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When you look at the store page for any motherboard, make sure the "socket type" says "LGA 1336". If the number is any different, it will not work.
(and i have never heard of x58 or x56 in my life. Are you talking about x64/64-bit and x86/32-bit?)
First gen enthusiast i7 chipset
The i7-920 is still plenty powerful, but you're looking at about $160 minimum on Newegg to get a new motherboard. Might be better to just go Sandy/Ivy and get more performance for the extra $150.
To be honest, I don't actually think it's worth it to keep that processor seeing how much the motherboards cost. Like Razeredge said, you can get like an i5 2500k and a new motherboard for around $350. It will cost you around $200 just to get a good LGA 1336 motherboard. Even though you got the processor very cheap, you will have to pay a pretty penny for a motherboard unless you can find a good deal on a used one from eBay or something. Just thought I'd give my opinion on the subject.
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I understand your opnion. And If i had 350 i would do it. but i dont. I dont have a job. im not very good at making mney. so please stop and work with me for what I have.
The advantages are that if you're processor is a bottleneck or just not running as fast as you would like, it will speed things up. The disadvantage is that your processor will use more power and produce more heat. That's why I asked because if you will overclock then you will want a motherboard with good cooling on it. I guess it doesn't really matter though since pretty much any of the motherboards you can still buy for that processor will be good at overclocking.
I would suggest getting this motherboard: http://us.ncix.com/p...acture=Gigabyte
It's $165 so it's only about $30 more than what a normal motherboard for a newer processor would cost and it appears to have very good cooling on it as well as plenty of expansion slots.
The 920 rig I have downstairs really doesn't overclock well. The 920 has a locked multiplier, so you really can't do much for overclocking asides from adjusting the BCLK, which makes a lot of stuff on the board unstable.
I have a i7 920 (old I know -_-) and i need advice on motherboards.
I dont want to change, so dont try.
Will ANY x58 motherboard work for it? or only x56? or any other type of motherboard?
ty muchly
(and i have never heard of x58 or x56 in my life. Are you talking about x64/64-bit and x86/32-bit?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_X58
It's the chipset.
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
First gen enthusiast i7 chipset
The i7-920 is still plenty powerful, but you're looking at about $160 minimum on Newegg to get a new motherboard. Might be better to just go Sandy/Ivy and get more performance for the extra $150.
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Newegg.com - ASUS P6T WS PRO LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Core i7 / Xeon Intel Motherboad
I need RAM slot to be able to hold 6gb. ty.
I would suggest getting this motherboard: http://us.ncix.com/p...acture=Gigabyte
It's $165 so it's only about $30 more than what a normal motherboard for a newer processor would cost and it appears to have very good cooling on it as well as plenty of expansion slots.
Ok, here is the memory specs. i have three DDR3- 1600 6gb (3x2g)
is this compatible?
Yes, it will work because the motherboard runs DDR3 memory in triple channel and you have a set of three sticks.