Here is a review of the fairly recent I7 chipset released by Intel. Is this really as big a leap as I've heard? Will processing really improve substantially over, say, a hardcore quad core?
Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
Here is a review of the fairly recent I7 chipset released by Intel. Is this really as big a leap as I've heard? Will processing really improve substantially over, say, a hardcore quad core?
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Re: Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
Well, I have heard people who play Empire say this is one of the few processors that uses all it's cores (four).
Re: Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
from the benchmarks I saw on release it was not impressive to me but then impressive is subjective and I haven't really looked at any newer benchmarks, mostly because gaming performance is more limited by graphicscards nowadays so the CPU isn't all that important as long as it's reasonably new.
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Re: Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
Don't bother with I7 if you are making a computer from scratch for a gaming rig, it's the last of the 45mn processors. At this rate, wait for the release of the 35mn processors which will come out in 6months-year's time.
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Re: Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
What's got me drooling is the prospect of a serious price drop in the LGA 775 compatible processors once the I7 gains popularity. My gaming beast has life in her yet ...
Re: Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
i7 is very good, but far too expensive as a platform.
i5 that arrives in Q3 will have all the same grunt at a much reduced cost.
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Got my eye on them Yorkfield CPUs. They're already looking more attractive in terms of price, and that can only improve as enthusiasts migrate to the I7 and I5.
Re: Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
s775 is a dead platform now, if you don't need to buy in the next four months then i would hold till Intel release i5 and AMD have an AM3 Phenom II at 3.2GHz.
either of those will be awesome platforms at a reasonable price.
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Re: Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
Thanks for the input guys.
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Re: Intel I7 a big leap in processors?
Thanks to your advice I learned enough to chose the 2.86 ghz with 12mb cache on my own. They are dropping the rig off on saturday.Originally Posted by Lemur
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Pics or it didn't happen! Show us the fruits of your labors, man!
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