What do I go for ???

rypt · 10 Feb 2011 at 23:58

My 775 motherboard died the other day, so it is now finally time to upgrade, as I'm stuck using an AM2 FX62 fileserver for now

I do now have 8GB of DDR3 though, and no system to use it in

Do I:

1) Get i5?

2) Wait for Bulldozer?

3) Get some AM3 system?

4) Get a cheap 775 board for now and then do 2)

5) Use the FX62 until AM3+ boards are out, then get an AM3+ board and an AM3 CPU for it?

stulid · 10 Feb 2011 at 23:59

you get Sandybridge, and swap the motherboard out when the fixed ones turn up

Redmint · 11 Feb 2011 at 00:02

rypt said:
1) Get i5?

2) Wait for Bulldozer?

4) Get a cheap 775 board for now

My vote is for 4) then either 1) Sandy Bridge i5 in April when Chipset issues are fixed or 2) Wait for Bulldozer. Depends how patient you are.

rypt · 11 Feb 2011 at 00:05

See, my current 775 board (granted it is 4 years old) failed by killing its SATA controllers, so I don't really want to get SB .. ever

I fancy a return to AMD for a while, after being with Intel for ages, but the lack of of AM3+ boards is just stupid, as I want to get a board that will let me upgrade the CPU down the line

pauladams · 11 Feb 2011 at 08:52

I think 1 and 5 are the reliable options and go for any one of them.

cub123 · 11 Feb 2011 at 08:56

I am in exactly the same position, and going to wait or bulldozer I think.
Can't have another hardware issue for the time being!

DragonQ · 11 Feb 2011 at 09:08

If you only have one or two HDDs you can get SB and just use the 6 Gbps SATA ports - they are unaffected by the flaw. Then get the motherboard replaced later.

rypt · 11 Feb 2011 at 09:33

See, I want to merge by fileserver and desktop back together again, so I would need at least 6 SATA ports

Yes I can wait until Intel fix their mess, but that would mean having to run the SB in a tiny crappy case with crappy cooling that my 775 was in, as opposed to the Antec 900 that my fileserver currently uses. And I want to clock the nuts off the new build, so it needs the proper case

rypt · 19 Feb 2011 at 16:49

Well, I'm now even more stuck as to what to do

I thought it was my motherboard that fried itself, but it turns out it is the 775 CPU that has killed itself as it gives the same issue with my new 775 board.

So now I have no worthwhile PC to use period

Spending £70+ on a half decent 775 CPU also does not appeal to me