pimpedout97x Posted September 13, 2009 Report Posted September 13, 2009 whats the difference in the i7 920 vs the i7 860 (20 bux more) i was just looking on newegg and i saw it. i already ordered the 920 so it doesnt matter, im just curious Quote
newls1 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Posted September 13, 2009 Skt 1156 i7's have only a dual channel mem integrated controller. Only skt 1366 will have triple channel Quote I love my staffie So anti FACEBOOK it isn't even funny
pimpedout97x Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Posted September 13, 2009 ah, so even though it 20 bux more, its only dual channel, but its 2.8ghz clock speed vs the 2.66 on the 920, so all in all the 920 is the better one? Quote
newls1 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Posted September 13, 2009 ah, so even though it 20 bux more, its only dual channel, but its 2.8ghz clock speed vs the 2.66 on the 920, so all in all the 920 is the better one? more or less........YES! I would choose a i920 for that reason, however the i920 is fading out as it was discontinued by Intel so it wouldn't compete with the i7 skt 1156 version in its or near its price range. i5 is still a VERY FAST Cpu, dont get me wrong, and for what most people do on a day to day basis, the difference between dual channel, and triple channel wouldn't even be noticed. I wouldnt think that you would need a 25000mb/sec throughput VS 15000mb/sec for dual channel. Quote I love my staffie So anti FACEBOOK it isn't even funny
pimpedout97x Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Posted September 13, 2009 well i ordered my 920 last night so im not changing now haha Quote
n8ball2013 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Posted September 13, 2009 OK NEWLS what you hearing about those i5s? I dont game and dont need that much processing power for the i7 but im thinking i should build something to support vmware so I can play. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger.
newls1 Posted September 14, 2009 Report Posted September 14, 2009 (edited) OK NEWLS what you hearing about those i5s? I dont game and dont need that much processing power for the i7 but im thinking i should build something to support vmware so I can play. That is a loaded question bro. What are you coming from (IE. Core2, pentium4, AMD64 athlon, what???) It is my understanding that a Core i5 750, is atleast 35% (at worst case senerio) then a C2Q Q6600. There are benchies all over the net. There was a few cases where it was 60+% faster. Really depends on the programs being used. Core i5 is really a GREAT CPU all around. Another big difference between core i5 and i7 (I forgot to mention above) Core i5 DOES NOT HAVE HT ENABLED, SO IT THREADING WORKS LIKE THIS: 4CORES, 4 THREADS. Core i7 has HT enabled, so its threading is like this: 4 cores, 8 threads!!..... I look at it this way, if your secondary parts are still worth keeping (HDD, GPU, PSU, Monitor, etc...) All you need to do is buy the bigIII (bigIII here means, mobo, cpu, ram) so far SUB 500$ you can have the latest stuff out, and its FAAAAAAAAST! Edited September 14, 2009 by newls1 Quote I love my staffie So anti FACEBOOK it isn't even funny
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