Best choice 1156 processor

[S.A.S]

when are these to be released?

 

[paininlife]

if i go Intel way thn i wil go for i7 920 as it wil b cheaper , and whn next year i9 comes out, i wil switch to i9 ,wont hav hassle of upgrading ram,mobo and cpu,

 

[steve258]

The 750s is a low-power version of the 750, aimed at people who would be happy with a little less processing power in return for lower energy consumption. I don't suppose many of the people on this forum will go for that one.

The 860 and 860s share a similar relationship.

Might as well just clock down a 750/860 yourself and pocket the difference then.

1156 mobos are already on sale here in taipei. Cpus are available too but shops are being discrete about it. Oh the temptations....

 

[_SBradley_]

I think it's supposed to be sometime during September... Most likely within the next 10 days! I'm not certain, though.

 

[nightmare99]

8th September.

 

[_SBradley_]

8th September.

I can wait that long.

I'm also waiting on an announcement of the rumoured Canon EOS 7D tomorrow!

 

[McstylisT]

Performance wise on a desktop basis the 920 will out perform the i5 750. The good thing is the lower TDP. For gaming however there will be minimal difference. So great for gamers. The options to go for will be 860/870 but the will be in the 950/960 price range. The I7 920 will also drop in price to similar of the i5 750 once they sell a few thousand. So for me the i7 920 still the CPU that has it all. JMHO.

McT

 

[hardtarget]

So when the 1156 comes out will that be the end of the line for the older 1366 i7 socket (i9 will that be 1366 socket)? The reason I ask is I'm about to upgrade new motherboard, CPU and memory I don't want to upgrade to something that will be dead or have no upgrade path I haven't been watching the hardware scene for a while and I'm not sure now what to do now as I have an opportunity to upgrade from the system in my signature

 

[Combat Fighter]

So when the 1156 comes out will that be the end of the line for the older 1366 i7 socket (i9 will that be 1366 socket)? The reason I ask is I'm about to upgrade new motherboard, CPU and memory I don't want to upgrade to something that will be dead or have no upgrade path I haven't been watching the hardware scene for a while and I'm not sure now what to do now as I have an opportunity to upgrade from the system in my signature

i9 is only 1366.

 

[_SBradley_]

i9 will that be 1366 socket?

Yes, it will. Socket 1366 isn't about to go away. If ultimate performance is your top priority, then it's a better bet than Socket 1156. However, for mainstream users, Socket 1156 will give a better bang per buck.

 

[Combat Fighter]

Part of me is still just tempted to get a i7 920 D0.

 

[_SBradley_]

Part of me is still just tempted to get a i7 920 D0.

I suspect, even after seeing how it all pans out with the i5 and i7 8xx chips, I may end up doing the same.

 

[hardtarget]

Sorry for asking another stupid question, but will all the current X58 boards be able to support the new i9 when it's released?

 

[_SBradley_]

Will all the current X58 boards be able to support the new i9 when it's released?

Almost certainly yes, with a BIOS upgrade.

 

[tuppers360]

I believe it will also because I was thinking about which way to go my self!!

 

[PermaBanned]

Aren't they stopping production of the 920's at the same time that they release the i5s?

 

[_SBradley_]

Aren't they stopping production of the 920's at the same time that they release the i5s?

I highly doubt that. Do you have a source for that info?

 

[nightmare99]

I highly doubt that. Do you have a source for that info?

That was a single bit-tech article that started that, its actually bs.

 

[OrphanBoy]

I really wanna go for the i7 860 but isn't it priced exactly the same as the i7 920 - if so, what's the point?

 

[_SBradley_]

I really wanna go for the i7 860 but isn't it priced exactly the same as the i7 920 - if so, what's the point?

Lower energy consumption. That's about it, as far as I can see.