which motherboard socket type should I use for my new build
January 23rd, 2020
I’m an intel guy, and I want a high end system.
Should I use :
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
LGA 1155
LGA 2011 v3
any and all suggestions would be most welcome.
thanks
Usually people don’t choose the PC using sockets. You have to choose the socket according to CPU. What CPU are you planning to use?
High end for what kind of uses? If you are planning to game and don’t plan to max out games like BeamNG, you don’t have to buy the latest CPU.
Usually people don't choose the PC using sockets. You have to choose the socket according to CPU. What CPU are you planning to use?
High end for what kind of uses? If you are planning to game and don't plan to max out games like BeamNG, you don't have to buy the latest CPU.
Intel i7 of some sort. perhaps haswell
LGA 1151 is the newest 6th Generation Skylake Processors, I just built one and its awesome, at the perfect price point now too, supports newest tech, m2 HDDs , usb 3.1gen2, DDR4 ram ect..
Building a Haswell system when Skylake is out, doesn’t make goddamned sense.
will this heatsink/fan work with a LGA 1151 motherboard/cpu? and if not, how about a recommendation on what will work
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6J332N5915&cm_re=heatsink_lga_1151-_-13C-000X-00037-_-Product
Yes will fit the CPU but you need to make sure it will fit in the case, as mentioned here..
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2759474/cooler-master-hyper-212x-cooler-work-6600k-lga-1151.html
Building a Haswell system when Skylake is out, doesn't make goddamned sense.
There are the two models at 4.00ghz, one of the 4th and one of 5th generation that are at a very good price and still have very good performances for a general use. Other than these two models(if they are still at a good price) there is no reason to buy others than Skylake…
I must ask a question to be sure you don’t have surprises. Have you ever built a computer before? Do you know enough things about building a computer? If you are not sure it’s better that you leave choosing the pieces to more experienced people.
I must ask a question to be sure you don't have surprises. Have you ever built a computer before? Do you know enough things about building a computer? If you are not sure it's better that you leave choosing the pieces to more experienced people.
I can’t count how many systems i’ve already built, but haven’t done so in a couple of years and the architecture continues to change rapidly. Thanks for all the info, the build itself will be no problem.
I finally opted for an Asus Z170 Premium motherboard
Intel Core i7 6700k 8m Skylake CPU
and 32gb of DDr4 3200
Drool…..That sounds like a good start.
With all that ram. you can put it to sleep at night and you won’t need a hard drive
I can't count how many systems i've already built
Ok, given what you have stated, it all realize on the price… Kinda like which broad will come with me to bed???
Pay more for a better experience! Or pay again in a couple of days/weels
i should say that ddr 3200 mhz rams would be extremely expensive , especially when you are going to buy it as quad kit 4*8 gb and at the same time it wont have a recognizable effect on performance. i suggest you to buy a ram with lower frequency and spend the money you saved on other parts of hardware. especially on gpu if this pc is for gaming. for gaming and other standard purposes you already picked the best combination of cpu and motherboard but if you are after more cpu intensive tasks such as render or transcoding videos 2011 socket along with x99 chipset , is the one you should go for better performance.
i should say that ddr 3200 mhz rams would be extremely expensive , especially when you are going to buy it as quad kit 4*8 gb and at the same time it wont have a recognizable effect on performance. i suggest you to buy a ram with lower frequency and spend the money you saved on other parts of hardware. especially on gpu if this pc is for gaming.
for gaming and other standard purposes you already picked the best combination of cpu and motherboard but if you are after more cpu intensive tasks such as render or transcoding videos 2011 socket along with x99 chipset , is the one you should go for better performance.
My wife got me an ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti for Christmas, which served as the inspiration for me to do this new build in the first place, so i’ve got that covered. The primary reason for me to have ordered that much ram was essentially just because I could. I am so grateful for all of the excellent advise, and I have one final question. I have (3) 2tb harddrives I will be putting into this system and I would like your opinions on whether I should use MBR or GPT partitions. I know either will work with 2tb drives and I don’t intend to to put more than 1 partition per drive. All i’ve ever used is MBR but if there are clear advantages in using GPT for this new build, I want to do that. Obviously, the motherboard I ordered has UEFI and the system in general will meet the criteria for using GPT. Thanks again for all the excellent help.
Unless you are planning to use a very old OS there are no advantages to use MBR. GPT is superior in all aspects.
Thanks again for all the excellent advice.
I ordered the parts yesterday and Newegg delivered all parts today (Sunday) with the exception of the heatsink/fan and the case, which shipped from another facility. I’m going to be bouncing off the walls until I can actually get this thing up and running
Unless you plan on using Win 7 Ultimate with Daz loader, GPT would be good..
gpt new and better but it has no advantage for a standard user so actually it doesnt matter which one you pick. if you go for mbr , you will sacrifice a few uefi options which almost no one use , chance to have more than 4 partitions on a single drive which again almost no standard user uses. and lastly theoretically you cant have a have partition more than 2tb but it is wrong in reality. every harddrive manufacturer has a special format software to create a single partition more than 2tb with mbr in case you have deleted the volume by mistake somehow. as a result it really doesnt matter , i bought 6tb WD drive a few months ago and it comes with mbr as default.
gpt new and better but it has no advantage for a standard user so actually it doesnt matter which one you pick. if you go for mbr , you will sacrifice a few uefi options which almost no one use , chance to have more than 4 partitions on a single drive which again almost no standard user uses. and lastly theoretically you cant have a have partition more than 2tb but it is wrong in reality. every harddrive manufacturer has a special format software to create a single partition more than 2tb with mbr in case you have deleted the volume by mistake somehow. as a result it really doesnt matter , i bought 6tb WD drive a few months ago and it comes with mbr as default.
O.K. Thanks to all for the info.