A penny for your thoughts?

[p4nz3rm4d]

Howzit guys...
im looking to spend bout $800 on a ivy bridge cpu and mobo...
if im not mistaken, i believe the Z68 is compatible with ivy bridge, so if i find a deal on 1, should i go for it now and wait for cpu?
also, i am aiming at the i7-2600k replacement --- any thoughts ??? will it fit my budget?
and im unsure bout ram...if i have 12gb 1333, will i have to get somthing different? 1600?
ill be using it for gaming...
anything is welcome...

 

[a_tractor]

p4nz3rm4d

 

[scottiemedic]

Z68 is supposed to be compatible, but you'll more than likely have to flash the BIOS to add the CPUs to the 'compatible list'. So you will need a Sandy Bridge to get the machine on and updated. And until the chips release, I don't know what price Intel is going to put on them.

 

[p4nz3rm4d]

@ scottiemedic Yip - i would actually prefer to get it all at the same time...

Realisticly speaking, could i expect the prices to be similar to sandy bridge? i aint on a very tight budget, but i wanted it to fit in with my other upgrades...

 

[13thmonkey]

prices are meant to be similar give it 2 weeks for prices and supply to settle.

 

[scottiemedic]

I would guess there will be 'low mid and high' range just like there is now with x,y and z features. We are all in a waiting pattern to find out...

 

[boabs]

get lesss ram but faster and lower lattency.

 

[13thmonkey]

get lesss ram but faster and lower lattency.

sandybridge does not scale with memory speed. so actually more memory is better.