What rig shall I get? (i7 or Quad Core)

Gooberman

Gooberman

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Quad core
MB - EVGA NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX
CPU - Q9650 Intel Core 2 Quad 3.00 GHz
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 295
RAM - OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4 x 2GB)
PSU - Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W
HDD - WD Caviar 500 GB & WD VelociRaptor 300 GB
(Not including Sound card TV tuner ect... but is in the total)
Total - Around $2790.99
vs

i7

MB - EVGA LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU - Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz
GPUs - 2 EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3
RAM - OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 MHz
PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W
HDD - WD Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB HDD
(Same TV Tuner & Sound card COLD CATHODE as First Rig)
Total - Around $2492.88

Which should I get?
 
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I say i7

But don't get 12GB because it is overkill, you won't feel the difference between 6GB and 12GB RAM
 
i7, the 2 285's should be better than the 295, it seems that nvidia can't sandwich two 285 core's together for heat reasons
 
I say get none since your sig says you're getting a pretty good system from your brother for free!

If anything, get the i7, but there's no reason to be spending that much money! 8GB of RAM is definitely enough for a few years, especially if you're getting DDR3!
 
xD lol a friend on a game got new i7 rig but got 2 280s for SLI xD
and I'm swapping the Quad core rig for the i7 rig my brother is getting the i7 one instead :) so that's the computer my brother getting i'm not getting 2 computers xD
I'm giving my old computer to my grandma (Compaq 2007) Which is an ok computer :)
 
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