Currently running LGA1150/i7 2700K: should I upgrade to LGA1150 or AM3+ now, or wait for LGA1151?

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Marmalade_dude

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I want to upgrade my system since my processor is 4 years old. Originally I was planning to get a X99 chipset but then cancelled because it was way overkill for my needs.

My i7 2700K is still chugging along and still scores over 10,000 on Passmark when overclocked but I prefer a newer chip.

At this point in the game do you think it is best for me to upgrade to LGA1150 now and get a 4790K or wait for the Skyline LGA1151 motherboards to hit the market? Also, are the AM3+ socket/AMD FX 9590 combos worth looking into as well?

What do you recommend?
 
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lazyboy947
The 2700k is still a great cpu as the others mentioned, and moving to a AM3+ platform is ridiculous with that setup, the chipset is as old as what u are using, and the architecture of the 9590 is only slightly newer as its still piledriver. You should see some improvement to 1150, but I agree wait and see what skylake brings in terms of performance, u get another tick which is a different architecture, so performance should improve along with a die shrink, and ddr4 support. With a sandy bridge i7, u can easily wait a month or so for skylake lol
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MetalSparks

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The jump from 32nm to 22nm would be nice for emulating purposes, but the 14nm chips are going to be so efficient that they won't need heavy OC'ing and will run significantly cooler.

I'd recommend not only waiting for Skylake, but waiting for a better chipset for it too (100 series instead of updating BIOS of a z97.)
 
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The 2700k is still a great cpu as the others mentioned, and moving to a AM3+ platform is ridiculous with that setup, the chipset is as old as what u are using, and the architecture of the 9590 is only slightly newer as its still piledriver. You should see some improvement to 1150, but I agree wait and see what skylake brings in terms of performance, u get another tick which is a different architecture, so performance should improve along with a die shrink, and ddr4 support. With a sandy bridge i7, u can easily wait a month or so for skylake lol
 
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I'd wait for skylake as well. The 9590 is a sidegrade to what you currently have, is unlocked but with almost no headroom to oc and will need a decent motherboard to support the 220w tdp design. Oc'd your current i7 would perform even better.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/287?vs=1289

There's no updating the bios of a z97 for skylake, they're different sockets. Broadwell is a die shrink of haswell (tick) and an efficiency improvement that will run on z97. Skylake (tock) is a performance improvement on the smaller 14nm die and is only compatible with the 1151 (z107 chipset). It will have ddr4 ram support and increased pcie lanes from 16 to 20 along with a few other upgrades (multiple m.2/sata express). Not sure what pricing will be like, but amd's current fx lineup has no competitor for the i7 and their next architecture improvement is zen which won't happen until sometime in 2016.
 
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Whoops, for some reason I was originally thinking Skylake, but later talked about Broadwell.

Regardless, 14nm will be much better, especially if AMD sticks to its 32nm fabrication (or even 28nm.)
 
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