I love how I literally just bought the new 15" with the highest cpu specs and second highest internal memory specs. What do you recommend I return and wait for skylake or say f it and use this baby
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Intel Skylake Processors: Up to 20% Performance Boost, 41% Faster Graphics and 30% Longer Battery Life
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We do you know and the fact that you know makes the statement really stupid. It can't be overclocked because the case doesn't allow it. It's not a product aimed at someone that wants 5% extra performance out of a CPU by overclocking.
Use it, like i'm using mine, these wont be out until at least Feb/March next year, thats a solid 10 months of work.
4790 can be overclocked by up to 28%. Please don't downplay overclocking capabilities.
Buy a giant ugly case with adequate water cooling capabilities and do it then if you're so concerned by a faster CPU - i'm sure your handbrake encodes will really benefit from it.
Subjective.
Not necessary.
It's a tool for getting work done, of course performance is a concern.
Of course they will.
Yeah, you'll save all of 20 seconds of your life... Raw CPU speeds is well below I/O speed, SSD speed and graphics card capability on my list of wants. It's also below amounts of RAM, all those things affect my day today work much more.
I'm not sure what your perpetual moaning is about in this thread anyway. You can't over clock an iMac the case isn't designed to allow it, end of. Its irrelevant what the chip can or can't do.
Again, you're downplaying the importance of CPU speed. Your 20 second remark would get laughed at by someone who does work in premiere, after effects, etc.
I think it's hard to link between nm upgrade to components integration. They seems to be two different approach.
And, even 7nm processor can be designed using pin to connect other components on board using slot.
See those ultra mini motherboard, processor becomes a fixed component on board. Why? This can achieve a compact design and reduce the board size, plus eliminating possible slot related issue, such as some pins are not correctly installed on designated slot, or for processor, holes.
This is no longer a speculation. Actual product has already been rolled out.
If this turns out to be true, our computer upgrade cycle could last 7-8 years. Just buy a new GPU and plug it in! But I heard those external GPU's are super expensive you might as well build a gaming PC.
Officially Intel has been afraid of a huge problem with hotplugging and sudden power off. Unofficially i suspect the same motive as you: By blocking eGPU setups they made more money, because a lot of pc gamers bought either an extra desktop setup or a more expensive quadcore/iris pro/dGPU laptop.
This new move could enable really cool combinations. A 12'' MB with the GPU Dock+ midlevel mainstream GPU+ 4K display sounds good. Best portability when you're on the go, fast enough for mainstream gaming and easily connected with just one cable when you're at home.
They are super expensive, because it is a niche product in the professional market. And you often need to work around a few psu problems, because GPUs aren't officially supported. In the future Thundelbolt 3 isn't limited to macs and a few highend asus/msi/gigabyte mainboards anymore. It has a standard USB-C port. And GPU Docks have Intels blessing. So we should see a lot of mainstream products, which will hopefully reduce the price for such solutions.
hmm strange which a bit of good Eling I am able to find Nvidia drivers for osx on Nvidia Web site (their search function for drivers does not work well for osx, but whatever), at you saying that those drivers are made by Apple? OK Cuba is not used in games (iirc), but I find it strange that Apple wold not allow Nvidia (which knows their own hw better than anyone) to make osx drivers. what am I missing here?
They are ready to officially back supporting external GPUs with Thunderbolt 3. It's been demoed already by an Intel spokesperson (never happened before).
Don't be so hard on him, he's only trying to convince himself, not you/us
What it will also help with is the lower TDP so that you can put the same, or a more powerful GPU in the MBP chassis, and not have either component down clocking due to thermal throttling.
With the way Intel handled the Broadwell launch (i.e. badly), we probably won't see Skylake MacBook Pros until 2017.
Faster, faster, faster. But if they don't bring a touchscreen option, is there really a point? Do that, integrate it well with bootcamp to Windows 10, and we may have a deal.
Well, if they can squeeze 80% power savings out of it, then Apple can afford a measly 13% of that power and put it towards a 17" MBP Retina machine. Who's with me? Hey, Taylor Swift, think you can make THAT happen?
I don't see why not in the future GPUs could be mainly a plug-in thing. Sounds easier than have to install it in the case, easier to resell, and all laptops-and future gadgets like tablets and consoles- can benefit from it.
If version 2 of the Retina MacBook has wireless charging, the one port thing will suddenly be manageable.