Getting an upgrade sooner or later. To sandy bridge or to x58?

[spawn camp3r]

Basically the title, LGA 1155 or LGA 1366, they are both going to get trumped by the end of this year but I need something better than my Core 2 Duo for Battlefield 3.

I could swing it both ways for $500 +/-
[url=http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15775645]x58[/url]
[url=http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=16665492]Sandy[/url]

which way?

[Fate]

No choice, Sandy Bridge.

[Snausages]

old-gen i7 vs new-gen i7...it's a no-brainer

[Reapaninja]

if you're just getting this for gaming, i5 2500k

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[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.660725[/url]

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use the savings to get an NH-D14 and overclock

[spawn camp3r]

hm, well what about that whole faulty silicon issue they had a while ago?
Also there is no triple channel ram, what's new that I get with 1155 that I don't with 1366?

[Reapaninja]

if you mean the P67 SATA II issue, that was fixed [I]long[/I] ago

and triple channel doesn't really have any advantages over dual channel, hell dual channel only has something like a 10% performance increase over single sticks

[TheTiger]

[QUOTE=spawn camp3r;31567042]what's new that I get with 1155 that I don't with 1366?[/QUOTE]
Better price/performance ratio.

[hovergroovie]

Just bought a sandry bridge, and it's a good time to be alive.

[Darkebrz]

There is only reasons to use Sandy Bridge. Faster, more powerful architecture, and you are also open to upgrading to Ivy Bridge later on.