Buying new cpu

[colt1911]

I'm looking at buying a new cpu and these are the 2 that I'm looking at

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115212 or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224

The 960 will save me alot of money and I was wondering if the 975 is really worth another 500 dollars compared to the 960 . Comments and suggestions appreciated.

 

[Gooberman]

i'd only get the 975 if i was into extreme benchmarking/overclocking, but if it's just for games/general use/work i would pick the 960.

 

[FATALiiTYz]

i'd only get the 975 if i was into extreme benchmarking/overclocking, but if it's just for games/general use/work i would pick the 960.

lol. If it were for games/general use I would get an athlon x2 240.

I wouldn't really upgrade at all, BUT, if you must upgrade then I would wait until intels 6 core cpus come out

 

[maroon1]

The first 6 core/12 threads CPU will be out on March 16 and it will cost $999

The non-extreme edition is supposed to be out on Q3 2010 according to current rumors

 

[FATALiiTYz]

Yeah, I understand that but why would you want to upgrade from an i7 920? I mean, 600 dollars just for a few hundred megahertz which could be achieved in a few minutes in the bios?

 

[Gooberman]

lol. If it were for games/general use I would get an athlon x2 240.

I wouldn't really upgrade at all, BUT, if you must upgrade then I would wait until intels 6 core cpus come out

i would of recommended getting the 920 but he all ready had it!

 

[FATALiiTYz]

haha yeah. Why on earth would you want to upgrade from an i7 920?

 

[Gooberman]

The thrill of new CPU/benchmarking

 

[FATALiiTYz]

for the price that he would pay for the i7 975, I could build a complete core i5 system

 

[87dtna]

There's no point in the 960 if you already have a 920. The only difference is about 100-200 more mhz max overlock.

The 975 has a higher QPI, and unlocked multiplier. But if you got the money for the 975, like someone else said just wait until the hex-cores come out before buying anything at this point.

 

[lubo4444]

haha yeah. Why on earth would you want to upgrade from an i7 920?

+1.

 

[2048Megabytes]

Can I have your Core i7 920 Processor?

How much are you going to sell your Core i7 920 for? Like others have previously said, you have one of the best processors manufactured presently. Getting a new Core i7 is pointless unless you are building a new system.

If you want to spend money on a good upgrade take a look at the below Intel Solid State Drive. It has read speeds of up to 250 megabytes per second.

Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XXX 2.5" 80 gigabyte SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $290
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...167016&cm_re=intel_ssd-_-20-167-016-_-Product