do i really need 1366 socket and tri channel ?

[phill1978]

was looking at the more expensive msi P55-GD80 mainboard. yet the cheaper gigabyte and msi have 1366 and tri channel (although no easy overclock)

it has exellent reviews with no bad features from all the main tech sites.

only things is doesnt have is future i9 support, or tri channel memory.


is a 1366 socket really needed ? hows about tri channel ?

i know in future games may require this ??? but if the life span of my new build is gonna be 5 years max will it matter.

from reading I have seen that GFX cards are the main things for games.

was looking at current cpu`s quad core and the like. seems like the processors are stupidly fast so much more than is actually used for gaming

 

[phill1978]

jonJ678 thanks for the info m8

i get confused with all this stuff.

the P55 can support dual channel 2000mhz and upto 8GB surley thats enough ?

also the oc genie on the p55 will take an 870 i7 and straight away solidy push 3.8-4.0 also with proper tweaks run 4.5ghz !

hmm..

Im in love (over exagerated) with the MSI boards style, LED`s and easy oc genie mode + top spec components and silent cooling that really works..

i will wait i guess for an X58 version of this board even though i cant really see any real clear benefit when you compare speeds ?

 

[phill1978]

jonJ678

i agree m8, but im a noob and really dont want to delve into serious bios tweaking , for the record the OC genie is not an unstable software tweaker it tweaks itself from the mainboard with a button push by testing dependant on what cpu and ram is installed so its a very quick and reliable way to properly OC in 1second !

so, for me an msi board running x58 will be a real bonus i guess.

 

[phill1978]

"very quick and reliable way to properly OC in 1second" just isn't going to happen I'm afraid, whatever msi might say. I wish you luck with it. Every processor has different limits and reacts in different ways to voltages. Every stick of ram has the same issues. It's a process which is really, really difficult to automate and can't be simplified down to two buttons.

I'm not saying that the process is unstable, rather that the end result is more likely to be. I really do think that learning a bit more is the way to go, it's a lot less complicated than it looks to start with. You're in exactly the right place to learn as well if you go down that route.

Lack of knowledge is easily solved mate. You come across as a bright chap so I can't see it being an issue. The only strong reason I can see for P55 is that it's a bit cheaper than X58, but then I don't value the overclocking buttons so much. The UD5 I use has a clear cmos button on the back which resets things if it all goes wrong, and I really like that idea, but changing bsck by buttons doesn't sound like the way to go.

I suppose manual tweaking would yeild better gains but id be happy with 4.0ghz tbh !

all i can go by on the p55 msi is on this forum some 4.0/3.8ghz from msi genie on an i5 and on an i7 and i5 same results on guru3d review.


you seem to know your onions, its been a while since i was interested in 'pc' stuff, im more into networking,av,cars .. but now my interest is back and im soaking up lots of information to get where its all at right now

tell me, what is the main performance benefit of a X58 over a P55 in the markets current state