LGA2011 vs. LGA1155 PC, SAME COST! Need advice :<

Reedux

Reedux

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Note, no PSU or Ram will be necessary.

2011 Build:
Asus P9X79 Pro
I7-3820
SG Barracuda 1TB
Sony Optiarc DVD/RW
BitFenix Raider
ATI 7950/7970
£996

1155 Build:
Asus P8Z68 Pro Gen3
I7-2700k
SG Barracuda 1TB
Sony Optiarc DVD/RW
BitFenix Raider
ATI 7950/7970
£974

The only alternating parts are the CPU and Motherboard.
The 2011 CPU's will consume more power for the same speeds as 2700k
2011 has up to quad-channel memory support, 1155 only has Dual-channel.
Both are futureproof.

Both sockets support PCI 3.0, USB3.0
The only downside I see to the 2011 is that it'll use more power.
And it's still new and untested.

People are assuming that the 1155 will be cheaper to upgrade but with the new budget CPU's for 2011 price doesn't seem to matter.
Cheap CPU, expensive MB VS. Cheap MB, Expensive CPU

How will 3memsticks perform on a Dual-channel MB?

What do you guys think?
Is new better when it costs the same as the old?
Or is it better to stick to old with hopes of cheaper upgrades in the future (Ivybridge)
 
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go for the 2011 build, as it will be an easy upgrade to Ivybridge-E at the end of the year, just a cpu drop in.
If the price is the same go for the best you can afford even if you dont need it now, you might need the extra cores in a year or two and can just upgrade your cpu

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How is Z68 futureproof, your buying a platform that will be getting replaced with ivybridge in a couple of months?
 
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edgedemon said:
go for the 2011 build, as it will be an easy upgrade to Ivybridge-E at the end of the year, just a cpu drop in.
If the price is the same go for the best you can afford even if you dont need it now, you might need the extra cores in a year or two and can just upgrade your cpu

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How is Z68 futureproof, your buying a platform that will be getting replaced with ivybridge in a couple of months?
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Z68 Gen3 motherboards will support Ivybridge.
Ivybridge-E is for 2011.

That's why they are future proof.

I'm agreeing with you though. Would love more opinions however :)
 
Go 2011, but don't get the cpu yet? If you don't need this machine right now, why not buy a few bits at a time, then, by the time Ivybridge comes out, you will have a monster of a pc.
 
ThePengu1n said:
Go 2011, but don't get the cpu yet? If you don't need this machine right now, why not buy a few bits at a time, then, by the time Ivybridge comes out, you will have a monster of a pc.
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The issue is that I will have to order my PC in February. The 3820 is due to be released around the 14-15th of Feb. perfect timing.
Ivybridge isn't due for another couple of months.
 
95thrifles said:
Whats the computer to be used for?

Have you considered a cheaper 1155 set up if applicable? eg 2500K with mid range mobo, thus saving money
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High end PC to be used for everything from Video editing, 3D modelling and rendering, image editing, and of course play future games in top settings. (Hence the 7970 card, I'm really eager to get my hands on the 28nm tech as well :P)

My PC is getting replace and the budget is £1055 (I'm not actually paying) So why not push as much as possible into it?
 
Reedux said:
High end PC to be used for everything from Video editing, 3D modelling and rendering, image editing, and of course play future games in top settings. (Hence the 7970 card, I'm really eager to get my hands on the 28nm tech as well :P)

My PC is getting replace and the budget is £1055 (I'm not actually paying) So why not push as much as possible into it?
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I'd also get the X79 due to futureproofing :)
 
Reedux said:
High end PC to be used for everything from Video editing, 3D modelling and rendering, image editing, and of course play future games in top settings. (Hence the 7970 card, I'm really eager to get my hands on the 28nm tech as well :P)

My PC is getting replace and the budget is £1055 (I'm not actually paying) So why not push as much as possible into it?
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X79 3930K + 7970 + 32 Gig @ 2133MHz. ;)
 
reygjabla said:
X79 3930K + 7970 + 32 Gig @ 2133MHz. ;)
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With the uses you have described, then you really need to go for x79 as you will get the advantage of memory band width as well as the extra cores when you upgrade
there was a post with someone who was having RAM troubles with only 24Gb being picked up and there was a comment about just leaving everything as is rather than rma'ing the mobo - he posted back that he was seeing the entire 24Gb maxed out when modelling, so Id definately go for X79 and a mobo with 8 RAM slots if I was you..
 
edgedemon said:
With the uses you have described, then you really need to go for x79 as you will get the advantage of memory band width as well as the extra cores when you upgrade
there was a post with someone who was having RAM troubles with only 24Gb being picked up and there was a comment about just leaving everything as is rather than rma'ing the mobo - he posted back that he was seeing the entire 24Gb maxed out when modelling, so Id definately go for X79 and a mobo with 8 RAM slots if I was you..
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yes, on of the few boards with 8 DIMMs is the Asus Rampage 4 extreme. It's the best mobo i've used by far and it has excellent rewiews. pretty pricey though :(
 
Well hey, if you guys think you can get even more power out of my budget I'd love to see some lists ;)

If you do try, note that I don't need a new PSU. I only have 3x2gb ram but ram is so cheap I was thinking I'd upgrade in like two months to something more along the lines of 16gb :)
My budget cannot be stretched even by a penny though. £1055

Oh and something they haven't made very public is that 2011 CPU's won't come with a stock cooler which is a bit ****. I'll have to order new mounting gear for my Noctua D14.
Apparently if I can show the receipt for both my noctua and my 2011 CPU Noctua will send me the mounting kit for free! If its available for purchase by the 14th I'd rather buy it though as I cant be bothered waiting 2weeks on delivery :|
 
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