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Sandybridge cpu and p6t mb?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:02 am
by ReadyMan
I've been looking at the sandybridge i7-2600k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -E0B-Intel

Looks great (though I also read about a 6 core Ivy Bridge coming out soon...)!



Current mb (and system)
asus p6t mb (vanilla not deluxe)
i7 920 (OC'd to 3.0 now....limited by my ram atm)
Vigor monsoon 3 cooler
corsair 750w PSU
6gb corsair xms3 (3x2gb) DDR3 1333

I'm just wondering whether I could just do a cpu upgrade to the sandybridge and use my existing mb/cooler...?
(for that matter, could I put the ivy bridge on my existing mb?).

Re: Sandybridge cpu and p6t mb?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:31 am
by fliptw
no - sandybridge has fewer pins. you need a new MB.

Re: Sandybridge cpu and p6t mb?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:39 pm
by ReadyMan
Crud.
Well, that means I'll wait, as I'm still going strong with this cpu.
Maybe I'll get some faster ram for a faster OC....

Thanks for the info!