Worth waiting for: GTX 980ti and Broadwell CPUs

[MangoIce]

Hi

N.B. I don't have a computer yet and I am not upgrading:




So I'm building my computer in 2-3 weeks. I'm going to put in it a GTX 980 Strix and an i7 4790K, but then I did some internet digging and the GTX 980ti apparently is being released with in the next 2 months. Also Broadwell series CPUs are being released in Q3. So should i bother waiting, is it worth it?

 

[trs96]

Hi

N.B. I don't have a computer yet and I am not upgrading:

So I'm building my computer in 2-3 weeks. I'm going to put in it a GTX 980 Strix and an i7 4790K, but then I did some internet digging and the GTX 980ti apparently is being released with in the next 2 months. Also Broadwell series CPUs are being released in Q3. So should i bother waiting, is it worth it?

From what I've read about Broadwell, the igfx (Iris Pro)will be a major improvement over the HD4600
that Haswell offers. Broadwell will also be much more energy efficient. If those two things don't matter
to you then go with the 4790K. Have no idea what the 980 Ti will offer over a 980, research it
some online at review sites. That may be worth waiting a few more weeks for. There will be only
2 "K" or C cpus from the Broadwel lineup. They are both unlocked like the Haswell K cpus are.

This is what Tech Power Up has to say about them.

"Both the i7-5775C and the i5-5675C are quad-core parts, with TDP rated as low as 65W. The i7-5775C offers clock speeds of 3.30 GHz, with 3.70 GHz Turbo Boost, while the i5-5675C offers 3.10 GHz, with 3.60 GHz Turbo Boost. The i7-5775C comes with just 6 MB of L3 cache, while the i5-5675C offers just 4 MB of it. The i7-5775C offers HyperThreading, letting the OS address eight logical CPUs, while the i5-5675C lacks it. Both chips feature Intel's Iris Pro 6200 series integrated graphics, and feature dual-channel DDR3L-1600 memory support. It will be interesting to see how the two compare to the existing i7-4790K and i5-4690K, although something tells us that they're not comparable. The two will be compatible with existing LGA1150 motherboards, with BIOS updates."