Poll: Poll: Will you upgrade to IVY from Sandy

[james_ati]

I am set on getting a full build when it is released...

 

[AMG]

From SB most likely not as it would have been only a month old if I stuck to my original plans.

 

[s innes]

never even got sandybridge, still on kentsfield... Maybe Ivy will entice me to upgrade

same here still on kentsfield but looking to move on

 

[djkav]

Not me. My 2500k will be fine for a while. I'll upgrade the board to a z77 but that's all.

 

[trickycurve]

I'm hoping to wait until Haswell, but I'll be willing to upgrade to Ivy Bridge if my 4GHz i5-750 struggles in any of the games I want from now until Haswell's release at some point next year.

Edit: Re-reading the thread title, I don't even have Sandy Bridge! Oops

 

[jeff6475]

im unsure what ill be doing yet will wait and see,no option for ppl that dont know yet and are waiting for costs etc

 

[ussff]

Nope. My 2600k is more than enough for serious gaming even at stock.
Makes sense for new builders, but not current PCs used purely for gaming, like mine.

...I'm 'new building' on a budget - I'm an AMD convert after the Bulldozer flop and was building an i5 2500k/2550k Z77 rig to replace my Skt 939 +4800 gaming pc.

The improvement should be huge if I go 2500k... I have the Z77 and DDR3 in the post - just waiting to cost my i5 2500K and was caught by your comment "Makes sense for new builders"... WHY?

 

[uk_unbeliever]

...I'm 'new building' on a budget - I'm an AMD convert after the Bulldozer flop and was building an i5 2500k/2550k Z77 rig to replace my Skt 939 +4800 gaming pc.

The improvement should be huge if I go 2500k... I have the Z77 and DDR3 in the post - just waiting to cost my i5 2500K and was caught by your comment "Makes sense for new builders"... WHY?

Makes sense for new builders with older PC's compared to people that already have 2500k/2600k/2700k. New builders will need to read proper reviews of Ivybridge to decide if it makes more sense to them than Sandybridge.

 

[Narj]

Nope. I'll run my 2500k to the ground before even thinking about upgrading. It's too good to let go to waste.

Pretty much this. Mine's running nicely at 4.6 so I'd see an IvyBridge upgrade as a waste of money.

 

[Digital Punk]

Might be tempted by Ivy Bridge to upgrade my 5 year old Conroe E6600.

Will I notice a difference?

 

[eddiew]

If the reviews (which I'm kinda hoping will start appearing online tonight) say I can have an i7 that uses less power, makes less heat, and runs notably faster than my i5... then yes. Photoshop will probably appreciate it even if nothing else does

 

[HeX]

makes less heat,

I wouldn't bank on that, if there's one thing that's been consistent in all the rumours, it's that IB runs HOT.

 

[keyser]

I don't have a Sandybridge, should I vote no? E8400 to Ivy here.