How long will Intel make 1155 Ivy Bridge chips? + upgrade advice

wincon · Oct 18, 2013

I'm asking because I'm hoping to buy a 3770K before production stops. Currently I have an i5-3330 which I swapped out of a pre-built HP machine. I bought a new case, Z77X-UD5H, and a new power supply.

I did this with the intention of using the i5-3330, but now I'm having some buyer's regret.

1) How long will Intel make 1155 Ivy Bridge chips? So I don't miss the boat on upgrading from i5-3330 -> i7-3770K

2) Is the money I would spend on a 3770K better saved and then spent at some time in the future (when the i5-3330 has had it's day) on a Haswell chipset + lower end CPU (and a Haswell-compliant PSU), knowing that the 1150 socket is future proof and I would have plenty of time to upgrade.

Thanks.

Arlen10 · Oct 18, 2013

wincon :

The ivy bridge chips are going to be in the market for years to come. If I were you I would just wait until the next generation or upgrade to haswell.

huilun02 · Oct 18, 2013

No need to regret. Just replace the i5-3330 with a i7-3770k when you need to. Your motherboard supports it.

The Haswell chips were a disappointment; they perform practically the same as Ivy. In fact they are not as good for overclocking as they require higher voltage and run hotter! If you switch to the Haswell chipset, your just wasting money on a new board for negligible boost in performance.

Ivy bridge chips will be around for a long time to come, no need to worry about upgrading in the future.

And just so you know, the PSU doesn't have to be compliant with any particular chipset or processor.

wincon · Oct 18, 2013

huilun02 :

I've heard otherwise about the PSU so I'd appreciate any more opinions on this (I have "The Hive" by Rosewill BTW).

Thanks for your advice on the CPU. Good to know I don't have to rush out and spend $400 this month.

wincon · Oct 18, 2013

Ok turns out there are TONS of threads on the Haswell PSU subject. Thanks guys!

huilun02 · Oct 18, 2013

I see what you mean. Haswell has a very low power C6/C7 sleep state that some PSUs might not be able to produce (0.05A on the 12V rail)

You will only need Haswell compliant PSU if your using a Haswell processor. Here is a list:
http://techreport.com/review/24897/the-big-haswell-psu-compatibility-list

It'd be quite a waste having to change the mobo and PSU just for a Haswell (which isn't much better than Ivy)
If yours happen to be one of those, then good for you!

wincon · Oct 18, 2013

huilun02 :

Yeah so my options now seem to be:

1) upgrade to 3770K and stick with it for a long time
2) wait for some future generation and get a new mobo + chip + psu

Since Ivy Bridge is going to be produced for some time it seems I'll have a while to think on my decision.

SimonGranstrom · Oct 18, 2013

All Haswell chips doesn't run hotter, only some of them.
And about the sleep state, it's disabled by default in the BIOS.

Arlen10 · Oct 18, 2013

Here's a solution with upgrading to haswell. If you aren't in need of using hyper threading you can just get a i5 4670k

The price of a 4770k is $339.99. The price of a 4670k is $100 less, use the $100 to get a compatible mobo and psu.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130730 $52 mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026 $40 psu.

Arlen10 · Oct 18, 2013

Here's a solution with upgrading to haswell. If you aren't in need of using hyper threading you can just get a i5 4670k

The price of a 4770k is $339.99. The price of a 4670k is $100 less, use the $100 to get a compatible mobo and psu.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130730 $52 mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026 $40 psu.

sedona · Mar 2, 2014

I was still using Intel Pentium E5200 on Gigabyte EP43-DS3L motherboard from 2009, only because the PC is still working fine after 5 years. I decided to build a new PC and totally skipped Haswell architecture. Ivy Bridge motherboards are cheaper and the Intel Core i5-3350P (without HD Graphics) is a good deal if you can still find it in shops.

Your i5-3330 is good enough to support all powerful graphics cards according to this hierarchy chart. The money used to "upgrade" to i7-3770K could be better spent upgrading your graphics card instead. In my case, I got a i5-3470 because Intel recently EOL the i5-3350P and I can't get it in my country. I just need to buy a newer graphics card to replace the aging Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 which is still capable of playing Battlefield 3 at High settings on Auto, and does pretty much everything else I need to do on this PC.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

Depending on what graphics card you have now, look for something at least 3 tiers up the chart. Your i5-3330 will still run the system fine.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

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