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- Dec 14, 2010
I am currently looking into upgrading my PC to something a bit newer since I've noticed my PC getting slower and it occasionally crashes when I'm gaming. I've currently got a C2Q Q6600 SLACR running at 3.1GHz (board limited) with 8GB's of memory and a GTX 460 for graphics. I've been running this PC for almost four years now (and it was used for two or three years by the previous owner before me), but at this point I've upgraded it to it's limits with this hardware. Sure, I could get another year or two out of the old girl if I swap the motherboard for something better, but it wouldn't really give me much more performance (aside from what I can gain with a higher overclock).
The platform I am currently looking at is LGA1366, mainly because some of the Core i7 processors can be had for a fairly low amount of money ($40-80 on ebay usually). Luckily, with prices of pretty much everything tech-related going down over the last year or two these have now become an affordable option for me. One other reason I'm looking at LGA1366 is because I already have a working board and a 6GB Tri-channel memory kit. I can probably upgrade to a better board if necessary. Board is an Asus P6T SE.
LGA1150 is well outside of my budget since it's so new, as is LGA2011, which is why I'm not looking at them. Unless I just get an absolutely stellar deal on a board and CPU, it's just not going to happen with those sockets for at least another two or three years.
I looked into LGA1155 as well, but while some of the boards were affordable the processors were well outside of my budget. I was looking at getting something like an i5 2500K ($130-200+) or i7 2600K ($140-300+), but they're still going for much more than I'm willing (or able) to shell out money for.
I was hoping to find something like an i7 920 D0 (SLBEJ), 930, 950, or 960 on the used market so that I could get one step closer to upgrading to something newer.
So, my question I guess is what is everyone's opinion on LGA1366 remaining viable as a computing platform for say the next 3-4 years for a 24/7 daily use system? I say 3-4 years because I estimate it might be at least another 1-2 years, maybe three, before I can afford to build a modern system in whatever is the current socket type at that time (or maybe one generation behind).
Alternatively, I could build an AM3 system with a Phenom II X4 965 BE, but from what I've seen in benchmarks the performance would be lower than an i7 920.
The platform I am currently looking at is LGA1366, mainly because some of the Core i7 processors can be had for a fairly low amount of money ($40-80 on ebay usually). Luckily, with prices of pretty much everything tech-related going down over the last year or two these have now become an affordable option for me. One other reason I'm looking at LGA1366 is because I already have a working board and a 6GB Tri-channel memory kit. I can probably upgrade to a better board if necessary. Board is an Asus P6T SE.
LGA1150 is well outside of my budget since it's so new, as is LGA2011, which is why I'm not looking at them. Unless I just get an absolutely stellar deal on a board and CPU, it's just not going to happen with those sockets for at least another two or three years.
I looked into LGA1155 as well, but while some of the boards were affordable the processors were well outside of my budget. I was looking at getting something like an i5 2500K ($130-200+) or i7 2600K ($140-300+), but they're still going for much more than I'm willing (or able) to shell out money for.
I was hoping to find something like an i7 920 D0 (SLBEJ), 930, 950, or 960 on the used market so that I could get one step closer to upgrading to something newer.
So, my question I guess is what is everyone's opinion on LGA1366 remaining viable as a computing platform for say the next 3-4 years for a 24/7 daily use system? I say 3-4 years because I estimate it might be at least another 1-2 years, maybe three, before I can afford to build a modern system in whatever is the current socket type at that time (or maybe one generation behind).
Alternatively, I could build an AM3 system with a Phenom II X4 965 BE, but from what I've seen in benchmarks the performance would be lower than an i7 920.
