Ok, whats the catch? 930 or 950

warrentdo · 24 Aug 2010 at 13:07

Now on this loverly site we have in the blue corner a
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail [BX80601930] is £223.24 inc VAT
yet in the red corner we have the Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail is only £234.99 inc VAT.

Is this really a no brianer or is something different in the chips apart from the clock speed?

Cheers

Warren

raralis · 24 Aug 2010 at 13:22

No difference apart from the 950 having a higher multiplier compared to the 930 and about 11£ more.

Redmint · 24 Aug 2010 at 13:49

Intel did a price cut on the 950 but not the 930, hence the prices being nearly the same now.

Sayso · 24 Aug 2010 at 16:10

buy a 950

you win

reflux · 24 Aug 2010 at 16:12

950, no question. Weird pricing strategy from Intel means win for consumers.

Corasik · 26 Aug 2010 at 23:10

Not very wierd, the 930 has gone (or will go) end of line, and phased out. Sure there will be some 930 stock floating around for some time, but once its gone thats it.

The 950 is now the "entry level" price point for the 9xx i7 range.

In trays of 1000, the 950 are likely to be the same price the 930 (and 920) formerly were.

tankskun · 27 Aug 2010 at 00:53

950 is win!

Sutt359 · 27 Aug 2010 at 00:57

Im just about to order a 950 glad i didnt order when i got in from work as i was about to buy a 930

hash70 · 27 Aug 2010 at 02:04

jst buy 950

mmj_uk · 27 Aug 2010 at 09:53

950 might be a better quality chip there's no guarantee though, but for those prices the 950 should be a no-brainer.

JPNUFC · 27 Aug 2010 at 22:31

Go 950!

Kimmy · 28 Aug 2010 at 23:50

As soon as the price dropped from £460 to £234, I pre-ordered one. I'm hoping it will arrive Wednesday. Some companies (Do not mention competitors) still have the chip for sale at £460. It’s not much more than the 930. Go for it..

Kelt · 29 Aug 2010 at 00:03

Kimmy said:
As soon as the price dropped from £460 to £234, I pre-ordered one. I'm hoping it will arrive Wednesday. Some companies (such as *******) still have the chip for sale at £460. It’s not much more than the 930. Go for it..

Just a friendly heads up, it's against forum rules to mention OCUK competitors.

xRowan · 29 Aug 2010 at 04:56

Nine-Fufty!

franco_22 · 29 Aug 2010 at 05:34

The catch is to those with an arrogant stance towards businesses. They'll buy the 930

Mr Krugga · 29 Aug 2010 at 11:31

950 all the way, it will hold up much better value than 920/930 in a few months.

Big.Wayne · 29 Aug 2010 at 15:34

warrentdo said:
Ok, whats the catch?

warrentdo said:
Is this really a no brianer

I guess that depends on what you use your PC for Warren and how often you upgrade? . . . if you only want to build a new PC every 4-6 years and really need uBer high end processing power and can "justify" blowing an extra £250 odd on your build then Intel® Core™ i7 certainly fits the bill ££

. . . well until Intel® Sandy Bridge comes out . . . although if your just gaming and normal stuff like that and don't really tell other people what hardware is inside your PC then there are plenty of more affordable options about! . . . Personally I can't help but build a new system every 12-15 months so tend to buy what I actually "need" for the timeframe I intend to use the PC for . . . I dunno I guess I am a sucker for all the new/latest technology and it's hard to avoid all the marketing spin and reviews and hype etc . . . each to their own I guess! :cool:

Redmint · 29 Aug 2010 at 15:53

Wayne loves his graphs.

I think if you're even considering buying an i7 then you're not exactly looking to build a 'budget gaming system' which is what the Athlon X3/X4 chips are aimed at.

Strepsils · 29 Aug 2010 at 16:16

looool GO wayne!

franco_22 · 29 Aug 2010 at 23:30

Wouldn't you spend more money building a new system every year then building one every 5-6 years ?