• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

Difference between: Socket LGA1366 and Socket LGA1156?

opethdisciple

opethdisciple

opethdisciple

Soldato
Joined
18 May 2010
Posts
23,649
Location
London
you can get i7 on the 1156 socket but there generally 8xx chips and 1366 are usally 9xx chips. 1366 is tripple channel ddr3 ram and 1156 is dual channel ddr3. Intel messed up the naming scheme. 1366 is more for enthusiasts. But 1156 is also a good overclocker depending on mobo and chip. Next year apprently the 2011 socket is getting released
 
To me this looks like the best bang for buck from the I7 range:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-344-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1272

What kind of overclock could one expect from this chip? A conservative overclock, nothing extreme. (wants chip to last a good few years)

Why is this one nearly £200 more expensive?

Hmmm, the whole Core I7 is a very complecated market.....

now with the six core cpu's puts spanner in the works.

Are the six core I7's hyperthreading enabled??
 
Last edited:
opethdisciple said:
Are the six core I7's hyperthreading enabled??
Click to expand...

YEs they are....this means 12 threads in windows task manager.

opethdisciple said:
Hmmm, the whole Core I7 is a very complecated market.....
Click to expand...

No, not really...its simple and future proof.

I would recommend you with an i7 930, it is indeed the best overclockers among the i7 family. (Only if you are on a budget)
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom