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Originally Posted by nicfit
fishfinger, buying a socket1366 now is still too early imo, prices for the new system (i7, lga1366 mobo, ddr3 triple channel ram) are too high, power consumption and heat are still high and soon there will be the new 32nm cpus which will perform better and drain less power with less heat produced
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maybe not so soon, and they will be supported by the board i've suggested.
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and there's a new socket ahead....
With a lga775 system he'll have PLENTY of power
(there are still few softwares/games actually optimized for 4 cores)
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that's true, though games in the very near future i'll tend to be more and more "threaded" i guess.
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for almost half the price of an i7 rig.
As in this field "future proof" is a bit of an impossible thing with all the new technologies indtroduced constantly I'd say saving money+having a powerful machine which will
serve well for a good while= win win situation.
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in my opinion, in the middle and long term the initial extra price will be worth it.
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My suggestion for the heatsink is based on the "silent pc" side of the things rather than actual temp issues.
The asus you mentioned has a backplate?
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yes.
i'm not saying you are not make making valids points, nic.
anyway,
i'll be receiving a machine very similar to the one i've described precisely today.
i can post benchmarks, pictures or whatever if you want me to.