Sandy bridge or stick with 1366

goodl · 5 Jan 2011 at 16:18

Common sense says stick where I am, what do you guys think? See sig for rig

Will we see 980 derivatives or is that a dead end?

Craterloads · 5 Jan 2011 at 16:31

Stick with what you got, i know i am. Your rig will be fine for a good 3-4years.

Nocky24 · 5 Jan 2011 at 16:31

I'm staying put. I mainly use my pc for gaming now and there's no gain moving to these mainstream sb parts for that. Might give the 2011 socket a look though.

Chuggerboom · 5 Jan 2011 at 16:34

goodl said:
Common sense says stick where I am, what do you guys think? See sig for rig

Will we see 980 derivatives or is that a dead end?

If you have an i7 or i5 rig i really don't see the point in changing.

Unless you have more money than sense?

bifday2k · 5 Jan 2011 at 16:54

Agreed with all, pointless changing if you already own a current I5/I7..

Only time i will even consider it is with Ivy Bridge which is a good few years off yet, even then i may skip that as well.

redballoon · 5 Jan 2011 at 16:57

Yeah, not worth it. Especially with the current uncompetitive prices.

WingZero30 · 5 Jan 2011 at 16:57

I am on Core 2 Quad Q6600 and will be using it for a good 4 years atleast

. Lol back to bald emoticons and they look even more sweet and cute

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Chuggerboom · 5 Jan 2011 at 17:00

WingZero30 said:
I am on Core 2 Quad Q6600 and will be using it for a good 4 years atleast. Lol back to bald emoticons and they look even more sweet and cute.

I'm doing the same. I am going to upgrade my graphics card to a 460 and leave it at that for a few years.

esiemi · 5 Jan 2011 at 17:03

stick with your system, no point going SB

Combat Fighter · 5 Jan 2011 at 17:39

Nocky24 said:
I'm staying put. I mainly use my pc for gaming now and there's no gain moving to these mainstream sb parts for that. Might give the 2011 socket a look though.

Same here.

JonJ678 · 5 Jan 2011 at 18:10

Could always get an extra computer running sandy bridge, and keep the x58 one. Mini-itx sandy bridge, stack of hard drives and you've got the makings of a very good NAS/HTPC

DragonQ · 5 Jan 2011 at 18:16

lol why would you go SB for a NAS/HTPC? Total waste of money.

cmndr_andi · 5 Jan 2011 at 18:23

DragonQ said:
lol why would you go SB for a NAS/HTPC? Total waste of money.

I dunno - a 35W 2.5GHz Dual core SB with onboard graphics (like the i3 2100T) sounds like a decent bit of kit for a HTPC/NAS. It will be a nippy CPU and the onboard GPU can handle 1080p fine.

setter · 5 Jan 2011 at 18:27

Ill stick with what i have for the time being, saying that though i could consider an upgrade later in the year when the i7 replacements arrive. Id probably keep the parts of this rig though to replace my ancient a64 s939 4000 second rig.

R088ieS86 · 5 Jan 2011 at 18:38

cmndr_andi said:
I dunno - a 35W 2.5GHz Dual core SB with onboard graphics (like the i3 2100T) sounds like a decent bit of kit for a HTPC/NAS. It will be a nippy CPU and the onboard GPU can handle 1080p fine.

I was thinking of doing exactly that. if the current i3's can do it fine these should be excellent.

Just wish OcUK get them in, they weren't added in today

Terminel · 5 Jan 2011 at 18:44

Sorry for hijacking but could the same be said for a Intel Core 2 6600 oc'd to 2.8 with a 5700 GC? I know there will be a large jump in performance but worth the £350+ for the parts?

Cheers.

cmndr_andi · 5 Jan 2011 at 18:47

R088ieS86 said:
Just wish OcUK get them in, they weren't added in today

I believe these lower-end SB CPUs will be out in mid-late February.

Terminel said:
Sorry for hijacking but could the same be said for a Intel Core 2 6600 oc'd to 2.8 with a 5700 GC? I know there will be a large jump in performance but worth the £350+ for the parts?

Cheers.

Is that a Q6600 or E6600?

Also, which 5700 series card - 5770 or 5750?

Terminel · 5 Jan 2011 at 19:21

I think its the E6600 dual core and the GC is a 5770.

Dark_Angel · 5 Jan 2011 at 19:23

With an I7, or an I5 rig currently, I personally wouldn't upgrade. Unless you can get a really good price for your current gear, it's not really worth it.

cmndr_andi · 5 Jan 2011 at 19:32

Terminel said:
I think its the E6600 dual core and the GC is a 5770.

Fair enuf.

That system should play modern games OK, only a small few (like BF:BC2 and Civ 5) really need the extra CPU power to play.

As for whether it is worth the £350+ to upgrade - it really depends on how you feel your rig is handling your games. If you are happy with it - then you may as well wait, no point upgrading unless you feel the need.

However, if you feel you need the extra power then I would strongly suggest looking at the new i5 2500K - it is a beast of a chip and will provide a large performance boost over your current CPU. Also, if you pick up a P67 board with "proper" x8x8 CrossfireX then you could buy a second 5770 and boost your framerates for not too much money.