The 1156 motherboard was designed to install the 1st generation Core CPUs. This computer platform was universal and made it possible to create both entry-level PCs and high-performance server devices.
It is about the processor socket LGA 1156 that will be discussed in the article. We will also talk about chipsets for motherboards.
Background of the appearance of the LGA 1156 platform
The LGA 1156 socket debuted in 2009. The motherboard , which was first released for this computing platform, was based on the P 55 system logic set. Its key limitation is the lack of support for graphics adapters integrated into the CPU. Otherwise, the level of functionality he had was acceptable.
The main reason for the appearance of LGA 1156 was that the existing platform at that time represented by LGA 775 was outdated and did not allow to increase PC performance. Therefore, Intel released a completely new product, which allowed to significantly increase PC performance. Any LGA 1156 motherboard has laid that powerful foundation on the basis of which Intel products are still developing.
System Logic Set Overview
Essentially, any 1156 motherboard belonged to one of two groups of devices. One of them was designed to create high-performance and expensive servers. 3400, 3420 or 3450 belonged to it. It was possible to install chips of the Xeon X 34 XX / L 34 XX series in them.
Chipsets R 55, H 55, H 57 and Q 57 were intended for use in office systems. It was in them that it was possible to install desktop versions of the first generation CPUs of the Core i3 / i5 / i7 series or in a similar version of Celeron and, of course, Pentium
Relevance
Of course, eight years have passed since the start of sales of this computing platform, and any 1156 motherboard or processor for it is completely out of date. As an example, consider the Maximus III Gene motherboard from ASUS. It is based on the LGA 1156 socket. It is capable of addressing up to 16 GB of RAM (4 slots of 4 GB each). The memory type is DDR 3. It is also equipped with two PCI Ex slots of version 16 X. That is, in this case up to two discrete graphics cards can be installed.
The cost of this board at the moment is $ 200 and it can still be found on sale in a new state. That's just the assembly of a new PC based on it is currently impractical. But for repairing old computing systems based on this processor socket, it is perfect. It turns out that this platform is still relevant from a technical point of view, but from the point of view of novelty there are better options for creating system units (for example, LGA 1151).
Conclusion Cost. Reviews
As noted earlier, the new 1156 motherboard is still on sale. Its cost is about $ 200. If you try to purchase an already used motherboard 1156, then together with the CPU you will buy it for 2000-2500 rubles. For its time, the computer platform LGA 1156 was a kind of breakthrough.
The developments that were first presented within its framework are relevant to this day. It is precisely on this that experts focus attention in reviews. In fact, since its announcement, such significant changes in the microprocessor architecture of Intel have not been made.