Timmy94 Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Hey guys, I am looking into upgrading my CPU, motherboard and RAM. Now I thought the Gigabyte X58-UD3R, the i7 920 and 6GB of DDR3 was a good upgrade to go with. Is this so? Any advice/suggestions on the upgrade would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Timmy94 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Looks good. It's either that or a Core i7 860 + P55 + 4GB of RAM. The main advantage of LGA1366 is that it leaves you room for 6-core processors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekiM Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Looks good. It's either that or a Core i7 860 + P55 + 4GB of RAM. The main advantage of LGA1366 is that it leaves you room for 6-core processors There are new 1366 processors being planned? When will the 920's be phased out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghawg71 Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Looks good. It's either that or a Core i7 860 + P55 + 4GB of RAM. The main advantage of LGA1366 is that it leaves you room for 6-core processors I got the 860 and the MSI GD-65. It's a rocking setup and if you have a Microcenter near by or order it from them, the 860 is $229 right now. There are very little differences between the 1366 and the 1156 in terms of performance and a huge difference in price. (especially if you are going from ground 0 with it) No 6 core processors in the future for the 1156 but seeing that alot of apps still don't fully utilize the quad cores of today, that could potentially be a waste of money right now. The 1156 is the best bang for your buck, besides no NB on p55's. One less thing to heat your case up with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy94 Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 I see, the 860 here in Aus seems to be the same price as the 920. Now I can get the asus P6T also or should I stick with the X58-UD3R? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 I see, the 860 here in Aus seems to be the same price as the 920.Now I can get the asus P6T also or should I stick with the X58-UD3R? Cheers Yes, but the mobo + memory is more expensive. Anyways, both are good, you can't really make a bad choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtigerdragon Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Yes, but the mobo + memory is more expensive. Anyways, both are good, you can't really make a bad choice. Either way you're going to have a good time with it. But the mobo + memory are expensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 Either way you're going to have a good time with it. But the mobo + memory are expensive. You sure... AUD $320 for the X58-UD3R, AUD $215 for 6G of Corsair PC12800 C7 RAM. I got one of those motherboards for my son last week and am in the process of getting it stable @3.5GHz with a 920 C0 on a stock cooler. The BIOS options are a little different to my MSI Eclipse but it's humming along quite well ATM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtigerdragon Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 The P55 mobo's are cheaper than the X58 ones, and he would only need 4GB instead of 6GB. And the reviews on the new i7 860/870 show it can get to 4.0, and that uses the 1156 socket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy94 Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 I can get the X58-UD3R for $267AUD, and 6GB of Patriot-Signature 1600 RAM for $149AUd and the 920 for $364AUD. The 860 is in fact $384AUD. If I go for 1366, I could get it all for $780AUD. Cheers Timmy94 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) Timmy, if you're in Sydney you should check out fluidtek's prices and watch for their "specials". Currently, the i920 is AUD $329 with a X58 motherboard purchase. Fluidtek has the 860 for AUD $339. PS. I must have been confused with the price for the Gigabyte board I used for my son's build... it was AUD $265 on the receipt. Edited September 19, 2009 by Blaise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy94 Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) Do fluidtek do delivery only, or do they have a store in Sydney? EDIT: Don't worry, I see they have a store. I see they have a sale on sunday, I won't be buying my goods until tues/wed/thurs this week. Will they keep this deal on the i7/x58 you think? Their RAM is expensive though. I find MSY is a good store for parts though. Cheers Timmy94 Edited September 19, 2009 by Timmy94 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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