For gaming: i7 860 versus x6 1055T

[TooMuchButtHair]

I'm getting a new comp this week, and it comes down to which of these two processors will be in the machine. The GPU will be the same regardless, as well the memory. Will games like Crysis and starcraft 2 work better with the i7 or the x6 1055T?

Mostly, I'm wondering if it's beneficial to turn off two cores in the i7 and take advantage of the turbo boost feature, since even then it would be running two cores (and four threads) but would have the advantage of a higher clock. How well would most modern games take advantage of 4 or 6 cores (and 8 threads)? Gaming is what I will be doing 99% of the time with this machine, so please make your suggestion accordingly

 

[funkysnair]

what? cant you run i7 and turbo boost with all 4 cores normal? even if you couldnt, what would be the advantage of 2 cores with turbo boost to 4 cores without?.....

i7 is a beast of a cpu and ive never heard of having to turn off 2 cores? am i stupid or somthing here?

you get a quadcore i7 and you want to dissable 2 cores for turbo boost?

 

[TooMuchButtHair]

what? cant you run i7 and turbo boost with all 4 cores normal? even if you couldnt, what would be the advantage of 2 cores with turbo boost to 4 cores without?.....

i7 is a beast of a cpu and ive never heard of having to turn off 2 cores? am i stupid or somthing here?

you get a quadcore i7 and you want to dissable 2 cores for turbo boost?

The few cores you have active, the higher the turbo boost. Stock clock is 2.8 GHz, but with 3 or 4 cores active, turbo boost only kicks the clock to 2.93 GHz. With two threads active, the clock is bumped to 3.33 GHz, and with one core active, the clock is moved to 3.46 GHz. That's why I was asking

 

[Intel_man]

Or.... just get an i7 930.

 

[jarlmaster47]

no no go ahead and get an i7 860. but just overclock it. u cant turn off any of the cares. turbo boost dynamically boosts ur cpu's clock based on load. what u were describing is amd's turbo core. intel DOES NOT have that feature. go ahead and get the i7. i7 usually beats the thuban in most applications anyway.

 

[Intel_man]

no no go ahead and get an i7 860. but just overclock it. u cant turn off any of the cares. turbo boost dynamically boosts ur cpu's clock based on load. what u were describing is amd's turbo core. intel DOES NOT have that feature. go ahead and get the i7. i7 usually beats the thuban in most applications anyway.

maybe if you did not speak out of your ass half the times, you would know better you can disable the cores via BIOS settings.

 

[TooMuchButtHair]

maybe if you did not speak out of your ass half the times, you would know better you can disable the cores via BIOS settings.

LOL! Well, I still think OC'ing is a good idea. Any idea on how much you can OC the 860 with the stock cooler?

 

[just a noob]

You could overclock an i7 930, and looking at the 860's stock cooler, not very far

 

[danthrax]

Have you considered the 930? Very close in price to the 860, within about $10.

 

[jarlmaster47]

Have you considered the 930? Very close in price to the 860, within about $10.

u do realize that the 930 is lga 1366 and the 860 is lga 1156 right? lga 1156 mobos are quite a bit cheaper then lga 1366. sure lga 1156 cant run triple channel but still. as for the guy who was saying that I talk out of my ass I respond by saying that you can crawl back into the crack in the earth that you climbed out of. I know WAYYY more about computers then you will ever hope to. YOU CANNOT DISABLE CORES. you can ENABLE cores but not DISABLE them. Shut ur mouth

 

[Method9]

Not sure if it's compatible with your setup, but if you have an AM2 mobo not a 939, what about just slapping in an AMD Regor 250 with a bigger cooler and OCing to 3.8GHz? Seems like a cheaper way to boost your gaming.

 

[danthrax]

u do realize that the 930 is lga 1366 and the 860 is lga 1156 right? lga 1156 mobos are quite a bit cheaper then lga 1366. sure lga 1156 cant run triple channel but still

Ahh I was unaware there was a large price difference between different socketed mobos.

 

[funkysnair]

well there is unfortunatly, not only that but 1366 is tripple channel ram and 1156 is dual...

there are a few factors that play a part in decision making

 

[just a noob]

u do realize that the 930 is lga 1366 and the 860 is lga 1156 right? lga 1156 mobos are quite a bit cheaper then lga 1366. sure lga 1156 cant run triple channel but still. as for the guy who was saying that I talk out of my ass I respond by saying that you can crawl back into the crack in the earth that you climbed out of. I know WAYYY more about computers then you will ever hope to. YOU CANNOT DISABLE CORES. you can ENABLE cores but not DISABLE them. Shut ur mouth

What do you say to this? http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=4409155&postcount=1
And it sure is cheaper to go with p55($165) over x58($148)

 

[jarlmaster47]

What do you say to this? http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=4409155&postcount=1
And it sure is cheaper to go with p55($165) over x58($148)

way to choose the cheapest lga 1366 mobo and one of the more expensive p55 mobos. just shut up. ur "evidence" is one forum. I have heard plenty of people say you can't do that. it doesnt matter either way. ur overly hostile and that was uncalled for.

 

[just a noob]

I'm being overly hostile? I'll have to take a picture of the feature to disable a core in my bios
also, Asus rampage III extreme $359, Asus maximus III extreme $359, both after shipping

 

[jarlmaster47]

I'm being overly hostile? I'll have to take a picture of the feature to disable a core in my bios

u do that.

 

[just a noob]

Sorry about the off topic OP, but here's proof that cores can be disabled:

 

[StrangleHold]

Sorry about the off topic OP, but here's proof that cores can be disabled:

Funny thing about it noob, his own bios has the setting and he doesnt even know it.

 

[ganzey]

but why would you overclock simply for gaming? you will not see a huge performance boost