Is it possible to replace a socket 2011 with socket 1156 on same motherboard

[ByrneB]

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I am recently planning on to build a high-end system, I am presently have encompassed an i5 650 working with on an 1156 and im wondering if I be able to somehow switch this socket commencing from side to side the 2011 on the innovative motherboard so I be able to tranquil utilize my i5. Do not actually desire to pay more that eight hundred bucks for cpu alone.

[Miguel Reyes]

Seriously, do not attempt it, I doubt it determined to fit. To facilitate 1156 and 2011 might be cross compatible, extremely odd thing to start a rumour approximately. You do not have to pay eight hundred bucks for a "cpu". You might acquire a core i7 3820 when it comes out. Those two cost way less than a thousand bucks.

[Himalayan]

I was anticipating for closer to 400 or lower if I might not salvage the CPU additional than thanks to intel's power streak commencing from side to side socket changing, do not desire it outdated in a year or 2. Yes, if you are commencing from an 1156 i5, the 2600K might be a pleasant jump in performance. I make attractive or acceptable a decent ASUS or Gigabyte Z68 or P67 motherboard. The 3820 looks attractive decent. The most important reason I am asking is I am aiming for the asus p9x79 pro additional than presently limited in obtainable processors. In addition intel seems to be on a socket rampage lately so I am trying to acquire the most recent previous to something new gets thrown on the shelf.

[Battista]

It determine to but Asus previously has BIOS to bring up to date for their H67/P67/Z68 with the intention of state "Support for 22nm CPUs". Not certain they necessitate to lie regarding it. And thats for the B3 and Gen 3. Additional than if Intel might create an additional universal socket, one to facilitate might detect the CPU and activate merely the needed pins to facilitate it might be interesting.

[Ramona19]

Of course they might do similar to they did commencing from side to side the 478 and create a 1156 -> 2011 adapter not certain if numerous remember the 478 - > 479m or the 478 - > 775 socket adapters. Optimistically additional motherboard manufacturers determine to in addition follow asus' way, considering I have been support on existing chipsets depends so be obliged to on the motherboard manufacturers.

[Munishi3]

Yes the pentium has been played out sufficient. I do not imagine several of us determine to miss the name. Who cares regarding hexa I desire higher IPC dammit. Not to facilitate I utilize moreover of the innovative chipsets, additional than I feel for those to facilitate do and were expecting sandy hold up.

[Cain]

Do not even acquire me started on i5 dual cores. Those CPUs create me laugh. I feel bad for anybody getting stucked into to facilitate crap containing those through high budgets receiving it for the reason that they are afraid to change a SINGLE alternative in bios; baseclock for i3.

[Quasim]

I doubt Intel determine to kill off LGA1366 considering the innovative Xeons utilize to facilitate the socket. If Intel absolutely kills it, I expect motherboard manufactures to sustain or maintain the Xeons on our gamer boards. The IIRC, ASUS/Gigabyte did this back at the same time as back as known as E8400 = Xeon E3110. If both of these fail, I am going to hate Intel for the subsequent a small number of generations of CPUs.

[HangDown]

To be fair, it be supposed to have encompassed and been suspected an innovative socket might be needed due to the sStructured GPU. It was basically assumed 1366 pins might be sufficient. The server CPU sockets are essentially expected to have encompassed a reasonable lifespan so with the intention of motherboards and additional related parts be able to be sold for a long sufficient time to create be obliged to larger validation costs worthwhile.