Point of core i3?

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liquidsnake718

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If you can get a great core 2 duo with at least 3.0ghz ala e8400, then whats the point when you canstill use the LGA 775 board? Is this SKU for the pentium 4 upgraders? I dont understand why one would buy an LGA1556 board and get a 2 core i3, yeah it has a few new features and more RAM can be used but so what.... Anyone still feel like this is useless?
 
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Superior architecture= better performance per clock (GHz)
The point being for a low cost solution for the new socket platform with support for DDR3 memory. Also, lower power consumption for the performance.
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If I would use your logic then it would be useless to use i5/i7 over C2Q for the same reasons as you dumped i3.

Not because it only have 2 cores doesn't mean it would be "useless". This is what they call innovation.
 
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They are also making more 1156 boards, with the H55 specification. micoratx , I'm not sure of the details but I believe they are more budget oriented. So a complete package can be built cheaply. Leave no stone unturned for a person to choose AMD, lol.
 
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"To leav no stone unturned", as metaphorical as it sounds you have the best answer here.

I could not find the logic in upgrading from a e7500 2.8ghz c2d to a core i3, i guess these new 1156 chips are meant to be for new entry level 1156 buyers upgrading from a pentium3.4, 4 or dual core, or even first time buyers. Yes I obviously understand its newer technology like all the other obvious answers but in the grand scheme of things Intel just brought it out to "Leave no stone unturned for a person to choose AMD". Kill the x2's and the x3's while leaving the old school c2d to be old school beasts in their own right.

My logic however, were if it were in MY situation, I have basically eked out alot out of my 775board and processor, which I have already upgraded from an e4600, and 3 gpu's and would rather skip the whole 1156 core i3,i5, and pseudo i7 and get an X58 with all the new features like USB3.0 and sata 3 i
 
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Continued since I got some weird message saying error. Guru Meditation?.....................

My logic however, were if it were in MY situation, I have basically eked out alot out of my 775board and processor, which I have already upgraded from an e4600, and 3 gpu's and would rather skip the whole 1156 core i3,i5, and pseudo i7 and get an X58 with all the new features like USB3.0 and sata 3 in a few months. I mean why not go for the full x16, X16, SLI or Crossfire? Even Tri SLI is possible with the more expensive boards. What I am saying, even in other threads is that there are boards that are sub $200-250 that are X58 and only $50-150 more the total package over a P55 board. Why not go for the whole nine yards and get that other GPU a few months later to upgrade instead of instantly.... the money you save in the meantime if you get a p55 is nothing compared to the "future" compatibility and technology invested in an X58 over a P55.

I know I will not get the hexacore chips in the next 3-5years but at least this board can handle that and is THAT much long term. Hench Intel left no stone unturned with the X58.... perhaps they will come out with another one with more features in between the launch of the 6core hips but at least we all know that the x58 can handle just that and much more.

This is just an opinion but I hope it can persuade some ppl to overlook the marketing standpoint of the P55, i3,i5, and the 1156 i7. If you are going to get an Intel cpu research first and know how long you will want to use you PC as a utility with utilitarian methods and just buy an X58 now or in a few months with full and updated features. The X58 will reach a broader market in the future as in 5 years from now, you can still look for parts for this board ans upgrade it well even with newer technology around at prices near the P55 which will be a dead end by then.
 
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Comparo with a Core I3 and a E7400

http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7464&pageid=6359

Summary :

I3 Performance Advantage Over E7400 at stock clocks :

PCMark : 19%
WPrime : 64%
WinRar : 44%
264 Encoder : 37%
Cinebench R10 : 34%
HAWX : 33%
Street Fighter IV : 17%
LFD2 : 66%
MW2 : 13%

I want to see how it does against an E8500 but im impressed with its ass kicking of the E7400
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Oh no doubt that it is a better and more efficient processor, obviously why would anything else be worse or on par 2-4years removed from the previous architecture(c2d).

I am just stating the "recommendations" from TOms that it is better to upgrade 2-3 CPU generations from your current line. That being said, I will get a core i7 even though it is a year older but is FAr more sophisticated and its board is also more "future proofed". The X58. So the jump from an LGA775 to a LGA1336 makes more sense in MY CASE.
 
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Cooling isn't everything. Voltage alone can kill a CPU, even if it is running in a perfectly reasonable temperature range.

Heat accelerates the process, yes, but if Intel specifies that the 32nm chips should be run at 1.25V or below (this is just an example - I don't know what the actual spec is), then running them at 1.5V could significantly shorten their lifetime.
 
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low cost solution, but i would still rather get a core2quad over this and eke out every last bit of that lga775 with ddr3... until the FINAL(updated with all current/new tech like usb3.0, ect) lga1336 board comes out....
 
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Comparo with a Core I3 and a E7400

http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7464&pageid=6359

Summary :

I3 Performance Advantage Over E7400 at stock clocks :

PCMark : 19%
WPrime : 64%
WinRar : 44%
264 Encoder : 37%
Cinebench R10 : 34%
HAWX : 33%
Street Fighter IV : 17%
LFD2 : 66%
MW2 : 13%

I want to see how it does against an E8500 but im impressed with its ass kicking of the E7400
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Well obviously intel is cheating here by using the "cripple C2D" function on their compiler. :sarcastic:
 
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