>There is no such thing as future-proof tech
Muh Q6600 was running stable on 3.6 GHz.
>>53676830
Running an i7 2700K at 5GHz.
Sandy-Stronk
>>53676830
>>53676999
I7 4790k here. Actually jelly of my brother's 2600k, hope this thing lasts as long as that chip.
>>53677056
Well the DDR4 seems to make games like GTAV play a lot better so Haswell is at the end of an era.
Sandy just perfected what socket 1155 started with the crappy i5 760 and the strong but slow i7 900 series.
Pentium M 2.26GHz here
Over a decade old and still works fine for desktop
x5470 @ 4,12ghz from 2008
>>53676830
there is however immediate future proof tech
radical new advances don't happen every day and even incremental improvement takes time to roll out
>>53676999
>mfw my mobo broke
Fuck where can I get a mobo capable of ocing my 2600k without Breaking the bank
>>53677148
Just google your chipset or board and look for sellers.
That's about it.
I've got an i5 3470k 3.4ghz
I can't imagine many applications requiring more meat than that in the future, and most programmes are still x86 anyway. I already run video editing programmes like Premier Pro pretty ace and my render times are good with all 4 cores maxing out while rarely going above 70c.
There will be once we reach the limits of sillycone, cunt
>>53677204
>implying they don't have the next superconductor material lined up
what is graphite
>>53677204
What will be next after silicone?
>>53677221
sorry, meant graphene
>>53677221
>>53677225
Be prepared to wait a decade or more for whatever comes next to be available for consumer use/price range.
>>53677253
it'll come much sooner than that once we reach the limits of silicon. as long as people are willing to wave money around and say give me faster tech, there will be someone there to supply it
>>53676830
except when it's named sandy brdige
>>53677075
Yup, main reason I just upgraded to i7-5820k is because of the DDR4. GTA5 gets surprisingly good fps gains from DDR4.
>bought 2600k 7 years ago
> overclock to 4.5Ghz
Still going strong
>>53676981
Muh q6600 is still running as my daily driver.
cpu bound games generally favor faster ram
games like gta are cpu bound.
you could just pick up ddr3 2100 - 2400 and call it a day.
if going ddr4 get 3000mhz minimum (skylel) (haswell-e 2400mhz minimum).
>>53681149
this
fallout 4 is another one that gets a nice boost from increase memory frequencies.
>>53679103
Sandy brofist.
>>53681149
when picking up RAM, might as well get double-ranked (double sided) ones. the performance gained from those is small but it all adds up for more
>2500k
>Not the eternally based i7 9xx lineup and Xeon equivalents
Shiggy
>>53680903
Lol i thought i was weird with my q9650 as daily. Guess I'm not at all alone.
The q9650 (did oc it slightky tho) still runs relatively modern games like bf4 and sw bf like a charm. Held off upgrading a couple of years ago (with battlefield 3) because well, shit still ran fine. Only thing upgraded in the meantime was the video card - bought some second hand hd5870 - and most shit still runs acceptable today. As long as it doesn't perm break in the next year i won't be replacing shit.
Hell, maybe windows 10 with the newer directx will even breathe more life in our ancient hardware gaming wise. Just like the Frostbite engine with Mantle was really a free performance boost for my card.
5 years and going strong... Running lazy 4.2 ghz OC. I tried 4.4 which was stable.
I originally had HD 6950 which I replaced with a 750 ti after it broke so it's not like the cpu is bottlenecking anything.
Do you think it holds up with Polaris?
>>53677221
Meme tech, it's not happening. At least not for traditional consumers, expect to see it in servers for "your computer" to act as a dumb terminal while all computing actually takes place in servers.
>>53676830
i5 2500K @ 4GHz still going strong
Best investment ever!
>>53681289
mmm yes
i have a dual x5650 system kicking around, 24 threads of pure jet-engine-tier noise if i ever need it
>>53682017
>>53676830
2500k ftw.
>>53677101
>Pentium M
My nigga. How does it cope with youtube?
why are cheap z77 motherboards so rare? even used ones on ebay are expensive.
buying an old 2500k for 70 quid off ebay could have actually been nice for a budget but powerful build but its annoying the supporting motherboard is like 50 quid more than the cpu at cheapest.
>>53676830
Hammers are future proof.
>>53676830
It's true.
Some day it will be obsolete.
The 2500k pretty much is old now. The 2600k is the real winner. And the 2600k should have been obsolete long ago, but since AMD fails to bring any competition Intel is perfectly happy doing tiny updates.
Same architecture, just moar coars and less clock rate. I dont intend on upgrading it until a 8c/16t system core setup is available for sub 1k.
>>53676830
Remember when everyone shit talked Sandy Bridge all day on /g/?
I laugh at them. I laugh at them scornfully.
>>53684558
I bought a P8z77-V a year and a half ago. I guess by now the price must be higher since they're out of production and the internet likes to hike prices on anything out of production.
>>53682958
What cooler are you using?
>>53676981
>>53680903
>>53681354
I'm running windows 10 with a q6400 and 8500gt right now. I don't game but for really light video editing and video conversion its not bad. Web browesing, youtube and what not is great. Bought the hardware in mid 07(iirc) and can say I got my moneys worth.
>>53676830
There isn't, it's just that games didn't end up needing much CPU, and otherwise most daily tasks are made to run on lower end hardware.
if you're trying to render stuff, or do 144hz gaming, you need something more modern
>>53676830
X5650 @ 4.5ghz. X58 was/is best chipset.
AVX2 is gonna matter to a lot of people once the next batch of emulators focusing on last-gen consoles hits "playable" status, or Cemu for the lone modern console that thinks it's a last-gen console
the i5 really seems like the q6600 of this generation.
too bad the q6600 cant perform on the same level anymore even with overclocks, but its still a solid processor
> pentium 3 from 2001
> works well into 2009+
> only gets somewhat obsolete just as internet dies off in 2013
> no reason to use internet
> not obsolete
planned obsolescence BTFO'd
>>53676830
The CPU market is more stale than the smarthshit market
nukes are sorta future proof. When you use them they destroy the future.
>>53677186
bro at least overclock that 3570k to like 4.2
>>53685204
Corsair H105
Please Help:
Is there a big difference between upgrading to an i7 vs a xeon? Will programs and multitasking still run as fast if i upgrade to a xeon?
>>53687025
Single threaded applications will typically suffer due to the lowered clocks of a xeon. Multi-threaded applications that can use all of the threads available though will see a considerable boost depending on the program in question and how many threads the CPU is capable of.
>>53687049
the one im looking at http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Xeon-X3480-SLBPT-3-06G-LGA1156-Quad-Core-Processor-CPU-/131640735760?hash=item1ea6663810:g:Fo0AAOSw9mFWMt9b
comes at 3.0ghz base clock
>>53677075
What's wrong with i5 760?
I've got an i7 870 at 4.2ghz and it's still going strong.
Will probably upgrade to zen if they have a 3 core with hyperthreading priced against i3 because fuck Australia
>>53687157
Quad core Nehalem series chip, so it wont be as fast as anything Sandy Bridge based, but on the upside its nehalem based which means you can overclock it through Bclock overclocking and possibly locking the turbo multiplier to the maximum value.
If you're looking for moar coars though, there's been a recent dump of Sandy Bridge-E Octo-core Xeons for cheap on Ebay, and you can get a E5-2670 (possibly 2) for cheap. You will however need to get at least 8 sticks of ram (4 for each chip) and a 2P LGA 2011 motherboard to run both simultaneously.
>>53687025
No. Xeons have special capabilities built exclusively for servers and are binned to last much much longer with much better error checking.
What the fuck is it with all these retards lately and wanting to hump xeons? They're server infrastructure you twits, they're not gunna help you.
despite all the current shit existing and new shit coming out i actually want a 2500k build
>>53679751
128megs ram
shit bro
>>53687207
i am running a 760 as well at 3.8
works fine but not up to par anymore, especially since i am still using a gtx470
still no real reason to warrant an upgrade though
>>53679751
TBFBOEM makes the besdt motherboards imo
>>53687453
Not as good as an Abit
>>53687389
What voltage? Those chips are good up to 1.4v
Your gpu should be the more important upgrade
>>53676830
>>53676981
>>53676999
I believe "instructions per cycle" would like to have a word with you
>>53687499
its on stock voltage, i dont really care enough to go higher. it took a while to get it to 4 and then that just wasnt worth the trouble.
id rather just play games on my console than rebuild for games at this point
core 2 duo
I just bought a laptop with a sandy bridge 2820qm and egpu adapter for my workshop/CAD PC total cost was about $450 US.
The 2820qm is only 20% less powerful compared to the current cpus of equivalent TDP. Sandy all the way!
>>53687931
20 percent difference after 5 years.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-2500K+%40+3.30GHz
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-6600K+%40+3.50GHz&id=2570
>>53687468
Not as good as an Bait
>>53688441
>that feel when your once overkill pc is now low to mid tier
fug mang
>need to replace motherboard for some reason every god damn store phased out Z77 completely or hiked up the price to oblivion
Why? I'm not gonna spend $400+ just to fix my computer. Fucking LGA1150
>>53688522
It's like 4 generations old now
>>53688536
Really doesn't feel like it since 2500k, 3570k, 4670k, 4690k, and 6600K aren't so dramatically different
>>53688536
>four generations old
>same performance per clock
Intel is dead. No one cares about efficiency gains if you have to spend whatever you save to replace it four years down the track with something that has the same performance.
>>53679103
>mfw every setting in the bios set to automatic and just turn turbo multiplier to 45 and it just werks for 5 years
i wonder what this thing could have done if i actually gave a fuck. the only reason i stopped at 45 is because it has a massive jump in temp when you go to 46, presumably because of one of those auto settings. based 2600k
>>53688484
>and the GPU maker is slowly degrading performance on the older generation
>>53688576
It's not quite the same, there's a decent jump between Skylake and Ivy
Running a 3930K 2 4.4 24/7 with no issues.
>>53687322
Im jist looking to upgrade from my i7 860 to xeon x3480.
Im wondering if it will be worth it considering its a gud overclocker
>>53688829
Why not overclock your 860?
If you can get it to 3.8ghz or higher with hyperthreading it should have similar performance to an i5 4460.
>>53689016
Hp board wont allow it.
Getting a mb for 60 and the xeon for 200
Gunna swap mb in tower/new install of windows on my ssd
>>53689132
I think it's better to just get something newer then.
Get a 4670k+board, should cost the same but perform better.
>>53689016
But if I get that specific Xeon, will it run better than the 860 assuming both are their limits
>>53689016
Yeah what ur saying makes sense, I think I'd rather get a new mb and oc the 860. What about >>53689319
>>53689315
No I'm going to get a mb I can overclokcome lock on, will cost me about 70-80 for Lga 1156, just wondering if getting the Xeon wud be worth it over the 860.
I'm not spending more than 300 dollars so getting a new mb and cpu is almost out of the question
>>53676830
>not 2600k
i5kuck lol
>>53689374
Nah it won't be worth it.
It'll be better but not enough to justify the cost.
An overclocked 860 should still be pretty good, especially with hyperthreading.
At stock it's between an i3 4170 amd i5 4460 iirc
i7 930 here
Nehalem Stronk
>>53689598
K thx, what should've look for In a motherboard
>>53689598
Looking for motherboard now for 860, anything specific to look for regarding over clocking it?
>>53689782
Best brand is gigabyte, from personal experience.
Also consider some from China, I've seen some rather cheap biostars that supports crossfire.
I'm currently on a gigabyte p55a-ud3r usb3 board with my i7 870 and I'm amazed it's still going strong after so long. 4.2ghz, 1.4v.
I think I won the silicon lottery too, my friend can't run his stable at 4ghz without 1.5v, so he leaves it at 3.9
>>53681891
Sure anon I believe you
>>53689907
Found gigabyte p55a-ud3L for sale at 120
Is there a Big diff between r and l or no
>>53689467
Good Goy!
>>53690015
The R model is a wider board with more some more connectivity options but otherwise not drasticly different.
The L model states that it actually has an H55 chipset rather than P55 but the only differences are that the P55 has a couple more PCI-e lanes and USB ports and the H55 has FDI support.
>>53689374
You missed a 4690k + Asus mobo deal for $260
>>53690383
P55 is better for overclocking too
>>53690015
120? Kinda expensive.
Check out pic related. Would post link but 4chan thinks it's spam.
>>53679751
Yo mama's to be filled by OEM
>>53683071
I have a slower Pentium M. Not to shabby under XP with actual drivers, but impossibly laggy under W10 without video drivers (Intel GMA drivers don't exist past Vista).
>>53690387
Where
>>53688484
2 670s should be about as fast as a 980 if the sli scaling gods smile on you.
>>53676830
I don't really agree, even tho I recently changed my whole WS for 4K editing, the 2600k didn't cut out anymore.
On the other hand it was an absolute beast (and still is) as a 4 core HT @ 4,5 Ghz for games and regular stuff. I lend my old game rig to my GF and she runs the latest games on high (with the GTX580). I swear this CPU had a solid 7-8 years future proofing.
>>53684760
Zen?
2500k stronk
I need more RAM tho
As long as you ignore video games, high bitrate anime, and shitty hipster websites and the bloated browsers needed to view them, everything is future-proof.
>>53696343
this, /g/ is morons
"hey I bought something that worked well for several years! future proof hardware bro!"
I regretfully upgraded to skylake since I kept getting bsod's and my 5.0oc kept failing :(
Why does /g/ all need $2000 computers to run Linux?
>inb4 /g/ is NOT a monolith
>>53686134
my nigger.
x5687 @ 4.7 here
its just started becoming unstable though unfortunately, i'm gonna bump it down to 4.5 or so
Reminds me I need to OC my 2600K.
>>53676830
Tell me about it, I was one of the idiots who bought a fucking FX 8150.
Here's to Zen, AMD will die if it's not fucking perfect
>>53696404
I bought into the AMD meme. Afterwards i bought into the used intel extreme socket meme.
Intel used extreme socket meme is better by far.
>$200 mobo, $70 CPU for 8core/16thread.
dual xeons, e5 2670. 16 cores. 40mb internal cache. 3200$ new.
>>never buying more processors
>>priceless
>>53696429
It's too late for me to buy Intel now, if Zen isn't disappointing I'll go Zen, if not, I'll get Skylake. Not a hard decision to make, really
>>53696497
Do yourself a favor and get X99 and not Z170.
In a couple of years we'll hopefully have another batch of dumped server chips, much like the current sandy bridge dump.
>>53696551
We already get batches of Engineering Sample server chips.
>>53696577
Huh? what do you mean?``
I'm apart of i5 2500k masterrace myself
That said, I would love to see some giant innovation in CPU's come along that completely trashes the i5/i7 generation of CPU's.
Imagine they come out with something with a new name altogether and it's like 10 times faster than the current most expensive i7 chip and all of us struggle to get CPU usage over 30% in even the most intense of benchmarking programs.
>>53696596
benchmark programs are made to utilize the CPU to 100%
if it only manages 30%, that doesn't mean the CPU is good, it means the benchmark is shit. no matter how good the CPU is
>>53686323
>> only gets somewhat obsolete just as internet dies off in 2013
>> no reason to use internet
wat
>>53696616
I'm implying that it is so good that no matter how hard you try to max out the CPU, you can't do it because it's just that amazing calculating any tasks you throw at it.
>>53696656
That's literally impossible.
>>53696656
I don't think most benchmark programs have an arbitrary limit. Like, it can't be "too fast" at calculating the decimals of pi, because it will just go on and on.
Of course, you could have scenarios where the calculations become so big that the memory growth is actually becoming a problem
>>53696656
factorial of 10^50 should keep the world's bravest CPUs in full load for a long time
>>53696592
On ebay you can buy engineering sample CPUs for a fraction of their real worth.
This one for example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2658-v3-ES-LGA2011-3-12C-Compatible-with-X99-i7-5820K-5930K-5960X/151989476551
costs $1800 if you buy it from a store.
>>53696787
What's the catch?
>>53696827
The catch is that it's illegal to sell them.
>>53696787
Sweet! That's actually a pretty good deal.
>>53696827
Technically these chips are intel property.
Nobody enforces that though.
You can get used E5-2670s(Sandy bridge 8 core 16 thread ) with no catches for $70 though.
>>53696883
Because of an NDA?
Anyway, doesn't seem to concern the buyer.
>>53696892
>>You can get used E5-2670s(Sandy bridge 8 core 16 thread ) with no catches for $70
and a motherboard that supports 2 of them for 200...
hellz yea
>tfw you're still running an i7 920 D0
>tfw @ 4.0GHz 90C load on air
>tfw its within operating spec for heat
920 Mustard race, USB3 and PCIE3 are overrated
