980X Sandy Bridge Equivalent

coughs · 8 Jan 2011 at 15:13

Hello,

I was wondering what Sandy Bridge chip is the 980X Equivalent and when should it be released?

Grimley · 8 Jan 2011 at 15:19

looking at the benchmarks on reviews I've read on the web so far I would have said the 2600K & its out right now.

As for an equivalent 6 core version of Sandy bridge, i've no idea.

1Day · 8 Jan 2011 at 15:21

The 2600K gives you the closest thing to a 980X CPU performance with out the additional 2 cores.

You will have to google Intel roadmap or something like that to see what they plan for the next year or so. But what I do know is that there is a X58 upgrade coming in the next 12months or so. The Sandybridge is a P55 or socket 1156 upgrade.

mmj_uk · 8 Jan 2011 at 15:29

coughs said:
Hello,

I was wondering what Sandy Bridge chip is the 980X Equivalent and when should it be released?

The fastest Sandy Bridge available is the 2600K but there is no 980x equivalent, those will be coming on the new high-end socket later in the year.

LGA 1155 replaces LGA 1156
LGA 2011 replaces LGA 1366 (later in the year)

DBT85 · 8 Jan 2011 at 15:30

When the 2011 socket chips come out which last i heard is about Q3 2011.

coughs · 8 Jan 2011 at 15:40

Is this 2600k you talk about enough for gaming?

DBT85 · 8 Jan 2011 at 15:42

coughs said:
Is this 2600k you talk about enough for gaming?

the 2500k is enough for gaming. the 2600k only adds a higher stock speed and HyperThreading which is next to useless in games currently and probably for another 2 years.

redballoon · 8 Jan 2011 at 15:44

The 2500k and 2600k are the best CPUs around for gaming. Older quad core CPUs still hold up very well though.

para08 · 8 Jan 2011 at 16:20

according to a couple of reviews/benchmarks i've read 2600K is the most equivalent to 980X

jabski · 8 Jan 2011 at 16:23

para08 said:
according to a couple of reviews/benchmarks i've read 2600K is the most equivalent to 980X

depends on the freq of the cpu's. I 2600k @ 5Ghz will beat a 980X @ 4.2GHz

nlr · 8 Jan 2011 at 17:11

Would I notice a difference in and out of games coming from a Q6600 @ 3.6

DBT85 · 8 Jan 2011 at 17:58

nlr said:
Would I notice a difference in and out of games coming from a Q6600 @ 3.6

There are like three threads on exactly this issue with several great answers!

cammy5477 · 8 Jan 2011 at 18:23

cant wait for lga2011

thats when i will upgrade....yeahhhhh baby!!!!!

bulldog147 · 8 Jan 2011 at 18:26

jabski said:
depends on the freq of the cpu's. I 2600k @ 5Ghz will beat a 980X @ 4.2GHz

And very easy beat my i7 920 do 4.2ghz too!

the1gooner · 8 Jan 2011 at 18:29

coughs said:
Is this 2600k you talk about enough for gaming?

Any decent quad core processor from AMD or Intel is enough for gaming if you have a decent graphics card. Even highly clocked dual core processors are enough and tri core processors from AMD.

It is the graphics card that is the most important thing to consider if gaming performance is a priority (for most games)

HW91 · 8 Jan 2011 at 20:01

there's LGA2011 coming out later this year which will have an 8C/16T version

DragonQ · 8 Jan 2011 at 20:08

By then an i7-980X will be 50p and I shall buy one.

bulldog147 · 8 Jan 2011 at 20:11

HW91 said:
there's LGA2011 coming out later this year which will have an 8C/16T version

Probably cost around £950!

subbytna · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:10

it's a lot to do with the graphics card how you get on with gaming, even a tri core AMD cpu (with a good GPU) is usually sufficient for 60 frames in gaming terms

ekotan · 13 Feb 2011 at 02:05

depends on the freq of the cpu's. I 2600k @ 5Ghz will beat a 980X @ 4.2GHz

Not for 3D rendering where all 6 cores are utilised. That's why I'm sticking with my 980X for now, since I don't just game on my PC.