Anypoint to change from s1156 to s1366

[Bradmax57]

I know i must have a screw loose but is there really any point in me changing my motherboard and cpu from i7 860 to i7 930/950?

Main reason behind it was ive managed to score a 6gb kit of ram and i fancy the rampage iii gene over my maximus iii gene for the eax 5.0 of the onboard sound plus the sata3 and usb3 add a bit of future proof into it, i was hoping to get around 400 ish for the maximus iii gene, i7 860 and 8gb of patriot sector 5 cas 8 ram, which is about the cost of a 950 and rampage iii, so basically its not going to be much of a cost to change but would i really see any benefit for the hassle?

Not quite sure if i should have put this in the cpu or mobo section as id be replacing both......

 

[Cookeh]

Not really.
Especially not with SandyBridge supposedly just round the corner.

If many uses are gaming and editing there isnt much in it anyway

 

[EdinKent]

Am I right in thinking the main difference between cpu's on socket 1156 and those on 1366 is the QPI throughput? (throughput the right word?) So 4.8Gt/s for an i7 950 on s1366 and 2.5Gt/s on 1156...? Would that make any difference in overall performance? I think not. Also going from 8gig ram on dual channel to 6gig on triple channel, seems a bit 6 of 1 half a dozen of the other in terms of performance. A lot of outlay for not even a guaranteed tiny step up in performance. Ebay the ram you just got and stick with the system you have...

I'm not posting my current pc specs, you'd all laugh, a lot!

Oh alright then, but one time only!! - because I've just upgraded (almost) the whole lot and waiting for delivery to start assembling...

Athlon XP 3000+
Asus A7n8x-x
2 gig ram single channel (!!) pc3200 - 400mhz (Corsair I think)
Sapphire HD3850 AGP
120 gb Seagate Barracuda UDMA100
Creative Audigy2 pci
GlobalWin Saf Onyx 450 watt power supply
Windows 7 32 bit (running fine - but it resents me, I know)

Awaiting:

Intel core i7 950
Haven't bought the cpu cooler yet, either a Corsair H50-1 or a Megahalems monster..deciding on Friday.
Gigabyte x58a UD3R rev 2
Patriot Viper 6gb DDR3 cas8 1600mhz
Sapphire HD5770 Vapour-x
Onboard sound for the moment because of budget..
Seasonic X650 power supply
Fractal Design Define R3 case.

 

[cmndr_andi]

I would strongly suggest against this tbh. There will be no performance increase and a lot of money spent.

If you want better sound, then picking up a dedicated sound card is the best bet. You can get something lovely like this for £57 and it is much better than the best onboard sound.

If you want SATA 6G/USB3 - pick up a card like this, however only do that when you are actually going to use a device that makes use of it.

 

[Liampope]

Slight hijack - but EdinKent - you could always keep your Audigy2 . I was sorry my audigy 2 ZS had to go when building my current rig, then literally on that day creative released win7 64 bit drivers, so I kept it

 

[EdinKent]

Oh forgot to say - also have an OCZ Vertex 2E 60gb - birthday present from my nearest and dearest..

Yep not throwing the sound card away, it'll run fine on this system with 64 bit Win 7 installed.

And no, I didn't mean to hijack this thread either , its just that in comparison I think my upgrade will yield an enormous boost in performance, rather than the tiny step Bradmax is contemplating. Sorry, that was sort of the point I was trying to make.

 

[trisp]

If its only a few pounds in it then do it, if its hundreds dont bother as u wont see a huge benefit and you may as well save that money for what is coming out next year...