OK, I'm about to spend the big bucks on building a very high performance system and need some big picture advice.
There's Gen 2 (Sandy Bridge), Gen 3 (Ivey Bridge), and now Gen 4 (Haswell). My choice should be easy--build the latest to get the top performance. Except I have found it's not that easy at all. Compared to Sandy Bridge, Ivey Bridge is a smaller geometry but that in and of itself is no big deal I think. Haswell is an overblown design with lower power consumption (no big thing in a desktop) and on-board graphics (no biggie either with a GTX 780 in the picture).
I'm left with neither of these are really better that the "old" Sandy Bridge with X79 architecture. I understand the need for new sales with each new generation but I don't own stock in any of these companies, I'm just looking for the fastest computer for gaming, video encoding, and GIS and other demanding applications. I understand that any of these Gens can do a great job with any of these apps. To be honest, I want a box that's way beyond what I really need just like most want.
Later Gen processors may have more recent software for OCing and other performance enhancements. Does that mean I should go with Haswell just because it's better supported?
From where I sit the "old" Sandy Bridge with X79 is still the best going. True? False? What do you think?
There's Gen 2 (Sandy Bridge), Gen 3 (Ivey Bridge), and now Gen 4 (Haswell). My choice should be easy--build the latest to get the top performance. Except I have found it's not that easy at all. Compared to Sandy Bridge, Ivey Bridge is a smaller geometry but that in and of itself is no big deal I think. Haswell is an overblown design with lower power consumption (no big thing in a desktop) and on-board graphics (no biggie either with a GTX 780 in the picture).
I'm left with neither of these are really better that the "old" Sandy Bridge with X79 architecture. I understand the need for new sales with each new generation but I don't own stock in any of these companies, I'm just looking for the fastest computer for gaming, video encoding, and GIS and other demanding applications. I understand that any of these Gens can do a great job with any of these apps. To be honest, I want a box that's way beyond what I really need just like most want.
Later Gen processors may have more recent software for OCing and other performance enhancements. Does that mean I should go with Haswell just because it's better supported?
From where I sit the "old" Sandy Bridge with X79 is still the best going. True? False? What do you think?
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