I've read several people's posts advising to avoid the 2011s because their cycle is coming to a close. I don'd understand this.
First off, doesn't the end of a cycle mean that the 2011s have been worked, reworked, and (provided they weren't compromised) worked some more? That's a good thing in my eyes.
I've learned the hard way to avoid first gen anything, and though the haswells show some decent benchmarks, I am not impressed with the motherboards available nor the cpu's themselves.
I'm hoping to use my next build for 4-5 years, so no matter what I get, it will be a dinosaur by 2019. I'm okay with it provided the tech is survives.
Second question (and I know this is highly subjective): which will give me room for minimal upgrades down the road, the 2011s or 1150s (or 1155, whichever haswell is)? the x79 sabertooth has a 5 year warranty on it, and i just don't see the features yet for haswell to make it convincing. i am, however, a novice at best with computer savviness so I am aware of the fact that there are myriad variables I am not taking into consideration.
First off, doesn't the end of a cycle mean that the 2011s have been worked, reworked, and (provided they weren't compromised) worked some more? That's a good thing in my eyes.
I've learned the hard way to avoid first gen anything, and though the haswells show some decent benchmarks, I am not impressed with the motherboards available nor the cpu's themselves.
I'm hoping to use my next build for 4-5 years, so no matter what I get, it will be a dinosaur by 2019. I'm okay with it provided the tech is survives.
Second question (and I know this is highly subjective): which will give me room for minimal upgrades down the road, the 2011s or 1150s (or 1155, whichever haswell is)? the x79 sabertooth has a 5 year warranty on it, and i just don't see the features yet for haswell to make it convincing. i am, however, a novice at best with computer savviness so I am aware of the fact that there are myriad variables I am not taking into consideration.