Should I get the i7-3770K, i7-4770K, or the i7-3930K?

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In this case I would probably get the i7-3930K because it has 6 cores and 12 threads. I can do lot more fun stuff out there. Like Video rendering, Gaming and other stuff using hyper-threading...

But it is more bang to your bucks !!
 
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Mostly gaming and CAD
 
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go for the 4770K -You'll be able to upgrade later on and CAD is pretty core-heavy.
 
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3770k, it overclocks better, and is cheaper than hasfail.

Do not waste your money on hasfail!!! It consumes more power, overclocks poorly, and socket 1150 is already dead. Broadfail is supposed to be BGA only (no sockets at all) which means the next CPU to offer sockets will be skylake in 2 years and you won't be able to upgrade past this generation.

If you want to drop serious coin on your rig, the 3930k gives you a direct upgrade path to IB-E, which would be better than hasfail on all accounts...(though drastically more expensive).

Read Tom's review, they were basically saying don't buy hasfail unless you just have to buy a new PC, and even then they recommended you buy a laptop and wait to replace your desktop on another generation.
 
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Check your facts, AMD fanboy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadwell_(microarchitecture)

As you can see, Broadwell is coming in the 1150 package as well as a BGA and PGA.
 
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Stop using "FANBOY" guys. It does not really exist here !!!

We all here right and it's up to the buyer if what he really needs.

Both processors are really good. If you want to save more bucks then go to much cheaper.

If you have more coins and want a really extreme system(more than anything). Then go to much bucks. They will not put it on high price if it's not better than the lower prices CPU..
 
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This is from March:

http://nvate.com/10892/intel-nano-chip/

This is from January:

http://techreport.com/news/24191/trusted-source-confirms-soldered-on-broadwell-cpus

Your wiki info likely hasn't been updated in a while.

I do check my facts, thank you very much for being concerned though!

Have a nice day :)

P.S. - You complimented me the other day for being objective...and now you call me a "fanboy" for telling the same truth to someone different...??? :confused:
 
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Did you even read your links? The second link quotes Intel itself that says socketed CPUs will be used at least through 2016. Yes, a rumor started months ago that the Haswell was the last of the socketed CPU's, but that was denied by Intel immediately and every since.

About Hasbeen, er. Hasfail, er, Haswell. I share your frustration that the chip runs hot and doesn't overclock well. I find it amazing that Intel cripples its chips to save well under a dollar per chip with the cheap thermal solution. I can only assume they do this because AMD is behind in technology and Intel doesn't feel pressured. About the higher power. That is because of the on-chip regulators. Of course it will draw more power. With the on-chip regulators, Haswell have amazing control over what is on and off and each part can be individually controlled to a large extent. I hope to see some better overclocking in the future as people make use of this unprecedented control.

Keep in mind Hawell has some new powerful instructions that when software starts making use of them, it can be 30% faster.
 
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It seems likely that whatever socketed chips remain in Intel's lineup will be higher-end offerings targeting gamers and enthusiasts.
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They're talking about SB-E, IB-E, and HW-E...if they do it. Intel has stated they are committed to the Extreme line being LGA through it's lifetime for sure. It's the rest of broadwell they're talking about making BGA.

As for power consumption...even the total system draw is higher...I don't know. Will it pan out later at some point? Probably. Will it be a while before that day? Probably.

Additionally...they said the same thing about AVX instructions...which are currently only used by synthetic benchmarks. AVX2 will probably only be implemented into ICC at first, and used in synthetic benchmarks that compile with ICC. That way, Intel can yet again show how it can push performance in synthetic benchmarks while real world results are wildly different from things like Cinebench.

Meh. I hope AMD hits Intel over the head with a brick when Steamroller comes out. That would really catch intel flat footed and serve them right for this parade of shenanigans they keep rolling out. As long as intel thinks there isn't a race at all, things will keep catching up to them.
 
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