i7 950 on X58 mobo or wait for 2600K on P67?

Hi
 
I was on the point of having a new PC built with the new 2600K CPU on a Gigabyte UD4 P67 board, with 8GB RAM.  However I heard today that, with the P67 boards being recalled, I now have to wait for maybe a couple of months till they become available again.   As an alternative, the supplier has offered for the same price (£4 more actually) an i7 950 1366 CPU on a Gigabyte X58 USB3 board, with 6GB RAM.     (I hope to add RAM later in either case).  If all other elements are similar, would it be better to wait until the P67 issues are fixed?    I'm not under any time pressures, though the supplier may charge more for the original spec in 2 months from now.
 
I'll be using the PC for Sonar X1A (64-bit) and hope to be using EWQLSO Gold quite a bit, which seems pretty hungry CPU-wise.  Any advice appreciated.  Thanks. 

xiwix


I vote wait.

Why pay more for last generation technology when you can wait a couple months for the bugs to get worked out and buy current technology for the same price.

Yeah that makes sense and it must seem a no-brainer but he did imply that, altho the 2600K was faster than the i950, I wld get the same performance because X58 boards are triple channel, and P67 are dual.  I'm not techy enough to take an informed view on that but I think you're right I'll wait.

jcschild


the sandy bridge 2600 will far outperform the 950 i would look for a new system builder
its worth the wait.
or buy X58 950 and over clock it to 3.8 GHz

Thanks and noted.

I'm not under any time pressures, though the supplier may charge more for the original spec in 2 months from now.

You just answered your own question.  Wait.  Also, it makes very little sense that the supplier would charge more for the same item.  It's computers, and just like fruit, they go down in price.

Remember, the Sandy Bridge is a much less expensive platform for all involved, which will eventually reveal itself to end users in the near term.  Pricing at the launch is understandably higher.  Sandy bridge is faster, cooler, less power.  Translation, more reliable system, less drain on power supply, on your batter backup, on your power bill.

Let the bugs get worked out.  Let the eager beavers pave the way.

There is no prize for being first.  And in comparison to software upgrade deals like with X1, there is no pricing incentive for buying hardware before you need it.

just my opinion...

Thanks to all for comments - I'll definitely take them on board. 

that nearly a yr away most wont wait that long.