LGA 1366 Replacement - Price?

[realmike15]

I've been holding off on upgrading my LGA 775 in lieu of the new LGA 1366 replacement coming soon. But I'm wondering how much more expensive the new CPUs and Motherboards are going to be compared to the current LGA 1155?

If I could do the build for around $800 that would be ideal. I'd be aiming for:

- A decent ASUS Motherboard
- A 3.0+ Ghz i7 Sandy Bridge
- 12+ GB RAM G. Skill RAM

Any thoughts or inside information on pricing?

 

[Spikesoldier]

I've been holding off on upgrading my LGA 775 in lieu of the new LGA 1366 replacement coming soon. But I'm wondering how much more expensive the new CPUs and Motherboards are going to be compared to the current LGA 1155?

If I could do the build for around $800 that would be ideal. I'd be aiming for:

- A decent ASUS Motherboard
- A 3.0+ Ghz i7 Sandy Bridge
- 12+ GB RAM G. Skill RAM

Any thoughts or inside information on pricing?

hard to tell until the prices are announced.

but, given your $800 price point, what you listed above sounds feasible IF the CPU doesnt end up being $600 by itself.

i read somewhere that the 3 SKU's for LGA2011 (LGA1366's successor) were slotted at $600/$800/$1000, but were six core which makes sense if the quad core 2600K is priced at ~$300.

We'll see.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

But I'm wondering how much more expensive the new CPUs and Motherboards are going to be compared to the current LGA 1155?
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Any thoughts or inside information on pricing?

RAM is about as cheap as it's been in a looong time so if you have the ability to test it when you get it to make sure it works, you might as well get it now.

As for the Socket 2011 parts' prices - I don't think anyone, including Intel, know how expensive they will be until Bulldozer is released. I personally seriously doubt desktop Bulldozer is going to best the existing high-end 1155 SKUs but if those 16 core server monsters really trounce the 1366 SKUs in heavily multi-threaded applications, and they're priced relatively low, that could facilitate lower prices on 2011 parts.

 

[greenhawk]

If I could do the build for around $800 that would be ideal. I'd be aiming for:

- A decent ASUS Motherboard
- A 3.0+ Ghz i7 Sandy Bridge
- 12+ GB RAM G. Skill RAM

Any thoughts or inside information on pricing?

Given the s2011 is a s1366 replacement, $800 is going to be cutting it close / low end.

$300 motherboard, $200 of ram (quad channel, so 16GB), and cheaps CPU is ment to be bit more than a 2600K, so $300+.

And that will only get you something a little faster than a 2600K. (quad core s2011 cpu).

Though, looking at the 2600K instead, you are proberly looking at saving $100 as good boards are about $200 instead of a $300 starting price.

If you want s2011 with a good amount of features (ie: 6 core/12 Threads), then that is expected to replace the current i7-980, so $600+ for the cpu alone (puts it well outside your budget).

So for that budget, I would not bother with waiting for s2011/SB-E. waiting for IB might be better, or finding a larger budget. Failing all that, just getting the 2600K now and so not have to wait the aprox 6 months for both sb-e/IB. IIRC, the last work on the release dates had IB at April next year, with s2011/SB-E at March. Intel are ment to be trying to have something out this year, but I suspect it will just be some sample to be able to boast it was "released" in 2011.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Wait for the performance benchmarks first.

 

[realmike15]

Thanks everyone. It's not that I can't afford more than $800, I'm just trying to keep my budget reasonable. I tend to do system builds every 3-4 years, so I want to get something that will still feel relavent a few years down the road. I do a lot of Professional application work and a fast system will usually make workflow easier like: Video Editing, Photo Editing, Music Recording. Not to mention, although I don't play many games... I do plan on picking up Battlefield 3, which I'm sure will take advantage of newer hardware.

I guess I'll wait and see. I'm in no particular rush, my system can hold me over if push comes to shove. The performance benefits will seriously affect what I'm willing to spend. If hexa-core becomes the standard for this socket, or Tubro Boost gets a considerable boost I could see myself spending extra.

 

[realmike15]

Wait for the performance benchmarks first.

+1

I definitely will. Probably won't do anything until there's a thorough review from Anandtech.