when to upgrade will we ever win?

[Wheres_The_Money]

So like many others we all want to have the newest things that come out I know I am one of them so when is a good time to really upgrade Intel is coming out with there new Haswell CPU and its not going to be LGA 1155 or from what I have seen not even 2011 some say it will be 1150 so we need new motherboards after that we think alright we need a new graphics card both Nvidia and AMD are coming out with new faster cards but what if we want to upgrade now we don't want to spend money now then be behind again we can't sell everything for the same price but don't want to run games slow why does having to upgrade have to be so hard on one like me I have a I5 2500k stock speed and a gtx 460 both aren't the worse thing I can play the games I want not how I want but there alright I want to get a 660ti but then when new cards come out I would have wanted one of those and I want a new CPU like has well but that is until June maybe that is so long from now and I don't know if can be with what I have for that long I'm sure other people feel the same way so why can't we ever win with buying things that are "new"

[the_devil52]

Before you post, can you please add punctuation. It really helps with reading the post.

[Wheres_The_Money]

Before you post, can you please add punctuation. It really helps with reading the post.

Sorry will next time

[EChondo]

The best time to upgrade is about 4-6 months after a new huge release, depending on the generation that comes out and what you already have. Haswell supposedly has little improvement over Sandy/Ivy while AMD's and Nvidia's 700 and 8000 series GPUs will pack a punch of sort.

If you already have a Sandy or Ivy bridge CPU, it is pointless for you to upgrade to a Haswell chip, unless DDR4 makes everything 100x better(which it probably won't).

I already own a i5-2500k and 2x7870s. I won't need more power for at least two more generations and since Ivy bridge was a "tock" rather than a "tick", Haswell and Broadwell will not be worthwhile but Skylake and Skymont will be.

For GPUs, it is best to upgrade every two generations it seems, so if you have a 7000 series or 600 series Nvidia/AMD, then you should upgrade when the 9000 series and 800 series comes about, otherwise it might be a waste of money.

I consider a Tick-Tock to be one generation, not two. I would also apply this to AMD, so if you have a Phenom, it might be worthwhile to upgrade to a Piledriver, but if you have a Bulldozer, you should upgrade to Steamroller next.

In my opinion, you can wait as long as you like, but I personally consider to wait for at least two generations to come about and then buy, or if performance hasn't changed much, then wait for the third.

[xeks]

Before you post, can you please add punctuation. It really helps with reading the post.

I tried reading it but gave up, sorry. Please edit your post so it's not just a wall'o'text.

[Nit3Rid3R]

The best time to upgrade is about 4-6 months after a new huge release, depending on the generation that comes out and what you already have. Haswell supposedly has little improvement over Sandy/Ivy while AMD's and Nvidia's 700 and 8000 series GPUs will pack a punch of sort.

If you already have a Sandy or Ivy bridge CPU, it is pointless for you to upgrade to a Haswell chip, unless DDR4 makes everything 100x better(which it probably won't).

I already own a i5-2500k and 2x7870s. I won't need more power for at least two more generations and since Ivy bridge was a "tock" rather than a "tick", Haswell and Broadwell will not be worthwhile but Skylake and Skymont will be.

For GPUs, it is best to upgrade every two generations it seems, so if you have a 7000 series or 600 series Nvidia/AMD, then you should upgrade when the 9000 series and 800 series comes about, otherwise it might be a waste of money.

I consider a Tick-Tock to be one generation, not two. I would also apply this to AMD, so if you have a Phenom, it might be worthwhile to upgrade to a Piledriver, but if you have a Bulldozer, you should upgrade to Steamroller next.

In my opinion, you can wait as long as you like, but I personally consider to wait for at least two generations to come about and then buy, or if performance hasn't changed much, then wait for the third.

Very well put. Completely agreed.

[Helltech]

I'd like to note that for gaming the user has a mid-range GPU and a high-end CPU. He doesn't need to upgrade his whole build, just his GPU.

Hell I'm still running i7 920 and my CPU is not the bottleneck; for gaming. Haswell won't be a time for me to upgrade, Haswell E/ Ivy Bridge E might be however, we will see.

[Lukiose]

Haswell is generally marketed as having low Wattage while not really having much performance advantages over Ivy/Sandy bridge, so unless you're racking in heavy electricity bills it is not neccesary to upgrade. GPU wise, lets put it this way: Upgrade it when you feel that it can no longer satisfy your needs in a game.