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Gaming Build - Buy now or wait for Ivybridge?

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Hello all

I need a new gaming desktop as soon as possible (budget £650-£850) and am unsure whether I'll get more PC for my money by waiting until the Ivybridge processors come out. I think I'm going to be happy with an i5-2500k, unless you can advise that the new chips will be much better for gaming.

I do also really like the idea of getting a motherboard which will be futureproofed as much as possible, so am I better waiting another week or so to order?

TIA

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Z77 mobos are as future-proofed as you can get, but it's the end of the line for the current socket. Haswell is the major revision next year and won't be compatible with the current crop of sockets. Wish Intel would stop that...

J_E_D_70 said:
Z77 mobos are as future-proofed as you can get, but it's the end of the line for the current socket. Haswell is the major revision next year and won't be compatible with the current crop of sockets. Wish Intel would stop that...



I guess you haven't figured out that it's part of Intel's marketing plan to obsolete their own platforms as often as possible.
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