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How much better will Haswell be over Sandy Bridge?

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April 7, 2013 4:49:38 PM

Will it be worth an upgrade over my 2 year old 2600k with a 4.5 overclock? Other than running cooler being more efficient.

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April 7, 2013 4:57:19 PM

No, it won't be worth upgrading.
Tom's has already previewed the 4770k:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-4770k-haswe...

And it won't run cooler, your CPU is soldered. Intel switched to thermal paste on the 3 gen and when OC'd they do get toasty, 4th gen will prob be the same.
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April 7, 2013 4:58:55 PM

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April 7, 2013 4:59:35 PM

I wouldn't say so, performance gains over sandy bridge were marginal in ivy bridge, and the same is supposed to be true for Haswell. I'd just wait until later to upgrade.
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April 7, 2013 5:03:00 PM

Tom's have a performance preview here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-4770k-haswe...
They compare it to the 2700K, pretty similar to yours. It's a similar step from Sandy to Ivy again by the look of things, generally a pretty modest 7-10% increase at similar clocks. The integrated graphics takes another significant step forward, but that's irrelevant for you unless you're using quicksync. Also there's native USB3 & SATA 3 with the CPU (six of each I believe - don't quote me!) But again, if you have a high end motherboard you probably already have everything you need in those departments.
The big unknown at this stage is how's it going to overclock. I don't think that's question's going to be answered until numbers of people get their hands on retail chips and share their experiences. If I was you, I'd be waiting until a couple months after release to see the OC trends before upgrading.
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