C cubex Distinguished Feb 10, 2010 3 0 18,510 Feb 11, 2010 #1 I read the core I7 930 that's coming out is similar to the I7 860 . My main question should i go for the 860 or 930? I'll be using it mostly for gaming . What would you choose?
I read the core I7 930 that's coming out is similar to the I7 860 . My main question should i go for the 860 or 930? I'll be using it mostly for gaming . What would you choose?
andy5174 Distinguished Mar 3, 2009 2,452 0 19,860 Feb 11, 2010 #2 Get whichever is cheaper OVERALL(MB+CPU+RAM). BTW, i5-750 is more than enough and the difference between i5 and i7 is unnoticeable at all in gaming. Read through the benchmarks: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3641&p=2 Upvote 0 Downvote
Get whichever is cheaper OVERALL(MB+CPU+RAM). BTW, i5-750 is more than enough and the difference between i5 and i7 is unnoticeable at all in gaming. Read through the benchmarks: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3641&p=2