Quote Originally Posted by Amit View Post
So what do you guys think of the Haswell line up? I'm thinking about building another PC before the year is out. Maybe something a bit smaller in a mATX case, but with more performance than my current machine. I'm not sure about it yet, though. I'm still skeptical about going back to Intel when it comes to future upgrades considering there's a new socket for this generation of Core processors.
As Warsaw said, if you already have a Sandy or Ivy system the Haswell chips aren't worth the upgrade. If you're building a new PC though, you might as well take advantage of the new tech.

Personally, I plan to build the most powerful gaming rig I can fit into a Mini ITX box later this year... Likely going into a BitFenix Prodigy or Silverstone FT03. LANBox for when I go to the various local LANs I plan to, and when I'm at home using my soon to be completed beast it'll be a Folding@Home rig. When friends come over they'll have a system to game on as well. I will likely be using a Haswell i7 for this rig (would of gone i5, but F@H benifits from the i7), in addition to a dual GPU card like the GTX 690 or HD 7990.