Socket lga11550 vs lga2011?

[pigsinspace72]

We can all agree upon that the intel i7-4770k is a better performing cpu (for gaming) than the i7-4820k. But in terms of the ability to update in the future (more memory, better cpu's), which one will be better? Especially considering the the future broadwell?

 

[babernet_1]

Intel is going to the 2011-3 so the present 2011 motherboards are going to be obsolete.

Here's the approximate timetable:

June 2014 early, Devil's Canyon Haswell K series, able to go to 5GHz

September, Haswell E coming out on 2011-3 package, can have up to 8 cores

Next year, K series Broadwell, may or may not be much faster than the Haswell. I wouldn't hold my breath. It seems the low power Broadwells are coming out Q4 of 2014, but the desktop PC version, next year.

 

[pigsinspace72]

Intel is going to the 2011-3 so the present 2011 motherboards are going to be obsolete.

Here's the approximate timetable:

June 2014 early, Devil's Canyon Haswell K series, able to go to 5GHz

September, Haswell E coming out on 2011-3 package, can have up to 8 cores

Next year, K series Broadwell, may or may not be much faster than the Haswell. I wouldn't hold my breath. It seems the low power Broadwells are coming out Q4 of 2014, but the desktop PC version, next year.

Ok, so what socket motherboard should I get then, or are all motherboards will become obsolete soon?

 

[Eduello]

Intel is going to the 2011-3 so the present 2011 motherboards are going to be obsolete.

Here's the approximate timetable:

June 2014 early, Devil's Canyon Haswell K series, able to go to 5GHz

September, Haswell E coming out on 2011-3 package, can have up to 8 cores

Next year, K series Broadwell, may or may not be much faster than the Haswell. I wouldn't hold my breath. It seems the low power Broadwells are coming out Q4 of 2014, but the desktop PC version, next year.

Ok, so what socket motherboard should I get then, or are all motherboards will become obsolete soon?

Go for a Z97 (OC and SLI) or a H97 (no OC or SLI) board; They use the LGA1150 socket and will be 100% compatible with the upcoming Broadwell CPUs (as well as the current Haswell CPUs and the Haswell refresh CPUs).

 

[pigsinspace72]

Intel is going to the 2011-3 so the present 2011 motherboards are going to be obsolete.

Here's the approximate timetable:

June 2014 early, Devil's Canyon Haswell K series, able to go to 5GHz

September, Haswell E coming out on 2011-3 package, can have up to 8 cores

Next year, K series Broadwell, may or may not be much faster than the Haswell. I wouldn't hold my breath. It seems the low power Broadwells are coming out Q4 of 2014, but the desktop PC version, next year.

Ok, so what socket motherboard should I get then, or are all motherboards will become obsolete soon?

Go for a Z97 (OC and SLI) or a H97 (no OC or SLI) board; They use the LGA1150 socket and will be 100% compatible with the upcoming Broadwell CPUs (as well as the current Haswell CPUs and the Haswell refresh CPUs).

Then therefore the intel i7-4770k cpu is the way to go then

 

[babernet_1]

Intel is going to the 2011-3 so the present 2011 motherboards are going to be obsolete.

Here's the approximate timetable:

June 2014 early, Devil's Canyon Haswell K series, able to go to 5GHz

September, Haswell E coming out on 2011-3 package, can have up to 8 cores

Next year, K series Broadwell, may or may not be much faster than the Haswell. I wouldn't hold my breath. It seems the low power Broadwells are coming out Q4 of 2014, but the desktop PC version, next year.

Ok, so what socket motherboard should I get then, or are all motherboards will become obsolete soon?

For gaming, the most important thing is the GPU speed. Second is the processor core speed. As of now only like two games can use more than four cores. For the next several years I think a Devil's Canyon Haswell, I7-4790K will be king, As fast as anything else with its 5GHz clock speed and its RAM and PCI-E 3.0 plenty fast.

So I would recommend one of the new Z97 motherboards. Your best value is the ASUS Z97 Ranger. But if you want the absolutely best overclocking, step up a bit to the ASUS Z97 Hero, it has a more solid power supply for the CPU.

 

[pigsinspace72]

Intel is going to the 2011-3 so the present 2011 motherboards are going to be obsolete.

Here's the approximate timetable:

June 2014 early, Devil's Canyon Haswell K series, able to go to 5GHz

September, Haswell E coming out on 2011-3 package, can have up to 8 cores

Next year, K series Broadwell, may or may not be much faster than the Haswell. I wouldn't hold my breath. It seems the low power Broadwells are coming out Q4 of 2014, but the desktop PC version, next year.

Ok, so what socket motherboard should I get then, or are all motherboards will become obsolete soon?

For gaming, the most important thing is the GPU speed. Second is the processor core speed. As of now only like two games can use more than four cores. For the next several years I think a Devil's Canyon Haswell, I7-4790K will be king, As fast as anything else with its 5GHz clock speed and its RAM and PCI-E 3.0 plenty fast.

So I would recommend one of the new Z97 motherboards. Your best value is the ASUS Z97 Ranger. But if you want the absolutely best overclocking, step up a bit to the ASUS Z97 Hero, it has a more solid power supply for the CPU.

So the Devil's Canyon Haswell, I7-4790K will be supported by the new z97 motherboards?

 

[pigsinspace72]

Also should I wait for the Devil's Canyon Haswell I7-4790K to come out or will it be awhile before I see it on the shelves?

 

[babernet_1]

Also should I wait for the Devil's Canyon Haswell I7-4790K to come out or will it be awhile before I see it on the shelves?

I believe it is coming out June 2nd or so. Yes, get a Z97 motherboard and I7-4790K processor and you are good to go. Be sure to get a high quality overclocking board and a good CPU cooler, like the Noctua NH-C14, NH-D14, NH-D15, etc.

 

[pigsinspace72]

I was gonna go with corsair h100i cooling. The thing that I don't like about the ASUS Z97 Hero is the lack of pcie3 slots. This one, the ASUS Z97-WS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132126 appears to have slightly more benefits.

 

[Eduello]

I was gonna go with corsair h100i cooling. The thing that I don't like about the ASUS Z97 Hero is the lack of pcie3 slots. This one, the ASUS Z97-WS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132126 appears to have slightly more benefits.

The H100i is pretty much equal to the HN-D14 when it comes to performance. The problem might be your case (high-end air coolers are huge).

That board looks nice, it also has a good power design making it pretty good for overclocking.

 

[pigsinspace72]

I have the thermaltake level 10 gt which is pretty big. My plan was to put a couple noctua fans for the h100i radiator.

 

[Eduello]

Sounds like a plan; Noctua fans are the quietest one out there.

 

[babernet_1]

I was gonna go with corsair h100i cooling. The thing that I don't like about the ASUS Z97 Hero is the lack of pcie3 slots. This one, the ASUS Z97-WS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132126 appears to have slightly more benefits.

How many video cards do you want to use? Two is the optimum. More than that and you can get 10% or even slower performance than two. Best to get two state of the art boards, like the Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X or a couple 780TI.

With just two video boards the Hero would be just fine. I don't understand why you want the expense of the ASUS WS motherboard. It has a PLEX chip for the extra PCI-E ports but it only really helps when you have three or four video cards which is pretty wasteful for gaming.

 

[pigsinspace72]

Im getting 1 evga gtx 780 ti dual classified. Will like to get another when the prices drops. Idk why id get the more pricey board.

 

[babernet_1]

Im getting 1 evga gtx 780 ti dual classified. Will like to get another when the prices drops. Idk why id get the more pricey board.

It's a long story, but as I said, the PLEX will actually slow things down until you have three or more boards so you don't want the WS board. If you want a nice, feature laden board, go with the ASUS Z97 DELUX.

 

[pigsinspace72]

Im getting 1 evga gtx 780 ti dual classified. Will like to get another when the prices drops. Idk why id get the more pricey board.

It's a long story, but as I said, the PLEX will actually slow things down until you have three or more boards so you don't want the WS board. If you want a nice, feature laden board, go with the ASUS Z97 DELUX.

Thanks for the tips