On April 04 2010 02:08 superbabosheki wrote:
I agree with that, the socket 1156 is pretty much done already. The x58 platform is expected to stay for a while.

The future is "Sandy bridge" and buying a new mobo because it will be a new socket.

Gotta love Intel :p

FragKrag

United States11549 Posts

April 03 2010 17:58 GMT

#43

Socket 1366 is a lot of extra money for no extra benefits

at least for gamers

AyeH

United States534 Posts

April 03 2010 18:48 GMT

#44

yeah, i would redirect the money spent on a SSD into getting a better MOBO like an x58. a mobo is far more important than a SSD...

FragKrag

United States11549 Posts

April 03 2010 18:54 GMT

#45

It isn't if you don't plan on using any X58 features (triple channel is useless for gaming, I don't plan on Xfire/SLI), X58 does me absolutely no good. The SSD and LGA 1156 setup gives me much more performance than a X58 and a HDD. I don't understand why people advocate 1366 blindly when they don't even know how the chipset works.

sob3k

United States7572 Posts

April 03 2010 18:58 GMT

#46

I'm not going to be an extremely heavy gamer,

What are the i7 and SSD for then?

....are you doing massive (cpu centered) rendering projects....or something...

seems like a bit of overkill just for facebook

FragKrag

United States11549 Posts

April 03 2010 18:59 GMT

#47

i7 is so that I don't have to upgrade any time soon. I was considering the i5 750 before that, but I wanted the i7 860. When it dropped to $200 at microcenter, I jumped on it. Note that I'm not going to be an 'extremely heavy gamer'. I'm still going to game and play SC2/Civ V etc and I want to be able to play them at a decent setting.

The SSD is to speed up daily usage of the computer.

Disregard

China10252 Posts

April 06 2010 01:36 GMT

#48

Not to hijack your blog but... Recommend me an AM3 mobo thats reasonably priced and is decent to support my overhaul?

Phenom II x4 955
Undetermined brand - 4GB DDR3 1600
Sapphire 4770
140mm fan + a couple of 40mm
And maybe also a PSU recommendation

Earthwatts maybe?

All shoved into a shitty Xion Onyx? case(The model with the glass side panel and blue LEDs) I bought many years ago when I was still totally inexperienced.

edit: Im using a terrible Coolermaster PSU right now, had it for awhile. Have to replace it because the fans make a very audible grinding noise, though Ive sorta gotten used to it by now.

FragKrag

United States11549 Posts

April 06 2010 01:50 GMT

#49

1. AM3 doesn't like DDR3 1600 RAM. You'd be better off with 4gb of DDR3 1333 RAM with lower timings.
2.
ASUS 790X EVO $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402
or
Gigabyte 790X USB 3.0 $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128427

Both are awesome boards capable of good overclocks, and mid-level Crossfire at reasonable prices.

3. PSU How much are you willing to spend? I would recommend like an Antec 650W EarthWatts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

This Sea Sonic looks like a better choice because it is partially modular (I'm not sure how large your case is!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093

Disregard

China10252 Posts

April 06 2010 01:58 GMT

#50

I was told about the RAM problem before, was a bit vague about it. Guess I'll start with the PSU first before I go on buying everything else, curse those pricey mobos!! Thanks.

edit: Oh and heres my case just for reference.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208021

FragKrag

United States11549 Posts

April 06 2010 02:00 GMT

#51

Hm, if you don't plan on adding any other graphics cards, you can get cheaper mobos. Those are just the normal mid-end performance mobos that I usually recommend.

The problem with DDR3 1600 and AM3 is that it doesn't use that bandwidth very well. You might as well get DDR3 1333 and have lower timings which will give you more performance. 7-7-7-20 DDR3 1333 will work better than a 9-9-9-24 DDR3 1600

Edit: here are two older chipset mobos

ASUS 770 $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131603

Gigabyte 770 $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128431

Disregard

China10252 Posts

April 06 2010 02:04 GMT

#52

Oh, I forgot to mention that Im not adding another 4770. Im just gonna continue using the single 4770 that I have since I replaced my G80 not long ago when it died on me.

Stupid me :/