Which I7?

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Scubie67

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The 920,940 or the 965?

Is it worth while to consider the 940 or the 965 considering the price difference between them and a 920 which at $300 on newegg is even cheaper than the Q9550?

Would they Oc much higher than the 920?

I havent seen any benchmarks yet for an Oc'ed 965 yet so I dont know about that one
 
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go for the 920 imo
if you have money to blow, then get the 965 as it uses the full bandwidth (direct channel to mem)
 
Dont slam the guy, I did hear the same a few weeks ago , Intel was saying about locking/limiting the chips. Google it to find out.

I just guess things have changed, maybe they were roumers / plans have changed / whatever. He was right with the knoledge that he had.
 
Thx for the link scout....Yeah I guess any of them would be better than the core 2 duals and quads we have now.You figure the core 2's prices would drop, but they havent.Isnt as much as I thought it would be for a I7 setup if you are building from scratch anyways it seems
 
I've heard the I7's have a limit on the amount of watts they'll draw. I think it was between 100 - 200watts. So, that'll limit OC'ing.
 
if you compare the data rate going to the mem, only the extreme version allows the full spec (compare to the mobo rated mem rate also).
6.4 GT/s vs 4.8 GT/s respectively
 
shempf said:
if you compare the data rate going to the mem, only the extreme version allows the full spec (compare to the mobo rated mem rate also).
6.4 GT/s vs 4.8 GT/s respectively
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So the 920 and the 950 have the same data rate but the 965 obviously is much more superior, for a 700 dollars more.... So the 920 is the best choice in reality then eh? Unless your dirt rich of course.
 
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the 965 costs 1k because it has an unlocked multi, not because of its speed, its the same deal with everything that has the "extreme" label
 
just a noob said:
the 965 costs 1k because it has an unlocked multi, not because of its speed, its the same deal with everything that has the "extreme" label
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But the data rate speed is much much more superior I looked at the benchmarks of it too it is definitly superior I am sure the multi has some to do with it but not even half.
 
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