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| Thread ID: 104282 | 2009-10-22 20:38:00 | i5, i7, 1156, 1366, dual channel, triple channel, I can't decide! | wratterus (105) | Press F1 |
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| 823189 | 2009-10-27 03:08:00 | The price diff to go 1366 is very pretty small "can" be as low as $50 depending on what sort of features you want in a mobo. 1156 wont have a 6 core+ where 1366 will, and 1366 has a longer life on the Intel roadmap. Add in 1366 slight better performance and the current 1156 issue and I realised why am i looking at 1156! The ballpark has moved since 1156 was relaised with cheaper ram for tri dims and cheaper 1366 mobo's. That said they both go like stink lol. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 823190 | 2009-10-27 03:18:00 | The price diff to go 1366 is very pretty small "can" be as low as $50 depending on what sort of features you want in a mobo. 1156 wont have a 6 core+ where 1366 will, and 1366 has a longer life on the Intel roadmap. Add in 1366 slight better performance and the current 1156 issue and I realised why am i looking at 1156! The ballpark has moved since 1156 was relaised with cheaper ram for tri dims and cheaper 1366 mobo's. That said they both go like stink lol. But 6 core isnt required (most software doesnt even use 8 threads yet), and the difference between the platform is only 3% at best. As for the socket issue, that only foxconn and will undoubtedly be fixed.. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 823191 | 2009-10-27 04:15:00 | 1156 wont have a 6 core+ where 1366 will, and 1366 has a longer life on the Intel roadmap. Who cares? Everything changes. All the time. While you are buying the latest whatever, the manufacturers are already working on the next thing. You upgrade when necessary unless you are super rich. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 823192 | 2009-10-27 04:35:00 | Who cares? Everything changes. All the time. While you are buying the latest whatever, the manufacturers are already working on the next thing. You upgrade when necessary unless you are super rich. lol rather a odd post, you should always pic the best option with the information you have at the time, its common sence and logic taking into account of your personel budget. IF your al;ready about to spend 2K why not spend 2.2K for the better option. And sure SolMiester its up to the individual as to the importance you place on more cores, although higher multithreading is the likely trend. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 823193 | 2009-10-28 01:46:00 | This is great, go the heated arguments. :thumbs: | wratterus (105) | ||
| 823194 | 2009-10-28 01:52:00 | This is great, go the heated arguments. :thumbs: I cant wait for the reviews on the hydra chip in MSI's big bang...imagine linear gpu scaling?, or 1 ati and 1 nv gpu...lol |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 823195 | 2009-10-28 02:17:00 | lol rather a odd post, you should always pic the best option with the information you have at the time, its common sence and logic taking into account of your personel budget. IF your al;ready about to spend 2K why not spend 2.2K for the better option. In that case, historically AMD has been the better choice for future-proof upgrade paths, as their platforms tend to have longer lifespan in terms of being supported technology, and more compatibility with future releases (look at AM2, AM2+, AM3 right now for example). Won't be the best of the best performance right now, though. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 823196 | 2009-10-28 02:18:00 | In that case, historically AMD has been the better choice for future-proof upgrade paths, as their platforms tend to have longer lifespan in terms of being supported technology, and more compatibility with future releases (look at AM2, AM2+, AM3 right now for example). Won't be the best of the best performance right now, though. Ah no, it hasnt been since 2006 |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 823197 | 2009-10-28 23:17:00 | Wrat...bad news www.guru3d.com |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 823198 | 2009-10-28 23:49:00 | Doh! I don't want to wait that long. Thanks Sol. So much for that idea then. Back to 1156/1366 decision. You never know, my new Asus mobo might just fry itself and I'll have to upgrade to something with the Hydra chip. :p I like the look of this lot... Motherboard - Asus P7P55D Pro CPU - Intel i7 860 Lynnfield RAM - Corsair Dominator 4x 2GB DDR3-1600 8-8-8-24 SSD - Intel X25-M G2 80GB :cool: |
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