Upgrade now to 5930k or wait for Skylake.

[Ebo]

I can't use my Monitor at 144Hz otherwise gpu 1 keeps running at high speeds even when idle, and I think that problem is due to the Gpu that are not strong enough.

Note: Gpu 1 keeps running at 735Mhz constantly if i use the Monitor at 144Hz.

You cant have it all, running at 144Hz, you first GPU takes most of the workload, as I understand it, 2nd GPU kicks in, in 3D intensive envirorments like games. Otherwise use afterbunder and make a profile for your fans on both cards.

 

[kenkickr]

I'm waiting for DDR4 prices to fall before even thinking about a upgrade. The return is not worth it right now.

 

[Ebo]

im going for the X99 platform too, due to the bandwith and the controller i I7 and also DDR4 which i can benefit from in the programs i use every day. For gaming I dont think i will see any difference at all, or if I do its so little it dosent matter. For me I use it for video editing i UHD and HD and to do that I need all the treads I can get and a strong controller, that will save me time.
I know X99 platform is expensive but the pros outweigh the cons in my situation.

Btw. i had a good deal on some 16GB Crucial 2400Mhs DDR4 ram, they were expensive almost 3 times DDR3, but here prices on ram changes almost every day just execpt DDR4 since they are the new kid on the block, prices on CPU and motherboards are also frozen, they havent changed at all, but now im into it, slowly but surely .

 

[AsRock]

Going by what you have already might want to even skip Skylake too.

 

[RejZoR]

Even if you'll gonna wait for Skylake-E, it's still worth the wait. I'm on Core i7 920 and i'm gonna wait for Skylake. Or AMD if they churn out something decent till then...

 

[FireFox]

Here we go again...

Wait wait wait,
As i wrote above i am keeping my Machine for the next 2/3 years.

 

[FireFox]

Otherwise use afterbunder and make a profile for your fans on both cards.

No fans here, all is watercooled.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I voted 5930k. I wish I would have waited for x99, instead of getting my z87/4770k build.

 

[FireFox]

I voted 5930k. I wish I would have waited for x99, instead of getting my z87/4770k build.

So you think is worth getting a 5930k?

Then what happens if skylake offers better performances, upgrade once again?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

So you think is worth getting a 5930k?

Then what happens if skylake offers better performances, upgrade once again?

No, really should just upgrade when your system when it doesn't offer the performance you need anymore. You will upgrade GPUs quicker than anything else in your system now.

 

[FireFox]

Going by what you have already might want to even skip Skylake too.

As I said before I am not impressed with the latest CPU'S intel has released, and more i read and hear about skylake I am having the impression that I will skip it too.

I don't know what is going on with Intel.

 

[Blue-Knight]

As I said before I am not impressed with the latest CPU'S intel has released, and more i read and hear about skylake I am having the impression that I will skip it too.

Well, I think huge improvements were made from 2006 till now. The performance difference is very high.

I don't know what is going on with Intel.

Maybe Intel could do a better job, but AMD is by far behind it.

Spoiler: Unnecessary comments

AMD's price are good, I do not like their strategy of making "fake" cores processors but I see a lot of people are loving it as their intended purpose is just gaming for some hours a week. So the price/benefit ratio may be better for them.

For 24/7 or extended time computing, AMD can't simply be considered because the price you would pay for a high-end Intel would more than pay the AMDs higher power consumption, in let's say 3/4 years. In other words, you will process more data for the same money in the long run, and that's what is important (to me, at least).

If I could get electric energy for free I wouldn't think twice, AMD all around.

Just my opinion.

 

[TeslaK20]

I would recommend thinking about the long term - but not in the way you expect. DDR4 Ram and other next-gen technologies are better than smaller socket/power saving/better integrated graphics, in the case of gaming.

 

[Blue-Knight]

I will throw my last opinion about this:

If you can afford, then upgrade now (I love upgrades).
And if Skylake seems good to you in the future, upgrade again.

Otherwise, wait... As I'll be waiting till 2018 for my next system upgrade!

 

[AsRock]

As I said before I am not impressed with the latest CPU'S intel has released, and more i read and hear about skylake I am having the impression that I will skip it too.

I don't know what is going on with Intel.

No competition, if there was i am 100% sure they would push harder to be the best how ever with AMD not doing so well i would not expect intel do any thing really remarkable as this will allow them to sit nice and cozy.

 

[FireFox]

Well, I think huge improvements were made from 2006 till now. The performance difference is very high.

yes of course that they have made huge improvements but since Ivy Bridge not that much.

Maybe Intel could do a better job, but AMD is by far behind it.

they can do a better job but they dont do it.

AMD

WTF is that, is that a joke?

If you can afford, then upgrade now (I love upgrades).
And if Skylake seems good to you in the future, upgrade again.

yes i can afford it, i wanted to upgrade my MB to X99 +5930K and i would like a Motherboard that it looks like my current Asus, red color, asus republic of gamer logo and so on, but unfortunetely The only ASUS X99 board that is red/ROG is the Asus Rampage v extreme and is way Overkill for Gaming.

 

[Blue-Knight]

yes of course that they have made huge improvements but since Ivy Bridge not that much.

The time frame is too short. These kind of things won't improve by a huge margin in just 2 years, and the more improvement is done the harder it gets.

I can be wrong, if that's the case just correct me.

Thanks!

 

[FireFox]

The time frame is too short. These kind of things won't improve by a huge margin in just 2 years, and the more improvement is done the harder it gets.

I can be wrong, if that's the case just correct me.

Thanks!

you are not, and i totally agree with you.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

No competition, if there was i am 100% sure they would push harder to be the best how ever with AMD not doing so well i would not expect intel do any thing really remarkable as this will allow them to sit nice and cozy.

I think it has nothing to do with AMD. I think it has to do with physics. Intel had to effectively put on the breaks because 14nm is more difficult than Intel anticipated. AMD is working on 20nm; TSMC has 28nm and is working with Qualcomm to develop 10nm.

Intel is the only one so far to go smaller than 20nm.

 

[FireFox]

Intel is the only one so far to go smaller than 20nm.

let's see how far they will go and good look.

note: smaller than 20nm but not getting the best performance of it.

 

[AsRock]

I think it has nothing to do with AMD. I think it has to do with physics. Intel had to effectively put on the breaks because 14nm is more difficult than Intel anticipated. AMD is working on 20nm; TSMC has 28nm and is working with Qualcomm to develop 10nm.

Intel is the only one so far to go smaller than 20nm.

Yes i do agree but i am sure there is other things they could improve on not just die shrinks. Lets face it SATA could be improved on i am sure, shit give me SATA4.

O NO the worlds going to end, ohh no it's not it going save me a ton of money YAY!.

EDIT:

In the end with a 3770 setup there is no need anyways to upgrade no need to PCI-e 4 unless your buying those addin SSD's or some thing.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I would expect Skylake's PCH to implement SATA 3.2 which is 16 Gb/s.

 

[RealNeil]

let's see how far they will go and good look.

note: smaller than 20nm but not getting the best performance of it.

You're keeping what you have is probably good for now. If they come out with anything Earth shattering, I'm sure that we'll all want it, and work towards getting it too.
I just got an i7-4790K for the main rig, and an i5-4690K for the secondary rig. I'm good to go for 2-3 years at least unless I fall into lots of cash.
I will probably continue to upgrade my GPUs when I can, but that's it.

 

[FireFox]

f they come out with anything Earth shattering, I'm sure that we'll all want it, and work towards getting it too

i am the first one
i wont upgrade for now becasue i am waiting for the news GPU's

 

[Vario]

frame rate for games won't change at all with anything greater than a 3770k so I wouldn't bother.