Intel 1156 or Intel 2011 Motherboard

[Mystorius_]

Hey guys,

I need to build an new PC.

I buy my "pc" for like 5 and more Years and upgrade it Time by Time so should i buy and 1156 or an 2011 Motherboard becaus of Intels new CPU generation and so on...

[sry for this crapy english ;) ]

[Barodil]

LGA 1155 is the current Mainstream socket. If you don't do heavy multithreaded things like a lot of video an photo stuff (or have a bucket load of money to spend) you should be fine with an i7 3770K for quite some time. You can also overclock it for additional performance (but take care of your cooling).

Another option would be to wait some additional time because Haswell (new Intel CPUs on socket 1150) are somewhat around the corner. All depends on your needs...

[mvitkun]

do you mean 1156 or 1155?

because 1156 is a dead socket,and has been for a quite a while now.

so if it's 1156 or 2011 I'd definitely go 2011.

[killerx525]

With Intel once you buy a specific CPU, your basically stuck with that socket.

[xeks]

If you consider yourself a gamer, then get 1155. If you consider yourself a professional or are just ballin', get yourself a 2011.

[Chemical]

Can you wait? Haswell is projected on being released in June 2013, it will host the 1150 socket. So 1155 will be phased out.

[Sauber-C10]

Go for 2011 its newer technology and will be supported for longer

[RobL]

2011 is good for the highest end stuff out there however it is not necessary unless you are doing very very heavy lifting with your CPU. If this build is for gaming, lighter video editing, or anything else consumer grade really you should be fine with the 1155 just grab a 3770k and you will be able to do what ever you want. That being said if you have a very very CPU intensive motive for this build OR you just really want your PC to the best of the best 2011 is the way to go.