thinking of taking the upgrade path. But... SHOULD I?!

 

I play a lot WoW. I know WoW isn't a very demanding game but it is a very processor dependent game. My 930 is OC to 4.0 24/7 stable. Has been for 2+ years now. I also run a 7950 @ 1125/1450 and I do play a lot of AAA titles on the side as well. 

 

What I am wondering, What benefits, if any, would I see jumping to Haswell, or say even a 8350? Will I see any improvements in my gaming experience? 

 

Basically looking for a reason to drop 500+ USD other than just to have the new "hotness". 

 

Thanks for any help in advance. 

Well I'm running a 950 at 4.0GHz here, and I've ordered my Haswell upgrade now. Should be here tomorrow actually. The main benefits I see moving to Haswell are native SATA III (and 6 of them to boot). On X58 you have no native SATA III ports (any you do have are running from a third party (probably marvel) chip) so performance when using things like SATA III SSDs will be subpar. This might be important for you if you like faster boot times/game load times and are currently running a SATA III SSD. You also get native USB 3.0 and USB 3.0 internal headers on Haswell if that's something you're into - plus PCIe 3.0 which is probably going to get more important over time.

I also wanted a few features like dual ethernet, eSATA on the back panel and wireless AC which I was able to tie into my upgrade (which is conveniently cheaper than buying a wireless AC PCIe card)

Aside from those things is the obvious jump in CPU performance, and I find myself doing more and more Handbrake transcoding which will be significantly faster on my 4770k than it is on my 950. In all honesty though, I might not have upgraded to Haswell if someone hadn't offered to buy my current X58 rig XD

[sotiris.bos]

You will probably have some noticable improvements. If you want to spend 500$ only for a cpu buy a 3930K.

[SMURG]

You will probably have some noticable improvements. If you want to spend 500$ only for a cpu buy a 3930K.

I think he means $500 for the whole upgrade :P

If he bought a 3930k, he'd have to buy a new motherboard and everything too - without seeing much of a performance boost in what he uses his PC for, and without gaining much in terms of features since 2011 is almost as lacking as 1366 XD

[Buju3000]

 

I think he means $500 for the whole upgrade

 

[WoodenMarker]

Save up and get a 780?

[Nasirdude3211]

Grab a 3570k and a good Asus board.

[Nasirdude3211]

Or if you want haswell grab a 4670k.

[airdeano]

you should at least look into the CPU/MOBO upgrade. better fluidity of

game play and other daily app usage would increase in speed. 1366

platform is still a viable platform and isn't getting beaten up through

CPU processed functions. not like the 775, although some of those

still have great functionality. $500 pill is tough to let-go in today's life

style. if it were mine, i'd stand pat for now and may be on the lookout

for a friend in need to dump a 1155 platform, till then, game-on.

 

real-world gain to Haswell 15-25% increase in productivity speed. gaming

prolly same maybe a scosh more.

 

airdeano

[Buju3000]

you should at least look into the CPU/MOBO upgrade. better fluidity of

game play and other daily app usage would increase in speed. 1366

platform is still a viable platform and isn't getting beaten up through

CPU processed functions. not like the 775, although some of those

still have great functionality. $500 pill is tough to let-go in today's life

style. if it were mine, i'd stand pat for now and may be on the lookout

for a friend in need to dump a 1155 platform, till then, game-on.

 

real-world gain to Haswell 15-25% increase in productivity speed. gaming

prolly same maybe a scosh more.

 

airdeano

 

TYVM! Great answer. 

 

Unlike the jackass who says save up for a 780...