The only processor to buy.

kodjo

kodjo

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My feeling is that right now it only makes sense to buy the I7 920. Anything under that is obsolete insofar as the sockets are obsolete. Anything above that is not worth the extra cost.
 
I completely agree... when I get around to doing my upgrade, I'm going with that since it's the best bang for the buck.
 
I agree too. I just got a Core i7/920 and OC'd it to 3.8Ghz. At that speed, it's extremely fast, but still stable as a rock. If you decide to OC, just make sure you get a GOOD aftermarket cpu cooler and make sure that you case has good cooling.

Good luck with your decision.

Regards,

Dan.
 
It boiled down to going with a I7 860 with a 56 socket or a I7 920 with a 33 socket. Once you include the motherboard price, the difference is about 100.
 
I bought the Asus P6X58D-E motherboard and a P7 920.

I just realized the PCI express slots are too close to the PCI slots. The new graphic cards are so thick, you can't use the PCI slot next to it and therefore you can't add audio cards, eSATA cards, or anything. That is a major problem. The only solution is to remove the heat reduction piece from the graphic card, be it a fan or a metal add on. How are others dealing with this?
 
I don't think I would recommend removing the cards cooling system... especially with the newer 470/480 cards (they're supposed to run extremely hot). With one graphics card, you still have one PCI slot open... you may want to switch to PCIe version of everything else... or with eSATA, think about using the onboard USB 3.0 ports instead.
 
kodjo said:
I bought the Asus P6X58D-E motherboard and a P7 920.

I just realized the PCI express slots are too close to the PCI slots. The new graphic cards are so thick, you can't use the PCI slot next to it and therefore you can't add audio cards, eSATA cards, or anything. That is a major problem. The only solution is to remove the heat reduction piece from the graphic card, be it a fan or a metal add on. How are others dealing with this?
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You can normally buy third party coolers or you could go down the water cooling route.
 
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