Buy a CPU now? or wait 1-2 months.

[Fibeus]

So, I am about to build my new system and well... I don't know if its the best time to do so. 

 

 

This picture is intel's schedule on the upcoming Intel Core Family update. +Leak pictures of the GTX980Ti are on the web too. 

 

With those things in mind, is it a good time to upgrade or should I wait 1-2 months for the new CPUs? Are they going to be more expensive so It is not worth it in the first place? Will their being available on the market be delayed so I will have to wait more than up to the day of release? And is it worth to opt for a GTX 970 now. or see what is available back in 1-2 months. Really confused.

 

I see people all over the place buying pc parts right now, and it seems like they don't care or don't know about the upcoming updates. What is the best option here. Let me know

[grayblizzard]

So, I am about to build my new system and well... I don't know if its the best time to do so. 

 

Intel-Skylake-Roadmap-Q3-2015.jpg

 

This picture is intel's schedule on the upcoming Intel Core Family update. +Leak pictures of the GTX980Ti are on the web too. 

 

With those things in mind, is it a good time to upgrade or should I wait 1-2 months for the new CPUs? Are they going to be more expensive so It is not worth it in the first place? Will their being available on the market be delayed so I will have to wait more than up to the day of release? And is it worth to opt for a GTX 970 now. or see what is available back in 1-2 months. Really confused.

 

I see people all over the place buying pc parts right now, and it seems like they don't care or don't know about the upcoming updates. What is the best option here. Let me know

if you already have a pc wait but if not go ahead

[The Toaster]

Skylake!

[Fibeus]

So shall I wait? I am about to sell my current PC to someone for 600ish bucks. To help me get the new system. I don't he will still want it 2 months down the road

[sqwidee]

PC hardware is always being improved upon. You'll realize after a build or two that something better comes out after you buy your dream rig anyway, so screw it. Best you can do is wait until new GPU/CPU come out and buy in right then. Just accept that it'll be obsolete for gaming in a year unless you somehow end up with enough money to keep upgrading.

[Senzelian]

So, I am about to build my new system and well... I don't know if its the best time to do so. 

 

Intel-Skylake-Roadmap-Q3-2015.jpg

 

This picture is intel's schedule on the upcoming Intel Core Family update. +Leak pictures of the GTX980Ti are on the web too. 

 

With those things in mind, is it a good time to upgrade or should I wait 1-2 months for the new CPUs? Are they going to be more expensive so It is not worth it in the first place? Will their being available on the market be delayed so I will have to wait more than up to the day of release? And is it worth to opt for a GTX 970 now. or see what is available back in 1-2 months. Really confused.

 

I see people all over the place buying pc parts right now, and it seems like they don't care or don't know about the upcoming updates. What is the best option here. Let me know

The Broadwell CPUs are definitly not worth it for gaming with a dedicated GPU.

Either wait for Skylake or use Haswell. I don't even think the 10-15% performance increasement on Skylake is worth it.

The 980TI might be worth the wait. But I would rather use a TitanX water cooled.

[Fibeus]

Alright. I think I'm going to stick with the i7-4790k but I might as well wait of some updates on the GPU side.

[TyagoDani]

IMO it's not worth waiting.

 

i'm also building my machine next month and i'm sticking with the 4790K.

 

acoording to this post on overclock3d.net, preformance gains are tinny. not even 10% in syntetic benchmarks. now, about pricing idk, the 4790K might drop something but still, i don't think the wait is worth it.

 

http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/cpu_mainboard/intel_skylake_leaked_specifications_and_performance/1

 

on the graphics card side, the 980Ti and the 390X are rumored to be coming very soon and that surely is worth waiting for. even if you've already decide going with a 970 or a 980, wait because prices are surely going to drop

[Nena Trinity]

No good reason to wait they will most likely be just 8% better and use less power.

 

Old CPU price may drop down a bit?

[Fibeus]

Yes. They might. I think I've decided to wait on the GPU. I will sell my current system for around 700 bucks. Which will be enough for me to have it up and running, only having installed:

 

i7 4790k

MSI z97 krait edition

8GB Kinston HyperX fury

EVGA 750 G1

120GB Samsung 850 EVO

 

...and because I dont have any other cash for the time being I will wait for the new GPUs or price drops on the current ones.

Other than that I will add the Kraken x61 alongside with 24 more GB of RAM (not nessesary for me to just have a working pc while I'm waiting so they will be added when I get the GFX card)

..and an 1TB WD Black.

 

All in my shiny, newly purchased H440.

[SteveGrabowski0]

Skylake probably isn't coming for 4-5 months. I'd wait for Computex just to see whether desktop Broadwell is really as underwhelming as it is rumored to be.

[typographie]

1–2 months may get you a Broadwell CPU, but with no major architectural changes beyond the die-shrink I doubt they will be anything worth waiting for over Haswell. Skylake may be worth waiting for, but that's going to be more like August at the very earliest.

[xeromynd]

Wait for CPU? Nah.

 

Wait for GPU? Maybe.

One would assume the 980Ti and AMD 300 series are going to be revealed (and maybe for sale) when Computex happens (in like a week). I'd imagine the 980Ti will bring down the price of some cards (maybe), like the TI's have done previously.

[drkRoss89]

I'm pretty happy with my AMD FX6300 right now, so I'll probably wait until Zen comes out or for a decently priced i5 system to come out before I consider switching.  

[NumLock21]

Sell your computer, and go back to the days before you had a computer. Can you last 2 months or more without a computer?

[KickinGravy]

Sell your computer, and go back to the days before you had a computer. Can you last 2 months or more without a computer?

Sacrilege 

[Fibeus]

Sell your computer, and go back to the days before you had a computer. Can you last 2 months or more without a computer?

 

I am 16. I was kinda born in the computer era. But I can see myself not using a computer for 2 months. I just don't know if it worth the wait. Plus I don't want to be disappointed. New CPU's may come out, but their prices may be a bit over the top for me. 

 

One question that I wanted to ask is, Is it a good option to opt for an x99 system? I mean, the 5820k looks quite beastly and everything. The cost difference in the build I'm going for is around 200 bucks. But then again, If am going to pay more I might as well wait to see what the new CPUs will be. But still... I'm confused. 

[NumLock21]

Sacrilege 

65 milion years ago, my pentium 3's motherboard has died, and I had to do a whole upgrade. Intel best cpu on the market at that time was the socket 775 pentium 4, but they also had this new Pentium D dual core, but it wasn't out yet. So it was go with the Pentium 4 or wait and get Pentium D. I waited for 3 months and got the Pentium D. In the end it was worth the wait.

 

I am 16. I was kinda born in the computer era. But I can see myself not using a computer for 2 months. I just don't know if it worth the wait. Plus I don't want to be disappointed. New CPU's may come out, but their prices may be a bit over the top for me. 

 

One question that I wanted to ask is, Is it a good option to opt for an x99 system? I mean, the 5820k looks quite beastly and everything. The cost difference in the build I'm going for is around 200 bucks. But then again, If am going to pay more I might as well wait to see what the new CPUs will be. But still... I'm confused. 

For gaming, a Z97 should be sufficient enough for your needs. For content creation and other similar task, the extra cores found on the Haswell-E based processor will be the better option. But then, this doesn't mean Z97 cannot be used for content creation or X99 cannot be used for gaming, it depends on what you want your system to do for you. Comparing between a Z97 and X99, X99 provides double the amount of PCIe lanes, this is beneficial if you're planning to run a multi-graphic card setup, with PCIe base ssd, like the Intel 750 series. A Z97 will not have enough PCIe lanes to distribute, if you were to run the same exact type of setup (a board with PLX might let you run it). Whether you going to spend the extra $200 dollars on the current X99 or the upcoming Skylake, that is your personal choice. Note that, X99 will always be high-end, no matter how well Skylake performs, it will not have the extra cores and the extra number of PCIe lanes the X99 provides. While buying a new system is all about benchmarks and such, but benchmarks is just a number. what's important is how well your system works. If it works great and you're satisfied with your purchase, does it really matter if performs just a tad slower.

[Fibeus]

65 milion years ago, my pentium 3's motherboard has died, and I had to do a whole upgrade. Intel best cpu on the market at that time was the socket 775 pentium 4, but they also had this new Pentium D dual core, but it wasn't out yet. So it was go with the Pentium 4 or wait and get Pentium D. I waited for 3 months and got the Pentium D. In the end it was worth the wait.

 

For gaming, a Z97 should be sufficient enough for your needs. For content creation and other similar task, the extra cores found on the Haswell-E based processor will be the better option. But then, this doesn't mean Z97 cannot be used for content creation or X99 cannot be used for gaming, it depends on what you want your system to do for you. Comparing between a Z97 and X99, X99 provides double the amount of PCIe lanes, this is beneficial if you're planning to run a multi-graphic card setup, with PCIe base ssd, like the Intel 750 series. A Z97 will not have enough PCIe lanes to distribute, if you were to run the same exact type of setup (a board with PLX might let you run it). Whether you going to spend the extra $200 dollars on the current X99 or the upcoming Skylake, that is your personal choice. Note that, X99 will always be high-end, no matter how well Skylake performs, it will not have the extra cores and the extra number of PCIe lanes the X99 provides. While buying a new system is all about benchmarks and such, but benchmarks is just a number. what's important is how well your system works. If it works great and you're satisfied with your purchase, does it really matter if performs just a tad slower.

 

I get your point. I am aiming at a high-end system. I will opt for the haswell-e sollution, probably. I believe I will be able to utilize the extra power + features it provides. But Still will wait on the graphics card to see what is going on in the upcoming months. Thanks for the info

[Pool]

Buy a CPU now, nothing will come close to the 4790k for a while in therm of stability. Broadwell architecture is not very stable due how new DDR4 is and  even when skylake will be released the benefits aside from ddr4 is very limited according to the benchmarks. I would stick to the 4th generation for a while, at least until skylake is mature enough.

[linuxfan66]

Also only 200 bucks more for x99 instead of z97....I don't believe you

[arnavvr]

I am 16. I was kinda born in the computer era. But I can see myself not using a computer for 2 months. I just don't know if it worth the wait. Plus I don't want to be disappointed. New CPU's may come out, but their prices may be a bit over the top for me. 

 

One question that I wanted to ask is, Is it a good option to opt for an x99 system? I mean, the 5820k looks quite beastly and everything. The cost difference in the build I'm going for is around 200 bucks. But then again, If am going to pay more I might as well wait to see what the new CPUs will be. But still... I'm confused. 

 

Used 3930K's are quite a bit cheaper, including the X79 boards and RAM. 

[Fibeus]

Also only 200 bucks more for x99 instead of z97....I don't believe you

 

200 dollars more while making some sacrifices like not a second hhd, a 250gb ssd instead of a 512gb one. Things like that.