i7 860 Vs i7 920

Which CPU would you buy?

  • i7 860 for $229.00

    Votes: 4 33.3%

  • i7 920 for $199.00

    Votes: 7 58.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 8.3%
  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .
Not sure where you can get an 920 for $199 but I would definitely get that, and not just for the price.

The P55 boards only offer 16 lanes of PCI-E total, so SLI would limited to x8, plus only Dual Channel DDR3.

For a mainstream gamer, the 860 would be perfect, but for hardcore gamers, you would want more options, and the socket 1366 delivers.
 
i7 860 is faster than i7 920 in most benchmarks, and it consume less power as well

But i7 920 would better choice if you want to use SLI or crossfire
 
Bodaggit23 said:
Not sure where you can get an 920 for $199 but I would definitely get that, and not just for the price.

The P55 boards only offer 16 lanes of PCI-E total, so SLI would limited to x8, plus only Dual Channel DDR3.

For a mainstream gamer, the 860 would be perfect, but for hardcore gamers, you would want more options, and the socket 1366 delivers.
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I can get the i7 920 @ Microcenter

What does this mean only offers 16 lanes? I understand what 16x and 8x in a sli or crossfire mode is.

And by dual channel DDR3 do you mean it only has 2 slots for memory? While the 1366 is 4 slots?
 
dual channel comes in pairs, normaly 2 or 4 slots
tripple channel comes in 3's, normaly 3 or 6 slots

as for the lanes, what he means is with one single gpu you will have it at 16x but if you add another for sli you will only get 8x per card
 
You have to consider the features of the board also, and not just the price.

Every X58 board I've seen has more than one PCI-E slot, unlike the P55's.

If you want a P55 board that runs @ x8/x8 you'll pay just as much as a mid range X58 board.
 
Now I'm getting it, thanks for all the answers. Question on power consumption, the 860 consumes less than the 920 what does this mean. Cost how much less to run? Need a bigger psu? And what is turbo boost on the 860 it will run from 2.80 to 3.46 Ghz, where the 920 runs at 2.66 Ghz. Is this just a fancy was of saying you can O.C.?
 
Turbo mode is a sort of dynamic overclocking done by the CPU. If a core isn't in use the CPU will turn it off, the power that was allocated to it can then be allocated to the remaining cores. the 900 series i7s has turbomode as well but it's less effective.
 
Compequip said:
Question on power consumption, the 860 consumes less than the 920 what does this mean. Cost how much less to run? Need a bigger psu?
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The 920 is a 130watt CPU and the 860 is a 95watt CPU.

You don't need a bigger PSU, and you won't even notice the difference at the end of the month on your electric bill. Pennies a month difference probably.

But, a 130watt CPU may run a bit warmer than a 95watt CPU. That would be my only interest.
 
Cromewell said:
Turbo mode is a sort of dynamic overclocking done by the CPU. If a core isn't in use the CPU will turn it off, the power that was allocated to it can then be allocated to the remaining cores. the 900 series i7s has turbomode as well but it's less effective.
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So is this done automaticly? Or do you set it up in the bios?
 
Bodaggit23 said:
The 920 is a 130watt CPU and the 860 is a 95watt CPU.

You don't need a bigger PSU, and you won't even notice the difference at the end of the month on your electric bill. Pennies a month difference probably.

But, a 130watt CPU may run a bit warmer than a 95watt CPU. That would be my only interest.
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Heat killz HEHE
 
Bodaggit23 said:
The 920 is a 130watt CPU and the 860 is a 95watt CPU.

You don't need a bigger PSU, and you won't even notice the difference at the end of the month on your electric bill. Pennies a month difference probably.

But, a 130watt CPU may run a bit warmer than a 95watt CPU. That would be my only interest.
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Yes, but he'll save money in the winter - off his heating bills :D
 
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