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Question

Is LGA 2011 a compatible socket type for i7 2600k?

Apr 18, 2012 5:21AM PDT

hey all,

i'm a CG artist. thinking of getting some new hardware this weekend.
3D Graphics, animation, rendering and HD video editing is priority. Gaming after that.
already have 1 tb HDD, old 9800 gt graphic

- processor -> i7 2600k
- motherboard (SLI)-> ?
- graphic card -> ?
- RAM -> ?
- PSU -> ?
- case -> ?

please suggest the hardware along with answering the question above.

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(NT) No!
Apr 18, 2012 6:40AM PDT
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no
Apr 18, 2012 7:00PM PDT

socket 2011 is not using the same socket as socket 1155