Get Now or Wait?

[SeanAngelo]

Was thinking of getting the i5 4690k or i7 4790k for a new build and then I saw on twitter about Skylake CPUs, is there any point in waiting for it to release or shall I just get the current versions now? Will there be a huge difference in performance compared to the current ones now? 

 

Can anyone briefly list the advantages of Skylake over Devil's Canyon?

 

Thanks,

Sean.

[ManOfGold93]

Was thinking of getting the i5 4690k or i7 4790k for a new build and then I saw on twitter about Skylake CPUs, is there any point in waiting for it to release or shall I just get the current versions now? Will there be a huge difference in performance compared to the current ones now? 

 

Can anyone briefly list the advantages of Skylake over Devil's Canyon?

 

Thanks,

Sean.

its on this forum... somewhere- I dont think the performance is going to increase much

[shypin]

skylake supports ddr4

so if you are planning on future upgrades then that would be good

ive heard people saying theres not much imporvement performance wise tho

[Aytex]

skylake supports ddr4

so if you are planning on future upgrades then that would be good

ive heard people saying theres not much imporvement performance wise tho

skylakes wants ppl to buy z107 mobos= expensive

[pomaranc]

There won't be a huge difference, It's hard to tell if it is worth waiting but I think that buying 4690K/4790K is still not a bad idea.

[Baze_Ezra]

Ultimately I'd say that the decision is yours based on the performance difference between those and your current hardware... If it's only a small upgrade, I'd say perhaps consider waiting and seeing how the prices are for the new stuff.

Worst case, you'd be paying the same for those if Skylake doesn't offer much, maybe they'd get slightly cheaper.

[shypin]

skylakes wants ppl to buy z107 mobos= expensive

its z170 btw

 

its not really that expensive

if you have money for z97 then you would probably haev money for z170

[Aytex]

its z170 btw

 

its not really that expensive

if you have money for z97 then you would probably haev money for z170

ddr4 is expensive

[beach_boy98]

Will most likely be the standard %10 IPC improvement and Igpu upgrades. The Mobos will have more features though. Usb 3.1 NVME ssd's Ect.

[shypin]

ddr4 is expensive

its not too bad if you are willing to go for a modest speed

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231689 (ddr3)

vs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231829 (ddr4)

[Aytex]

its not too bad if you are willing to go for a modest speed

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231689 (ddr3)

vs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231829 (ddr4)

i think OP should save the money until we get some new ground breaking fucking 1000000 fps processer 

[shypin]

i think OP should save the money until we get some new ground breaking fucking 1000000 fps processer 

true

[shypin]

i think OP should save the money until we get some new ground breaking fucking 1000000 fps processer 

seems like 990ti can run solitaire (240p) at 4000 fps

just need 300 of those

 

the american dream

[No Nrg]

You really won't see much performance difference outside of a couple fps most likely. The cost of buying a new motherboard will far outway any benefit.

 

You don't gain anything by getting DDR4 support either. It's been proven time and again that faster RAM does not equal better game performance. Once again the cost difference between a quality set of DDR3 and a modest set of DDR4 defeats the purpose.

[SeanAngelo]

its on this forum... somewhere- I dont think the performance is going to increase much

 

 

skylake supports ddr4

so if you are planning on future upgrades then that would be good

ive heard people saying theres not much imporvement performance wise tho

 

 

skylakes wants ppl to buy z107 mobos= expensive

 

 

There won't be a huge difference, It's hard to tell if it is worth waiting but I think that buying 4690K/4790K is still not a bad idea.

 

 

Ultimately I'd say that the decision is yours based on the performance difference between those and your current hardware... If it's only a small upgrade, I'd say perhaps consider waiting and seeing how the prices are for the new stuff.

Worst case, you'd be paying the same for those if Skylake doesn't offer much, maybe they'd get slightly cheaper.

 

 

its z170 btw

 

its not really that expensive

if you have money for z97 then you would probably haev money for z170

 

 

Will most likely be the standard %10 IPC improvement and Igpu upgrades. The Mobos will have more features though. Usb 3.1 NVME ssd's Ect.

 

 

ddr4 is expensive

 

 

its not too bad if you are willing to go for a modest speed

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231689 (ddr3)

vs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231829 (ddr4)

 

 

i think OP should save the money until we get some new ground breaking fucking 1000000 fps processer 

 

 

You really won't see much performance difference outside of a couple fps most likely. The cost of buying a new motherboard will far outway any benefit.

 

You don't gain anything by getting DDR4 support either. It's been proven time and again that faster RAM does not equal better game performance. Once again the cost difference between a quality set of DDR3 and a modest set of DDR4 defeats the purpose.

Thanks a lot for the information guys, I think i'll wait it out and see the price differences between the processors and motherboards, and of course RAM. One thing I'm not looking forward to are the prices of DDR4 RAM

 

But yeah, I'll wait it out and see!

 

Thanks again,

Sean.