If you have the money to burn go for it
Otherwise hold out until you actually need it.
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| Author: | JohnSheridan [ Fri May 01, 2009 9:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | i7 upgrade - worth it? |
I've got itchy feet - had my QX9650 for 12 months now and wondered if it's worth changing to the new i7 - either the 920 and overclock it or the 965. I use current setup for work, games and film/music editing. Yes/No? |
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| Author: | bobbdobbs [ Fri May 01, 2009 9:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
If you have the money to burn go for it Otherwise hold out until you actually need it. |
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| Author: | adidan [ Fri May 01, 2009 12:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
Well, if you're thinking gaming then no, it's not worth it. That's not just my opinion that's nVidias clicky. If you have money to burn the, sure, go ahead. |
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| Author: | veato [ Fri May 01, 2009 1:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
Agree with the "only if you have money to burn" comment. In terms of pure gaming performance and using my system as an example I would be better to spend £300 on an extra 2GB RAM and a GTX275 and keep my current mobo and CPU. They'd even be money left over for a game or two! |
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| Author: | saspro [ Fri May 01, 2009 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
Similar situation with me. I'm waiting for the new chips to come out, then wait for the price drop. I don't actually need more than 4GHz (could do most things on the eeepc) but just want something shiny |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Fri May 01, 2009 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
I'd say it's not worth the outlay. Motherboards etc are very expensive even if you go for the cheaper i7 920. |
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| Author: | Danstevens [ Fri May 01, 2009 7:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
I agree with everyone above, you may have better things in your rig to spend money on - your processor isn't bad at all. Why not post the specs of your whole rig and we'll comment on the best thing(s) to upgrade? |
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| Author: | dogbert10 [ Fri May 01, 2009 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
Is there something wrong with it, or is it just a case of combustible money and a pocket? I was going to do the same thing, but then I decided that what I've got now is perfectly good enough so why waste hundreds on something that might be marginally faster. |
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| Author: | gavomatic57 [ Sat May 02, 2009 8:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
I'm still yet to find a game that needs more than my Q6600! |
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| Author: | spunkymonkey [ Sat May 02, 2009 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
sorry people but im going against the majority of replies,get one and get it now i have 3 systems and believe me they are awesome chips,all 3 are watercooled but they originally wasnt and theyve all been running at 4ghz since pretty much the day i bought them.get one get one get 3  cheers spunky |
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| Author: | dogbert10 [ Mon May 04, 2009 9:42 am ] | |||||||||
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But why spend over a grand on something you don't really need? I have a lowly E6600 but it runs everything I have without problems, so what is the point (apart from bragging rights)? |
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| Author: | boothy_1993 [ Mon May 04, 2009 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
they r not over a grand!!!! A high spec i7 upgrade: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigabyte ... ATA-II-ATX £212 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/6GB-(3x2GB)-Corsair-XMS3-DDR3-PC3-12800-(1600MHz)-240-Pin-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24 £90 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Intel-i7-920-D0-(SLBEJ)-Socket-1366-(B)-Nehalem-266GHz-QPI-48GT-s-Cache-8MB-130W-Retail £242 Total= £553.67 I only chose these ones because they r the one im getting u can have a "buget" i7 upgrade: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/3GB-(3x1GB)-Corsair-XMS3-DDR3-PC3-12800-(1600)-240-Pin-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24 £53 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Intel-i7-920-D0-(SLBEJ)-Socket-1366-(B)-Nehalem-266GHz-QPI-48GT-s-Cache-8MB-130W-Retail £242 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigabyte ... A-RAID-ATX £154 Total: £450.19 still got 1600mhz memory..... |
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| Author: | spunkymonkey [ Mon May 04, 2009 3:16 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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i dont do it for the bragging rights thats for sure as theres only boothy to brag to.i do it for folding@home and because im a tech freak.i like to keep up with pc technology and as it changes so often it keeps me happy,simple as that  cheers spunky |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Mon May 04, 2009 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: i7 upgrade - worth it? |
The I7 mobos seem really expensive to me, was it like this when the Core 2 Duos initially showed up? 
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| Author: | boothy_1993 [ Mon May 04, 2009 4:14 pm ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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lol, and even with all those machines u still dont brag.
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