tecmo34

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Here is the first of many reviews to come out on the Sandy Bridge CPU:
■http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833.html
■http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i5-2600k-i5-2500k-and-core-i3-2100-tested
■http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1501/1/
■http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=622&Itemid=63

The i7 2600k is equal to or better than the i7 980X on most applications at $315 price tag and the i5 2500k might just be the price to performance king at little over $200.
 

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Looks like I might have screwed up getting a 1090T a couple of weeks ago. It still does pretty good for encoding but compared to a 2500K overclocked, not sure it will stand up very well.

Too late now though. I'm stuck with this for a couple of years now.
 


Yep, you shouldda waited, but I wouldn't say you're 'screwed' - the 1090T is a pretty capable CPU, you probably just paid way too much for it. I expect the prices on the 1100T and 970 CPUs to be cut dramatically in the next few weeks.

It's probably a good time to sell any AMD stock if you own shares - this is not going to do AMD's bottom line any good whatsoever this quarter.
 

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Well at least you're realistic about it. There are lots of "should I wait for SB" posts on here, and while I and others were vocal about waiting....why wouldn't you wait???......you and others made the choice for instant gratification vs delayed gratification and now you've got some regret. You're not alone.....this whole US of A has become a can't wait, instant gratifcation society!
 

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you did not pay too much, 2500k is going to be priced at $250 - $300, and the 2600k $360 - $400

newegg will have the cheapest i guess
 

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I was actually surprised how well AMDs CPUs hung in there, at least the 6 cores. (and at stock.) I was expecting to see a solid wall of Intel CPUs with the AMD ones down at the very bottom. If BD can raise the IPC at all then AMD isn't completely sunk. (somehow I doubt it, I get the feeling BD will be only current CPUs with an IGP) If 2500K stays close to $200, then its the new hotness for sure.
 

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Core i5-2500K will be priced @ 216$, it's the best CPU price/performance wise and has no competition at that price range at the moment.

And jedi don't worry much, the Phenom II's are still very capable CPU's and will serve you well for at least 2 years.
 
Peoples' existing applications and games didn't suddenly slow down because SB arrived. True, you could have got more (maybe even a lot more), but if you got "enough," don't worry about it.
The typical mainstream family or business PC still doesn't really need more than an Athlon II X2 to complete its expected tasks, and a gamer would get more out of $500 into a new GPU than $500 into a new CPU/mobo. You're not screwed.
It will feel like a screwing to e-dong builders when the enthusiast socket chips comes out with maximum pricing, but for most people, this is very nice. I sincerely hope Bulldozer is not an embarrassment to AMD, or those higher prices may trickle down.
 

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Yes but you'll need a 600$ platform for sure to keep up with that 500$ GPU.
 

tecmo34

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Very true statement!! Your current system didn't all of sudden turn into PentiumII of old. They are still very capable systems & perform very well. My i7 920 didn't all of sudden become obsolete with the SB release :) . If I were to build a new system, it points to the i5 2500k (or i7 2600k) as the leader & recommend CPU/Platform to build on, based on budget & uses.
 

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the $216 price is per 1000 units. for a single unit the price will be higher . I was going to buy the 2600k , but im not paying more than $300 for a cpu. I reall wish they could be that low ... I guess we will have to wait for newegg for the prices, I predict newegg to have the best prices, so far some stores are selling the 2500k for $250 and the 2600k for $360
 

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What annoyed me about this article was that the author was so amazed by Quick Sync and said AMD has no alternative and likely wont for a long time... Well if he ever looked at the recent block diagrams for Fusion or the one that was on the main page of AMD's website a while back he would notice that they do in fact have a dedicated hardware decode/encode unit specifically for video. Ill post a link in a bit, let me find the link on AMD's site.
 

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The prices at major etailers for Intel's current cpu's are exactly at what Intel specifies for 1k lots, currently


http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=42915
Intel® Core™ i5-750 Processor
(8M Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Tray 1ku Budgetary Price
$196.00
So the new cpu's will also be got for their 1k lot prices. The few that are selling early before Intel's nda lift might be priced high, right now, to make a few bucks.
 

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I really hope that is true...I guess we need to wait a few days..

meanwhile the i5 2400 has appeared at the egg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074&cm_re=sandy_bridge-_-19-115-074-_-Product

but is deactivated
 


I hate waiting too. And I am still on a Q6600. And considering I bought my Q6600 just a month before the Q9X50 series hit and have seen Nehalem, Westmere and now Sandy Bridge pass..... it sucks to not have the money to build a new PC whenever I want.

But the wait will be worth it. My PC can still handle most every game on max with only a HD4870 OCed a bit and when I move to my next system (probably around 2012) it will feel like a much better boost than moving systems every year.
 
Now let's see how LGA2011 and Bulldozer will do. Depending on how well those do in multithreaded stuff, I'll grab either an AMD or an Intel to replace my i7 920.

Anyways:

5.5Ghz on air: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=264555
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Sandy Bridge OCing guide: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=264300