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Is LGA 1156 still worth investing in?

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is a six year old socket still worth investing in for a new build? or is using LGA 1150 better?

 

No. I upgraded from the i5 750 to the 4690k. It was a pretty noticeable difference considering that my 750 was running at 4ghz 1 core, 3.5ghz 4 cores.

 

Sandy? Sure - it's still viable :)

 

Lynnfield.

 

what about the first-generation core i7s? like the 875k or 920?

 

1156 only supported 6xx, 7xx, and 8xx cpus. The i7s on 1156 were all 8xx. 9xx cpus were only avaialbe on 1366.

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Sandy? Sure - it's still viable :)

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Sandy? Sure - it's still viable :)

Sandy is 1155.

1156 is the generation before that and I would say it is worth upgrading from the 1156 platform to a newer socket and not invest more in that old platform

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is a six year old socket still worth investing in for a new build? or is using LGA 1150 better?

 

No. I upgraded from the i5 750 to the 4690k. It was a pretty noticeable difference considering that my 750 was running at 4ghz 1 core, 3.5ghz 4 cores.

 

Sandy? Sure - it's still viable :)

 

Lynnfield.

 

what about the first-generation core i7s? like the 875k or 920?

 

1156 only supported 6xx, 7xx, and 8xx cpus. The i7s on 1156 were all 8xx. 9xx cpus were only avaialbe on 1366.

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