for long term use (5-6 years) - i5 or i7?

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timaishu

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I am planning to upgrade in the near future with the release of haswell.

I have had my current rig(e6600 Conroe) for 6 years now. I feel it is time to upgrade since it has been holding me back the last year or so.

Whatever I get, I plan to keep for a minimum of 5-6 years.

In my case, would there be any advantage for getting a 4770k over a 3770k?
 
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Chaos2Theory

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Yes there would because the 4770k has been quoted all around the internet as being anywhere from 10-15% faster than the previous model which at the standards of the original 3770k is quite a bit of power.

 
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What do you intend to use your computer for? 5-6 years is quite a bit longer than a gaming processor will last.

To my understanding, the 4770k won't be meaningfully more expensive than the 3770k, so there's no reason not to go with extra power.
 
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Just for general computer use and gaming.

I wouldn't say its that long really. My e6600 was quite sufficient up until a year or so ago. It seem too that processor speeds are not increasing at the rate they used to.
 
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I suppose it varies by what degree of performance you demand. The 4770k would be your best bet, unless you felt like getting the Ivy Bridge-E CPUs, which are coming sometime in Q4, I believe.
 
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For futureproofing, you should get the haswell chip (whether you want the i5 or i7 is up to you).

More in terms of a new cycle will be supported longer, the random features may get used or utilized in the future.

On the other hand, based on your timing you'll also be buying the 1st release of the and may have to suffer while the glitches and quickly improve as the platform matures.
 
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Decided to go with the i7. I might as well since 100 bucks isn't a deal breaker and I figure why not. Im gonna have it for quite awhile.



What do you mean by glitches? Are you saying I should avoid the first batch?
 
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The computer won't be bad, you get what you pay for.

But often the 2nd cycle of releases for a chipset they greatly figure out what people want and make leaps of improvement on the design/features for the same price.

On the other hand, if you always keep looking for what's next, you will be always be playing the waiting game
 
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Server. Router. Network attached storage. Torrent slave. LAN gaming computer. Training machine. There are a thousand things you could make out of those parts.
 
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