I have had a i7-920 since they case out late 2008. For several years it had a stable overclock of 4.2, but last year I had to lower it to 3.8 to keep it stable.
Given the recommended specs for recent games, the chip is finally showing its age and 3D mark identifies my CPU as being my biggest bottleneck (running single overclocked 780 lightning GPU)
I am in the market to totally rebuild. I got almost 7 years out of this chip and I am hoping to build something that will last again. (I recognize that trying to future-proof is largely a fool's errand)
I am ok waiting until the i7-6700 skylake comes out later this year. Just wondering whether its more prudent to buy something older with higher clocks or even suck it up and wait for cannonlake.
I know a lot of this probably comes down to speculation at this point, but I would appreciate any guidance that could be provided.
Thanks!!
Given the recommended specs for recent games, the chip is finally showing its age and 3D mark identifies my CPU as being my biggest bottleneck (running single overclocked 780 lightning GPU)
I am in the market to totally rebuild. I got almost 7 years out of this chip and I am hoping to build something that will last again. (I recognize that trying to future-proof is largely a fool's errand)
I am ok waiting until the i7-6700 skylake comes out later this year. Just wondering whether its more prudent to buy something older with higher clocks or even suck it up and wait for cannonlake.
I know a lot of this probably comes down to speculation at this point, but I would appreciate any guidance that could be provided.
Thanks!!
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