I wasn't sure where to put this thread, so I hope this is an OK place for it.
After finally building a couple of i5 systems this week for friends, the upgrade bug has bitten me fully. Currently I am running an Abit IP35, 2x2 DDR2-800, and an E8400 (not overclocked).
Normally I'm pretty patient about waiting for parts to come from Newegg so that I have more choices, but with having to start doing some video editing works among other things this coming week I think I am going to go to Fry's today.
So here is the two choices I am looking at as far as an upgrade:
1156 build:
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R Newegg Link
Along with an i5-750.
The other choice is:
1366 build:
MSI X58M Newegg Link
Along with an i7-920.
I will be using the video card from my current system (Palit 9600GT), along with four 1 terabyte and larger SATA harddrives and a SATA dvd burner.
The computer will be used for both gaming (1920x1080) and light video editing.
Also one other thing of note is that with how tight money is right now, even if I go with the 1366 build, I will only be able to pick up a 2x2 kit of DDR3 right now, as I can't afford the price difference between a 2x2 and a 3x2. I've read that the difference between triple channel and dual channel is not really noticeable, but I wasn't sure how well the 1366 platform did if you didn't at least run 3 sticks of memory.
The 1366 build would only be $10 more out the door. I like that the 1156 Gigabyte board has more PCI slots, but at the same time other than a wireless card that I use from time to time, I don't really use my PCI slots at all. The only thing I could ever see using in a PCI slot would be a sound card (however I have been happy with onboard sound for the past three years), or a TV tuner (and yet I could go with a PCI-Ex 1).
So what would you do if faced with the same choice?
Thanks for any help as I'd love to stop gnawing off my fingers in worry about what to get.
After finally building a couple of i5 systems this week for friends, the upgrade bug has bitten me fully. Currently I am running an Abit IP35, 2x2 DDR2-800, and an E8400 (not overclocked).
Normally I'm pretty patient about waiting for parts to come from Newegg so that I have more choices, but with having to start doing some video editing works among other things this coming week I think I am going to go to Fry's today.
So here is the two choices I am looking at as far as an upgrade:
1156 build:
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R Newegg Link
Along with an i5-750.
The other choice is:
1366 build:
MSI X58M Newegg Link
Along with an i7-920.
I will be using the video card from my current system (Palit 9600GT), along with four 1 terabyte and larger SATA harddrives and a SATA dvd burner.
The computer will be used for both gaming (1920x1080) and light video editing.
Also one other thing of note is that with how tight money is right now, even if I go with the 1366 build, I will only be able to pick up a 2x2 kit of DDR3 right now, as I can't afford the price difference between a 2x2 and a 3x2. I've read that the difference between triple channel and dual channel is not really noticeable, but I wasn't sure how well the 1366 platform did if you didn't at least run 3 sticks of memory.
The 1366 build would only be $10 more out the door. I like that the 1156 Gigabyte board has more PCI slots, but at the same time other than a wireless card that I use from time to time, I don't really use my PCI slots at all. The only thing I could ever see using in a PCI slot would be a sound card (however I have been happy with onboard sound for the past three years), or a TV tuner (and yet I could go with a PCI-Ex 1).
So what would you do if faced with the same choice?
Thanks for any help as I'd love to stop gnawing off my fingers in worry about what to get.