When is the best time to buy a CPU and mobo; now or August?

I'm do for a refresh myself this year. Starting with the GTX780 in April and going from there. I would wait to see what Spring/Summer brings to the table.

November 29th, 2013 or December 2nd, 2013 depending on whether you buy it in a store or online.
(Hint: Black Friday or Cyber Monday)

Buy a rig that suits your needs now, if you wait for whats around the corner you will be perpetually waiting.

Also DDR4 is nowhere near becoming available to consumers. I dont think it will show up for a least two years.

When is the best time to buy a CPU and mobo; now or August?

Answer: Don't upgrade just yet. Wait for something new to come out in "the future" as some people on the forums would answer. It refers to an unspecified, probably never ending timeline that gets your hopes up and stopping you from buying anything.


Anyway, I apologize for that. I agree with manofchalk. Buy what you need now. If you can wait, I believe that Haswell and Radeon HD7000 (Idk about Kepler GTX700) are coming out sometime around Q2. DDR4 is still a couple years away. It'll enter the server market first, I believe. Maybe around late 2014 or early 2015 will DDR4 enter the mainstream market.

Just a heads up. Anyway, if you need an upgrade or a new PC now, do it now.

whats ur max budget for ur new pc

Max budget: $400. This is the absolute maximum. I'm looking at spending $200-$300 (I'm not from America) as I already have RAM. I also have an i5 but need to replace my laptop (substandard Athlon L335) which is frustratingly hot and cannot handle basic applications such as web browsing without creating excess noise and overheating. The i5 is fast but is mostly for heavy work because it takes too long to boot and start applications. So I basically need a PC now. Or the other option is that I could rebuild my existing i5 and remove the extra HDDs from it. But of course new parts are expensive and sometimes worse than their predecessor. E.g. the quad-core 4mb cache FM1 vs. dual-core 1mb cache FM2.

Thank You for your interesting input!

what country u live in, and whats ur i5 parts, i need the list so i know what im working on.

Board: Intel DH55TC. Processor: Intel i5 750 (LGA 1156). 8GB x2 1333 DDR3 Graphics: Radeon HD 2600 XT (I will probably replace) and at least 3 different SATA HDDs of different size.

EDIT: I have not confirmed that I will be building a new rig, but it is most certain. Very likely. But If I don't build now the latest will be November. It is VERY LIKELY that I will be building/upgrading the PC.

ok so u got cpu, ram, videocard. mobo.

what parts u want to replace, new ps, case, and hard-drive? and videocard?

i need specifics and what country u live in.

Case and a new 6570.

budget for case and gpu? and what country u live in so i can find best price.

The price is nearly the same as USA and I am buying from around the world. Budget is $90

whats ur country of origin i can get cheaper shipping and prob good prices.

so where u from?