January 31, 201016 yr What do you think? I read many adventages of both sockets, and I still can't figure this one out...Both seem to have good CPUs, but what do you think?I can only see that production of 1156 motherboards is cheaper apparently, as both hardware and motherboards are cheaper. And 1156 is dual channel only I think...So what's behind it?
January 31, 201016 yr They are both the same era of processor, only the 1156 is the lower end and the 1366 the higher end. A very crappy comparison could be the Core 2 Quad and the Core 2 Duo. both are same era, but one is high end, other is the lower end. (although both the 1156 and 1366 processors are quad core). Also the 1156 is dual channel, whereas 1366 is tri channel. Usually find that 1366 supports higher ram speeds. Both are future proof for now. Basically the higher the number, the better the processor. ie, i7 920 is better than i7 860, even though the 860 has a faster clock speed.
January 31, 201016 yr 1366 is the flagship socket. If you want the best performance for the longest period of time, go with it. 6-core processors are out in March for this socket only.
January 31, 201016 yr Yeah, not yet bought, next week mobo is coming, but I was only thinking why both sockets and which will prevail, if any or both...
January 31, 201016 yr What do you think? I read many adventages of both sockets, and I still can't figure this one out...Both seem to have good CPUs, but what do you think?I can only see that production of 1156 motherboards is cheaper apparently, as both hardware and motherboards are cheaper. And 1156 is dual channel only I think...So what's behind it?1366 is much more future proof than 1156. You won
February 1, 201016 yr No PC is future proof.... in two years the added performance of the new USB standard will almost push current uses to upgrade. Today's high tech is only moderate tech in 6 months.
February 1, 201016 yr No PC is future proof.... in two years the added performance of the new USB standard will almost push current uses to upgrade. Today's high tech is only moderate tech in 6 months.You must have misunderstood the question, unlike the others."More future proof" means which will support more in the future. Not "be as good as future hardware".
February 1, 201016 yr ACtually he is partly right, because This faster technology of tomorrow will not be supported by our boards of today.
February 1, 201016 yr ACtually he is partly right, because This faster technology of tomorrow will not be supported by our boards of today.No, he's not "partly right", both of you have taken the question out of context.Since the X58 boards will support the "faster technology of tomorrow" the Gulftown I7-980X, while the H/P-55 Boards wont. Kind of makes the X58 boards the "more" future proof.If the "new USB standard" as well as the new SATA has you concerned and you are buying a new board now that is also one of the considerations and you can buy accordingly.
February 1, 201016 yr No, he's not "partly right", both of you have taken the question out of context.Since the X58 boards will support the "faster technology of tomorrow" the Gulftown I7-980X, while the X55 Boards wont. Kind of makes the X58 boards the "more" future proof.If the "new USB standard" as well as the new SATA has you concerned and you are buying a new board now that is also one of the considerations and you can buy accordingly.Yeah, it's what I was about. And I think FlyingBits ment P55 (1156 sockets).I also feel that the board I am getting now, is very much more future proof than any other USB2.0/SATA2 board you could obtain today with the X58 chipset. I considered UD5 and EVGA X58, but I am just waiting for the ASUS, it will finally arrive this week. UD7 might be an exception, but I do't know if it's officially supporting Gulftown. Besides ASUS looks much nicer ;-)
February 1, 201016 yr Yeah, it's what I was about. And I think FlyingBits ment P55 (1156 sockets).I also feel that the board I am getting now, is very much more future proof than any other USB2.0/SATA2 board you could obtain today with the X58 chipset. I considered UD5 and EVGA X58, but I am just waiting for the ASUS, it will finally arrive this week. UD7 might be an exception, but I do't know if it's officially supporting USB3. Besides ASUS looks much nicer ;-)X, P, what ever :( H55 boards to be released soon too, think I'll just stick with numbers. :( Have fun with the build Word Not Allowed.
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