i7 920 vs Phenom II 965

[Bodaggit23]

Isn't a member of the forum selling shin etsu? Isnt it rather expensive compared to other thermal pastes?

bomberboysk sells it here, and it's only a couple dollars more than AS5.

so the i7 860 is better than the 920, apart from triple ddr3 and you can run multiple gpus

Supposedly the Lynnfield Turbo Mode is better, yes, but that's about all I would consider "better" than the Bloomfield's. It makes no difference if you overclock.

 

[robina_80]

would you say the 860 is better than the i5 750, just in general

 

[Bodaggit23]

would you say the 860 is better than the i5 750, just in general

Of course. The i7 860 Hyperthreads, the 750 does not.

 

[kennebell347]

alright thanks guys.

 

[G25r8cer]

bomberboysk sells it here, and it's only a couple dollars more than AS5.

Bomberboysk is OUT of Shin Etsu

 

[Hass]

I went with a similarly went with a 965 because of price/performance differences.
Saved ~250 over a i7 920 setup on newegg black friday by going with the 965.
handles everything with ease at the moment.

 

[ganzey]

Bomberboysk is OUT of Shin Etsu

and he sold it for $7 shipped. you cant get it that cheap anywhere unless u buy in bulk. i think a single tube shipped is like $15

 

[kennebell347]

I ordered the coolermaster v8 and 4 more gig of ddr3 1600 ram.

 

[fedochinni]

There really isnt any point posting this, the i7 is a much more sensible choice. even tho the 965 is a 3.4GHz stock speed quad core, it doesnt mattter because in the end, it's AMD. "You get what you pay for". The i7, sure it costs alot & sure, the motherboard is a bi*tc* to pay for, but in the end its this. An i7 is a ferrari & the AMD is a modified Honda, sure the modified Honda can compare in speeds, but in the end its a honda & compared to the ferrari, the ferrari smokes the honda in every aspect.

 

[kennebell347]

There really isnt any point posting this, the i7 is a much more sensible choice. even tho the 965 is a 3.4GHz stock speed quad core, it doesnt mattter because in the end, it's AMD. "You get what you pay for". The i7, sure it costs alot & sure, the motherboard is a bi*tc* to pay for, but in the end its this. An i7 is a ferrari & the AMD is a modified Honda, sure the modified Honda can compare in speeds, but in the end its a honda & compared to the ferrari, the ferrari smokes the honda in every aspect.

In the end.... it was about what I could afford. Yes, I would have loved to get the i7 setup but I did not have the will to spend that much money. I am happy with the setup in my sig.

 

[StrangleHold]

There really isnt any point posting this, the i7 is a much more sensible choice. even tho the 965 is a 3.4GHz stock speed quad core, it doesnt mattter because in the end, it's AMD. "You get what you pay for". The i7, sure it costs alot & sure, the motherboard is a bi*tc* to pay for, but in the end its this. An i7 is a ferrari & the AMD is a modified Honda, sure the modified Honda can compare in speeds, but in the end its a honda & compared to the ferrari, the ferrari smokes the honda in every aspect.

Well if thats true. Then Intel with the P4 made Chevy Trackers that overheated for years.

 

[gimmigzgy]

Going back to his Topic Subject,

The i7 extreme would crush any Phenom out there.

So if you're looking for a Gaming and Multimedia Editing Procie,
the i7 will suit you perfectly.
CUz for me, AMD does very good in gaming but not in Media Editing.