First post, by kaputnik
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Got a socket 1156 board with a Core i5-760 CPU for free from a friend a few months ago, and since it gave me possibility to use the 16GB DDR3 kit I had collecting dust in a drawer, I decided to upgrade my secondary rig, which until then was equipped with an old socket 771 modded Asus P5B Deluxe board and a Xeon X5470, even though the i5-760 actually is somewhat slower than the Xeon. It's nice with a generally more modern platform too.
Since then I've been looking for an i7-875k or i7-880 to replace the i5. Since I probably will replace my current i7-3770k main rig once Zen 3 is released, which then will become my new secondary rig, I really don't want to pay ebay prices. Kept my eyes open on the local market instead.
During these months, I've seen plenty of socket 1366 CPUs for sale, but not a single 1156 one. One would believe it should be the other way around, got the impression that socket 1366 was the HEDT platform of that generation.
If you look at the second hand market for later generations of Core i processors though, the HEDT versions are much rarer, as expected.
Was really out of the loop during the time when the first generation Core i CPUs were new, was happy with my socket 775/771 rig then, and didn't get back into it before upgrading to my current one.
So, in short, is there any good explanation why socket 1156 CPUs seems to be so rare? Is it just coincidence that noone's been offering any of those when I've been looking for them? Or is it perhaps even just a local thing?