I7 920 vs q9650

[martinjn1234]

hey i am buying my gamer rig soon but what CPU is best for me

1)

motherboard: xfx nVidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI

CPU: Intel - Core 2 Quad Model Q9650

Graphic card: BFG - GeForce GTX295 single not SLI

CPU Cooler: Asus - Triton 81

Ram: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) - PC16000 - DDR3 duel Channel 2000 MHz



2)

motherboard: XFX - X58i

CPU: Intel i7 920

Graphic card: BFG - GeForce GTX295 single not SLI

CPU: Asus - Triton 81

Ram: Corsair - Twin3X 3x2048MB DDR3, PC12800 1600 MHz

what will be the best gamer rig right now and i am not going to overclocking

and can you see the difference of i7 920 or q9650 in games (Crysis warhead, Farcry 2, F.E.A.R 2)

 

[one-shot]

Take some time and do some research on your own. There are plenty of sites online that can help. Start with Google.

I just found this http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/xfx-gf-gtx285-gtx295_11.html#sect1

Compares an I7 and Q9650 at stock speeds and overclocked to 4GHz.

 

[martinjn1234]

i now but can you see the difference in the game

 

[martinjn1234]

i now but can you see the difference in the game

 

[zehpavora]

Instead of a single 295, put 2 275, since they're the same, but the set of 275 is cheaper.

 

[The Third Level]

i7

Hyperthreading, and some D0 steppings have reached past the 4.3ghz mark.

 

[martinjn1234]

but if you make a video of both game you see difference can you see that the i7 920 will do it better then q9650

 

[Bluescreendeath]

I7 is better overall, but if you're not going to OC, then clock speeds matter more and the Q9650 will be better.

 

[Wisecracker]

Rez - oh - loo - shun ???

 

[one-shot]

Did anyone actually read the review? It showed the i7 920 beating the Q9650 in most tests.

 

[maxamus]

Definitely go for the I7, you cannot compare clock speeds over different architecture. Higher clock speed is not allways better, it is like comparing a 3GHz pentium D to a 2.4GHz core 2 duo, obviously the core 2 will outperform the other. Hope this helped

 

[IzzyCraft]

I think Q9650 is stronger non oc in games by a bit small bit i believe but over all the 920 is a better cpu for things like transcoding and synthetics etc out side of gaming.

I'd go with the 920 and sli 2x275's

 

[mindless728]

Phenom II X4 940 and 2 x 4890
(someone had to)

 

[gamerk316]

Deep breaths everyone.

i7 is a better solution, simply for the sake of upgradability. For games though, the difference between the two are minimal, at best. If money is not an issue, go with the i7.