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Do I have to still buy a i7 920?

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rickzore   09-09-2009 at 03:09:51 PM

I made a gaming system and in that configuration was a i7 920.
Now with the release of the i5, it looks like the i7 920 is pwned by
the i5 750?

I'm still thinking of buying a i7, because if you just overclock it a bit, it's already faster.
And the mobo are much better with the 1366 socket.

Can you guyz give me a good advice of buying a i7 or i5?

thx! :wahoo:

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jchan   09-09-2009 at 03:13:09 PM
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like what many threads said:

i7: enthusiast w/ SLI/XFire and has a future upgrade path but is expensive

i5: what everyday users need, maybe some gaming, more single cards, doesn't seem like there is an upgrade path but is good for now.

I went i7 =]

------------------------------ I7 920 @ 3.2 GHz | Cooler Master Scout | XFX 4870 1GB | 640GB WD Caviar Black | EVGA SLI LE X58 Motherboard | Scythe Mugen-2 | G.Skill 6GB @ 1600 9-9-9-24 | Corsair TX750W
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rickzore   09-09-2009 at 03:15:12 PM
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thx man!

A good conclusion I think. That was what is was thinking,
but I wasn't sure so I thought that you guyz knew the answer.

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fazers_on_stun   09-09-2009 at 05:52:23 PM
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rickzore wrote :

thx man!

A good conclusion I think. That was what is was thinking,
but I wasn't sure so I thought that you guyz knew the answer.



I too was planning on an i7-920 build, but now I'm gonna go with the i7-860 instead. If you live near a Microcenter, they have it on sale at $229, and the 920 for $199. Don't really need QPI or tri-channel memory for desktop/gaming, and the low-latency PCIe controller on the 860 would be killer for a single-GPU setup like what I'm planning on.

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