Blueeyes
March 22nd, 2013, 11:39 AM
Thought I'd start up a thread for the Haswell release from Intel. Just going by leaked information, as nothing official has been released unfortunately.
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2013_3_20/Leaked-Intel-Haswell-APU-Results-show-Disappointing-Performance/INTC_Haswell_Table_689.jpg
(Source: http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2013/3/20/leaked-intel-haswell-apu-results-show-disappointing-performance.aspx)
I'm looking forward to this because it's said it will run more efficient, so you could put something more powerful into a build that runs on a small PSU. An example, All in Ones. You can build them now using the chassis like the Loop L5. But the PSU is only like 150-200W. Common CPUs chosen in a AIO are about 65W for something like a i3. We should now be able to use a i7 at higher clock speeds into a AIO, and staying under 65W. Using a Haswell CPU for this application is another no-brainer because of the 'improved' integrated graphics.
But honestly, a Haswell would be practical for a small PC or a AIO with integrated graphics, and a laptop. But from what I see in the benchmarks, it's nothing special for those gamers.
Just curious, who thinks they will upgrade to Haswell once it's released in the projected release date of Early June?
http://images.pcworld.com/images/article/2012/09/tick-tock-11406046.jpg
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2013_3_20/Leaked-Intel-Haswell-APU-Results-show-Disappointing-Performance/INTC_Haswell_Table_689.jpg
(Source: http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2013/3/20/leaked-intel-haswell-apu-results-show-disappointing-performance.aspx)
I'm looking forward to this because it's said it will run more efficient, so you could put something more powerful into a build that runs on a small PSU. An example, All in Ones. You can build them now using the chassis like the Loop L5. But the PSU is only like 150-200W. Common CPUs chosen in a AIO are about 65W for something like a i3. We should now be able to use a i7 at higher clock speeds into a AIO, and staying under 65W. Using a Haswell CPU for this application is another no-brainer because of the 'improved' integrated graphics.
But honestly, a Haswell would be practical for a small PC or a AIO with integrated graphics, and a laptop. But from what I see in the benchmarks, it's nothing special for those gamers.
Just curious, who thinks they will upgrade to Haswell once it's released in the projected release date of Early June?
http://images.pcworld.com/images/article/2012/09/tick-tock-11406046.jpg