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SuperChip64
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PostPosted: Sat, 07 Jul 2012 08:57:43    Post Subject: To Sandy Bridge-E or Ivy Bridge: That is the question.... Reply with quote

Well, it's time for an upgrade to my beast. Four years and a mid-life update are now starting to show with my monster. Currently, I'm on my trusty Q9550 LGA775 box.

The real question is whether or not to go to LGA2011, or LGA1155.

So, here's my S2011 Build (case and video card excluded):

GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813128532 - $269.99 -$30.00 Instant $239.99

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817139021 - $139.99 -$30.00 Instant $109.99

Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820
Item #:N82E16819115229 - $299.99 $299.99

Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #:N82E16820226236 - $149.99 -$50.00 Instant $99.99

G.SKILL Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-1333C9Q-32GAO
Item #:N82E16820231557 - $189.99 $189.99

Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #:N82E16822148834 - $139.99 -$20.00 Instant $119.99

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And my LGA1155 (case and video excluded as well):

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813128545 - $199.99 -$20.00 Instant $179.99

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817139021 - $139.99 -$30.00 Instant $109.99

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Item #:N82E16819116504 - $229.99 $229.99

Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #:N82E16820226236 - S149.99 -$50.00 Instant $99.99

G.SKILL Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-1333C9Q-32GAO
Item #:N82E16820231557 - $189.99 $189.99

Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #:N82E16822148834 - $139.99 -$20.00 Instant $119.99
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