Intel - i7/i5. Build advice!

Hi. Just want to get some advice on what you think of these builds. I will probably change the i7 CPU for the i5 when they're released and possible get a 5850 from the new 5xxx series.

The use of the build will be for gaming! Only difference between the rigs is the GPU.

Note: May stay with the i7 if prices drop a bit; but I doubt that with 2 less powerful CPUs being released.

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Advice, feedback, recommendations would be appreciated,

Thanks

LGA 775 socket which is what you would call a C2Q or C2Dou/dual. Has hit it's phase point if you haven't noticed already. They stopped building on that socket and moved on to the i5/i7. Depending on your budget, can't really give you an explanation to what will make you happy.

There's a sticky on the front of HomeBuilt systems thread's posted by "TheAnimal". Go to it, copy and paste a new post so we can help you a little more.

@ jaguar

Thanks for reply, yeah I think I should go for i5. How much will it be roughly? £120-£170? i7 would be a waste for me personally.

Depends on which Mobo and CPU you get. If for example you go with the ASUS ROG Maximus III(P55) and the Core i7(1156) 860(2.8Ghz) CPU those two add up to around $550 usd and then add in the low voltage DDR3 Dual Channel which will be slightly high price at launch. You most likely will end up around $700 +/- usd, this is all before OS, PSU, Graphic card, Case and CPU Cooler added in.

The Core i9(1366) CPU will only be available for the X58 mobos'.

i5 + good mobo will cost you around $350, or less if you catch some promotional pricing. you will be able to use your 775 heat sink in the new i5 mobos, which is another $50 saved. Operating frequencies on i5 and i7 models are equal, only difference is the cache on the die, i.e. I would expect better overclocking on i5, since the cache is less. BTW Intel will give you the overclocking free with the turbo mode anyway, so no hassle here

i5 is going to be perfect for gaming as performance and price and it is worth waiting one more week for around $250 price difference of the build. Availability - first week of Sep 09

Radeon 5800 will retail just before the Win 7 launch, so one more month waiting for those. They are great, Nvidia is at least 6 months behind and nobody has anything so good as technology right now. Unbelievable performance and image quality, as they say "you won't believe your eyes"...I've seen it , and I would wait for those.

Personally, I'd wait for release, further reviews and good supplies of both CPU's and MB's. Then you can make an informed decision. Right now all anyone can do is make semi-informed guesstimates.