Arcygenical
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Nice writeup, but I'm waiting for Gesher/Sandybridge.
Really exciting chip though.
Really exciting chip though.
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gosh many of us, myself included, spend way too much time pondering computer upgrades. for some reason i always get in the upgrade mood in the fall. anyone else?
Thanks!
Edit: I think that sticking with C2D is not a good decision but C2Q isn't that far behind the Core i7 considering the price of the Core i7 CPU, RAM and mobo when compared to an OCed C2Q.
processors are already cheap imo. a i7 920 is the same price as a q9550. its the mobo's and ram that where all concerned about matey
Precisely. With Q9550 and i7 920 priced identically at most retailers/e-tailers (retail-box vs. retail-box), it's motherboard and RAM-loadout differences that cause pricing gaps (comparing triple-channel vs. dual-channel RAM-loadout pricing smacks of apples vs. oranges; yet that is exactly the sort of pricing comparison we are forced to make when comparing i7 920 vs. Q9550 builds heads-up; does anyone know of an LGA775 mobo that supports triple-channel?)
All LGA 755 are DUAL-channel...do some research.
i7 is the only CPU with tripple-channel...hence why slower rated RAM gives much more bandwith...3x1066 is ~ 2x1600
Another QFT on this one. I'm sitting on a serious multi-GPU system wondering whether it's worth my money to upgrade to i7 and the reviews out there have just gone to confuse me. The [H] review indicates no-to-little gain; Guru3D indicates massive gains, but compares i7 to C2D (e8400); Tomshardware shows excellent gains. We need some conclusive results tested across even-keeled prossessors. It's simple, take the following configs and compare them on a couple multi-GPU-friendly games:
i7 3.2 (or higher) Ghz GTX 280 SLI
Penryn 3.2 Ghz (or higher) GTX 280 SLI
i7 3.2 Ghz (or higher) 4870 X2 CrossfireX
Penryn 3.2 Ghz (or higher) 4870 X2 CrossfireX
I think you guys are already working on this in your multi-GPU scaling article, but just sayin'
This is interesting.
Till now i haven't seen any reason to switch to i7 with my current setup @ 2560x1600.
Maybe your tests shine another light on this.
Please give me a reason to upgrade
huh?
On a slightly different topic can you tell us if you can tell us if you've been given an opportunity to look at the competition as of yet?
I just ordered my new rig. I was skeptical to go with the new i7 processors, considering that they are yet to be fully proven and the price was out of my budget.
I went with a E8500 + 4850 512MB Xfire setup instead. Hopefully, it'll satisfy my needs for at least a year when I decide it's time to rebuild
920 is down to 300usd now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
I ordered that, a Foxconn X58 mobo and another GTX 260.
No I don't need it
It should do well for 1920x with AA though. I've been wanting to try SLi on an Intel platform for a long time.
No. Some games crossfire doesn't work well, or at all. Also, if there isn't a CF profile crossfire won't work. In those cases you will have the strength of a 4850. Take farcry 2 for example, when it first came out it took a few days for ATI to get a crossfire profile out, it then takes you downloading the hotfix or driver. Most newer games scale reasonably well with CF, however some older games don't. I run a SLI setup because at the time you couldn't buy a single card to run at 1920x1200. If I were given the option between a SLI or CF or a single GPU, I'd allways take the single GPU.
If you have inifinite money, sure. Unfortunantly, the rest of us who live in the real world have a finite budget.I'd rather go with tri-sli / quad crossfire instead of 1 gpu, but that's my opinion off course
If you have inifinite money, sure. Unfortunantly, the rest of us who live in the real world have a finite budget.
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Please stop crying and get yourself a job !
Does everyone with SLI / Crossfire live in a dream or something ?
If that's what you're thinking, it's time to wake up.
Most of us work very hard for our hard earned money and where others spend theyre money in the bar we buy a nice rig.
It's all about decisions, you don't have to, but if you want, you can !
Please stop crying and get yourself a job !
Does everyone with SLI / Crossfire live in a dream or something ?
If that's what you're thinking, it's time to wake up.
Most of us work very hard for our hard earned money and where others spend theyre money in the bar we buy a nice rig.
It's all about decisions, you don't have to, but if you want, you can !
Please stop crying and get yourself a job !
Does everyone with SLI / Crossfire live in a dream or something ?
If that's what you're thinking, it's time to wake up.
Most of us work very hard for our hard earned money and where others spend theyre money in the bar we buy a nice rig.
It's all about decisions, you don't have to, but if you want, you can !
1) I have a job. My wife has a job. We both have college degrees and we have no kids. I have pleanty money in the bank, and I could easily go out and blow the 1K on a 3x GTX 280 setup if I wanted to.
2) I don't go to bars. Why because I post to an hardware enthusiast forum do you assume I am an alcholoic if I don't spend my money on graphics cards?
3) Check my sig. I own a SLI setup. I spent a good deal of money on it at the time too.
3) I don't upgrade because there simply isn't a need. Blowing that money isn't going to make call of duty 4 look any better. More AA on the other games I own isn't suddenly going to make them any more fun.
4) I never said there was anything wrong with spending your money how you want to spend it. I think there is a place for a tri-sli setup. I think there is a good reason to do it too. However, just simply don't think it is worth it, TO ME. Again, I don't give a shit if you make a bonfire out of 100,000 dollar bills or put it in a savings account, it's your money and not my problem.
5) Where did I cry? All I said was if given the option, I would allways take a single GPU setup over a multi-gpu setup if they gave the same preformance.
If you say : "If you have inifinite money, sure. Unfortunantly, the rest of us who live in the real world have a finite budget." I see that as crying.
Putting people in boxes, Box 1 people in the real world, Box 2 people on the moon.
Maybe you didn't ment it that way, just the way i interpretended this.
Point 1-4 exactly what i mean, shake hands
Ooh and point 2 made me laugh, did i call you alcoholic ?
lol, you didn't call me a alcoholic per say, you just said maybe people shouldn't spend so much money at bars. It's all in good fun.
And no, you don't need an infinite amount of money to go tri-SLI. I know people who shouldn't be doing it and still do, and I know lots of people who can more than afford to do it and do.
And I more ment, it would take most people having LOTS of money for it to be "worth it" to them. Not that it takes lots of money to do it. Hell, have you looked at the amount of people who drop 1K into thier car's rims, sound system, home sound system, etc? 1K really isn't that much.
my wife is willing to drop 1k on a bloody hand bag whilst my bro drops 1k on a pair of shoes and a leather jacket.
i also have a cousin that just recently dropped 2k on a DSLR camera LENS
I've got a Sister-inlaw who probably has spent 1K on hand lotion from bath and body works. But hey, I blew about 2 grand almost a year ago now for the comp in the sig.
Did i missed them or are the results posted somewhere else ?
If you have inifinite money, sure. Unfortunantly, the rest of us who live in the real world have a finite budget.
QUOTE]
Please stop crying and get yourself a job !
Does everyone with SLI / Crossfire live in a dream or something ?
If that's what you're thinking, it's time to wake up.
Most of us work very hard for our hard earned money and where others spend theyre money in the bar we buy a nice rig.
It's all about decisions, you don't have to, but if you want, you can !
Or some of us spend our money on a car, house, etc....
Some of us obviously think tri-sli and half a grand for a processor isn't good value.