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Skylake... in August 2015?

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According to this article from The Tech Report, looks like we'll be getting Skylake processors 2 months earlier than originally reported. The article also lists a few technical specs for Skylake. Check it out here...

http://techreport.com/news/28125/leak-details-skylake-s-processors-chipset-with-pcie-gen3

I know its not a ton of info, but how do you guys think Skylake will stack up against Devil's Canyon and Haswell-E? Even if Skylake is more powerful, will translate into more in-game performance? Does an August release make anyone more incline to wait for an upgrade?

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My games are CPU bottlenecked very hardcore so... yeah. I'd easily pay $1k for a CPU that has stronger single-threaded performance. Can't exactly SLI CPUs for more CPU firepower in games either.

 

My guess? <10% performance increase when overclocked compared to DC. I also heard talk that Broadwell unlocked chips will be cheaper and possibly lower performance, and Intel will just let Skylake do the talking. I was never looking to upgrade to Broadwell, not with Skylake so close.

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I am happy with my 4790K - that will last me for a while :)

I think i'd be ok if i already had a 4790k, i wouldn't be worried about skylake either... lol

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thats mobile not desktop

What...?

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k @ 4.6ghz, Cooling: NZXT Kraken x61(Push/Pull), MOBO: EVGA Z97 FTW, OS: Windows 10, RAM: 16gb EVGA SuperSC DDR3 2400, Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250gb + 500gb SSD, WD Black 1tb HDD, PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G1, Case: NZXT Phantom 530, GPU: 2x EVGA GTX 980 CLASSIFIED, Monitor: Seiki 39 inch, 1080p @ 120hz, 4k @ 30hz

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