1155 or 1150?

[nneely]

Hey guys I have a couple questions. I'm working on a new build for Bf4. I was wondering if I can get away with saving some money and getting an 1155 socket CPU and motherboard or if I should just go with the 1150 and be sure that I'm set up for the future. I read the other day that the 1155 stuff really wasn't worth even getting anymore, especially for the future.


This is my current 1150 build:

Corsair Vengeance Blue CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Dual Channel Memory Kit

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC 1150MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card

XFX 650W PRO650W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 53A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze PSU

Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB Cache Retail

ASUS Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Z87 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 USB3.0 HDMI Motherboard

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM

comes out to bout $840

 

[micropage7]

the simple way is 1155 is mature and 1150 is new kids on the block
but if you buy 1150 it may give you longer update period
i think better 1150 than 1155 for future

 

[TRWOV]

I'd say 1155 but only because I'm underwhelmed with Haswell's performance.

If you don't mind buying used I'm sure you could set up a superb rig with 1155 parts, not to mention store sales to clear inventory

 

[nneely]

I'd say 1155 but only because I'm underwhelmed with Haswell's performance.

If you don't mind buying used I'm sure you could set up a superb rig with 1155 parts, not to mention store sales to clear inventory

See it would be nice if my local computer store didn't charge completely off the wall 2 year old prices for used products. But I guess they just need to stay in business.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

If you are doing a brand new build, and not upgrading on a previous LGA1155 system, there is really no reason not to go LGA1150.

 

[micropage7]

I'd say 1155 but only because I'm underwhelmed with Haswell's performance.

If you don't mind buying used I'm sure you could set up a superb rig with 1155 parts, not to mention store sales to clear inventory

yeah haswell attracts so much attention
for now 1150 has limited processor but in the future you gonna have more processor to choose

 

[Shou Miko]

well with Haswell and Intel's Z87 u get only SATA 6gb/s and no PCI support anymore, but u should have better USB 3.0 support.

 

[nneely]

well with Haswell and Intel's Z87 u get only SATA 6gb/s and no PCI support anymore, but u should have better USB 3.0 support.

Is that good/bad? I seriously have no idea what that means. Haha. I'm still new to computers.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Is that good/bad? I seriously have no idea what that means. Haha. I'm still new to computers.

Its a good thing.

 

[nneely]

Its a good thing.

Thanks. I see you live in Seattle. I live in Olympia. Always cool to see fellow Washingtonians

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Thanks. I see you live in Seattle. I live in Olympia. Always cool to see fellow Washingtonians

Yeah buddy. I move to Pullman to finish up school as a coug on Monday.

 

[Ikaruga]

I would buy a cheap and good (also proven to be reliable) 1155 cpu and mobo, and would spend a "saved" money on a faster video card.
I don't see any point going for Haswell if you are not a computer enthusiast, there will be no benefit for you until Intel's or AMD's next architecture (except perhaps a better value if you want to sell your "old" parts in the future.)

I think you should only go for Haswell if you are not planning on a dedicated video card (but you should go for an AMD apu in that case anyway), it's not worth the extra cost and hassle for you.

 

[Jack1n]

Forget what people say about the "upgrade path" when comes to intel,by the time the cpu will not be fast enough you will to buy a new motherboard any ways,also they wont release a faster cpu for the same socket any way.
all of that said,there is no reason to get the 1155 over the 1150.

 

[Ikaruga]

all of that said,there is no reason to get the 1155 over the 1150.

except it's a lot cheaper, especially at "sale out" times.

 

[nneely]

Yeah buddy. I move to Pullman to finish up school as a coug on Monday.

Awesome! I'm still in high school (senior year) and I was just at their football camp a while back and what a cool school I must say. However I stayed in the like.. "perham"? dorms. I can't remember the name but they were kind of...lackluster haha.

 

[micropage7]

Is that good/bad? I seriously have no idea what that means. Haha. I'm still new to computers.

yeah newer stuff is good but at some point it may not support your kinda old hardware
you gonna have better features that you may use or not and since like that you must know what purpose your pc

 

[nneely]

yeah newer stuff is good but at some point it may not support your kinda old hardware
you gonna have better features that you may use or not and since like that you must know what purpose your pc

Okay. So there isn't anything in my build that is restricted by old hardware is there?

 

[micropage7]

Okay. So there isn't anything in my build that is restricted by old hardware is there?

so far its ok
maybe if you wanna add some after market cooler, since stock cooler has average performance

 

[nneely]

so far its ok
maybe if you wanna add some after market cooler, since stock cooler has average performance

Yeah on my list for my next paycheck is an SSD and probably a cooler or a keyboard or some other fancies. The case I bought if I remember right has a 240mm fan in the side.

 

[micropage7]

Yeah on my list for my next paycheck is an SSD and probably a cooler or a keyboard or some other fancies. The case I bought if I remember right has a 240mm fan in the side.

if you gonna tight on budget you can add ssd later since you can move/clone the current os into ssd. for keyboard, i dunno its personal taste some may happy with basic keyboard, like me but some need more features
about the case, just make sure it has enough airflow to eliminate any heat when your pc running

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

I'd say pick up an Ivy just because looking at the Haswell club here it looks like a total pain in the ass to stabilize and the clocks are likely to suck anyways, all that plus tremendous cost savings if you go used. You can barter people down pretty low these days.

Forget what people say about the "upgrade path" when comes to intel,by the time the cpu will not be fast enough you will to buy a new motherboard any ways,also they wont release a faster cpu for the same socket any way.

This so much. The difference between back to back Intel generations is so small it's like a joke. If you buy Haswell now you're just going to keep it when Broadwell comes out, and then after that when there is a worthwhile jump there will be another new socket you have to buy anyways. Hardly a selling feature. Speaking of I'd ignore all the sata/usb comments. It doesn't add up to much of anything unless you plan on setting up some huge SSD raid array, and I'd rather have the bug free third party usb controllers on Ivy anyways. Haswell's doesn't get fixed until what, September?

 

[Shou Miko]

Is that good/bad? I seriously have no idea what that means. Haha. I'm still new to computers.

Sata 6gb/s is faster so it's good, plus making USB 3.0 native makes it better...

thx MxPhenom216 for telling, i was gaming.

 

[micropage7]

Sata 6gb/s is faster so it's good, plus making USB 3.0 native makes it better...

thx MxPhenom216 for telling, i was gaming.

and one more they are backward compatible. if you have old sata hdd. it will run fine with newer sata 6gb/s and your usb 2.0 stuff could run with newer usb ports. but you wont get full speed of it

 

[Vario]

I think upgradability on 1150 is over hyped because the new chipsets arent really matured, so if you upgrade on the tock, you would be better off rebuying the latest 1150 board and selling the current one.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I think upgradability on 1150 is over hyped because the new chipsets arent really matured, so if you upgrade on the tock, you would be better off rebuying the latest 1150 board and selling the current one.

But that's what we mean about having the ability to upgrade. With 1155 your stuck with whats out there now, where as 1150 there will be new boards and CPUs coming. And you wont really be obligated to get one or other when you upgrade one of them.