On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 12:32 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Matthew Hunt > >>> My current (planned) configuration is a Gigabyte mainboard with Intel >>> i7-960 >>> and 32GB ram (maxed out). >> >> You're buying new parts? I'm happy with my i7-930 that I built a year >> >> and a half ago, but I don't see any sense in investing in Socket 1366 >> parts at this time. It's at end-of-life: >> >> http://www.anandtech.com/show/5216/intel-discontinuing-some-clarkdale-lynnfield-and-sandy-bridge-desktop-cpus >> >> The Sandy Bridge (Socket 1155) parts are faster for the same price, >> and have at least a chance at an upgrade path. >> > > According to the Mainboard specs it's Socket H2 (LGA 1155) and the CPU is > Socket H2 (LGA 1155). > > Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 > > Actually, it looks like the i7-960 is no longer available since I put this > together and it will be i7-2600 instead.
Yes, the i7-2600 is Socket 1155 (Sandy Bridge), but the i7-960 wasn't. The i7-9xx were Socket 1366. Totally different beasts from different generations, requiring different motherboards. >> If you stick with the i7-960, you're sure you have a MB with onboard >> video? It's not part of the CPU or the X58 chipset. The 1366 platform >> is pretty focused on people adding high-performance graphics cards. >> Some (but not all) Sandy Bridge CPUs include on-CPU graphics, and some >> (but not all) motherboard chipsets allow you to use those graphics. >> > > Video Chipset: Intel® HD Graphics (CPU embedded) Right, again, that's a capability of the i7-2600 and Z68 chipset. It would not have been the case with an i7-960. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
