Micro Center - Intel Core i7 2600K LGA 1155 Boxed Processor 179499

Micro Center - Intel Core i7 2600 LGA 1155 Boxed Processor 179606

Micro Center - Intel Core i5 2400 LGA 1155 Boxed Processor 179671

Not a bad price for almost 5.0 Ghz;

what kind of motherboard do i need for those? I'm sure the mobo is equipped with quad core.... most likely I wont be able to swap it out right?

Sandy Bridge have their own motherboard; imagine that

what kind of motherboard do i need for those?

Yeah, these need the 1155 socket-like that one pin for the 1156 motherboards that currently exist makes all the difference...fuckwads. Anyway, to answer your question you need the an H or P67 motherboard.

Damn. I love Microcenter's prices for CPUs. Nice find, balls.

Damn. Now's a good time to upgrade for a lot of people. The price vs. performance for these CPU's and motherboards is unbeatable. I just saw MBs for these cpus from $94.00 -$259 at Newegg. Here's a nice one for $159



Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Here is a pretty good review of 9 P67 motherboards priced from $150 to $200:

P67 Motherboard Roundup: Nine $150-200 Boards : The Future Of Mid-Priced Performance

You need this one

Im in for this

Fuckng great, I just get my computer built and they change the socket on us.

Originally Posted by Supra

Fuckng great, I just get my computer built and they change the socket on us.

Don't sweat it Supra. These replace the P series of motherboards, not the X series. It wouldn't give you any bump over what you have now. If people are able to OC the top chip to 4.6ghz they have something very comparable to what you have, performance wise, now. No biggie. I'm keeping my X58 series until they replace it with the next generation which won't be until the end of the year or later from what I've read.

Originally Posted by sixer9682

Don't sweat it Supra. These replace the P series of motherboards, not the X series. It wouldn't give you any bump over what you have now. If people are able to OC the top chip to 4.6ghz they have something very comparable to what you have, performance wise, now. No biggie. I'm keeping my X58 series until they replace it with the next generation which won't be until the end of the year or later from what I've read.

Ivy Bridge. It's the "tock" (22nm die shrink + other goodies) to Sandy Bridge. Gaming-wise, I'd stick with any decent i-series cpu and a kick ass video card, and wait for Haswell, Intel's 16 nm next generation architecture. Hard not to recommend the 2600k if shopping though.