Intel Socket 1156 or Socket 1366?

Well since it's a gaming rig go for socket 1156 and the money you save from not going 1366 you can put into a bigger gfx and that will give you better preformance in most games rather then to go 1366 and a smaller gfx.Amd is also a good choice for gaming if you don't mind going that route.Atleast with amd you know the sockets won't get replaced anytime soon with new once.
 
I have a LGA1366 with an i7-920 and it's been great so far. Haven't once come close to using the full 100% of it.

You should take a look at the LGA1156 if you ever want to upgrade again. Intel was down here a little while ago (in SA) and announced the LGA1366 will be discontinued from the end of the year or so.
 
Personally i am going i5 750 with the Asus P7P55D-E Pro and a 5870. The i7 1366 is not worth the extra Moola for gaming ,lower turbo clocks and pointless hyperthreading (for now).
 
Ok guys... Much against all the advice, I'm getting an i7-930 1366. It works out cheaper based on similar specs. As for upgrading, by the time I need to I'd rather just buy a new PC. This only has to last me 3 years. 4 years max. Thanks for all the advice though. The final rig is as follows (simplified):

Asus Rampage 2 Gene Mobo
i7-930 1366 CPU
3GB DDR3-1333 RAM
1TB Seagate HDD
ASUS HD5850 GPU
600W Coolermaster PSU
Simple Coolermaster Elite 332 Case
 
CarsinemiA said:
Ok guys... Much against all the advice, I'm getting an i7-930 1366. It works out cheaper based on similar specs. As for upgrading, by the time I need to I'd rather just buy a new PC. This only has to last me 3 years. 4 years max. Thanks for all the advice though. The final rig is as follows (simplified):

Asus Rampage 2 Gene Mobo
i7-930 1366 CPU
3GB DDR3-1333 RAM
1TB Seagate HDD
ASUS HD5850 GPU
600W Coolermaster PSU
Simple Coolermaster Elite 332 Case
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I also thought about that mobo & cpu combo but decided against it.
I'm going for a i7-860 Socket 1156 + Maximus Formula Mobo
 
3gb ram is a potential bottleneck. And it will be an awful bottleneck if you do hit it. Lots of games/programs get really close to it, 4gb ram is the sweet spot for now. Thats why i7 is so expensive, its not only the CPU, but added mobo costs and ram (to get to 6gb to keep it working triple channel).
 
CarsinemiA said:
Ok guys... Much against all the advice, I'm getting an i7-930 1366. It works out cheaper based on similar specs. As for upgrading, by the time I need to I'd rather just buy a new PC. This only has to last me 3 years. 4 years max. Thanks for all the advice though. The final rig is as follows (simplified):

Asus Rampage 2 Gene Mobo
i7-930 1366 CPU
3GB DDR3-1333 RAM
1TB Seagate HDD
ASUS HD5850 GPU
600W Coolermaster PSU
Simple Coolermaster Elite 332 Case
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Nice. Just try get 6gigs ram.
 
He can just install 2 * 2GB for now and have it operating in dual channel, and get a third 2 GB for triple channel later.

Although it's better to have closely matched RAM.

I just decided to get 6 * 2GB matched 1600MHz memory for my i7. I use it for video & image processing, so it gets used.
 
Archer said:
3gb ram is a potential bottleneck. And it will be an awful bottleneck if you do hit it. Lots of games/programs get really close to it, 4gb ram is the sweet spot for now. Thats why i7 is so expensive, its not only the CPU, but added mobo costs and ram (to get to 6gb to keep it working triple channel).
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While that is true, 2x 2GB in dual channel is OUTPERFORMED by 3 x 1GB in tri-channel. I would source it but I seem to be unable to find the test charts on tomshardware - the difference is minimal though, about 0.4%. The thing is, 3GB of RAM is relatively cheap, so I can just get it when I happen to hit that bottleneck. And many games, while they do come close, rarely use that much memory, so buying the extra memory now is a waste IMO. I'll get it when I need it - It's not that expensive. I just can't afford it NOW. ;)

And yes... The OS is 64-bit. I'm realtively new to building PCs, I'm not a complete retard. :P
 
CarsinemiA said:
While that is true, 2x 2GB in dual channel is OUTPERFORMED by 3 x 1GB in tri-channel. I would source it but I seem to be unable to find the test charts on tomshardware - the difference is minimal though, about 0.4%. The thing is, 3GB of RAM is relatively cheap, so I can just get it when I happen to hit that bottleneck. And many games, while they do come close, rarely use that much memory, so buying the extra memory now is a waste IMO. I'll get it when I need it - It's not that expensive. I just can't afford it NOW. ;)

And yes... The OS is 64-bit. I'm realtively new to building PCs, I'm not a complete retard. :P
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I was not referring to 4gb dual vs 3gb triple, but to that awful slow down when you got to load stuff from the page file, and the real price differences between i7 and i5/phenom.
 
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