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i have i7 930 is it worth it to get 950 at no cost

garyfl

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basically i have a i7 930 @4ghz

i can send it back no questions for a 950 and pay like 9 pound difference or something.

so my question is, if i did that, would it be worth it if i got the 950 to 4ghz ? would it be faster clock for clock ?

lower temps ?

lower tdp ?

whats the diff and is it worth it or should i stick with 930.

i guess im getting the classic symptoms of GAS :rolleyes:
 
garyfl said:
basically i have a i7 930 @4ghz great

i can send it back no questions for a 950 and pay like 9 pound difference or something. ok

so my question is, if i did that, would it be worth it if i got the 950 to 4ghz ? No, because you would use exactly the same settings for the best performance

would it be faster clock for clock ? no

lower temps ? no, unless you use a higher multiplier and lower bclk which is a bit pointless if you already got a stable clock...

lower tdp ? no, TDP is the same for both

whats the diff and is it worth it or should i stick with 930. the difference is the multiplier, it may help if you aim for a higher overclock than 4GHz but in general it doesn't let you do much tbh. stick to 930 unless you care about resale value (950 will have it higher because of higher stock clocks)

i guess im getting the classic symptoms of GAS :rolleyes: yeah, pretty much
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ok thanks :) ill stick with the 930, what i meant in terms of tdp is the wattage so i was asking if temperatures and wattage would be any diff at 4ghz.
 
And as you've just been informed, they'll be the same.

Resale value for 950 is likely to be higher as the world is full of people who believe it must be better.
 
@ Krugga

"lower temps ? no, unless you use a higher multiplier and lower bclk"

Using i higher mutli on i7 in most case cases means higher voltage to become stable meaning more heat.
This is he case for most i7 and works in practice when i o/c the same 920D0 on my Ud5 AND REX3
 
BigBruiserAl said:
@ Krugga

"lower temps ? no, unless you use a higher multiplier and lower bclk"

Using i higher mutli on i7 in most case cases means higher voltage to become stable meaning more heat.
This is he case for most i7 and works in practice when i o/c the same 920D0 on my Ud5 AND REX3
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21x190 will generate less heat than 20x200, fact.
 
its a D0 bloomfield

a bloomfield is a bloomfield is a bloomfield is a bloomfield is a bloomfield

920 930 950 960 975

all clock the same unless you are on extreme cooling

it would be a total sidestep and your max achievable overclcok would remain the same
 
NathWraith said:
Tell me where you have found this from?

In all my experience higher multipliers mean higher voltage as it is far harder to obtain a high BCLK than a high multi.

More voltage = more heat
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IIRC when overclocking my i5 I found 191x21 to cause lesser heat output than 200x20. Also voltages had to be adjusted accordingly. It may be the case with my CPU/1156 CPUs and not with i7 900.
 
well i went for the 950 anyways :p didnt cost me anything, at least if i decide to keep at stock it will run higher than the 930. theres nothing no worse than feeling bad cos you own a discontunued product, suppose its why they do it rly, they exploit your GAS.
 
NathWraith said:
Tell me where you have found this from?

In all my experience higher multipliers mean higher voltage as it is far harder to obtain a high BCLK than a high multi.

More voltage = more heat
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Dont compute your logic

If its harder to obtain a hugh BCLK than high multi (which I agree with) why would you need higher volts for the higher multi ?

Higher BLCK = Higher volts for equivalent clock when compared to high multi clocks, i think is where you meant to go?
 
Mr Krugga said:
21x190 will generate less heat than 20x200, fact.
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Not really. On my Asus Rampage III, I can run at 200 BCLK at 1.25v all day long which is cooler than running 190 at 1.35v on a UD5. Having to increase the voltage increases temps, though the voltage difference between 190 and 200 would be next to nothing.

Plus, even the I7 920 has a 21x multi. You dont even need an expensive mobo, the UD3 / UD5 will also easilly manage 200 BCLK, but they will need around 1.4v QPI to manage so will be much hotter.

Price and resale value would be the only thing worth considering the upgrade. For me, since my 4.2 Ghz capable 920 is worthless now thanks to the higher and therefore superior 950, I would lose far too much money from selling it, so it looks like I'll have to give upgrading, and maybe even Sandy Bridge a skip.

Even if I could sell my I7 920 at lets say £215, and buy an 950 at £215, it still wouldnt be worth the bother of changing the CPU, and selling the old one, especially considering that I might even end up with a worse chip than the one I currently have.

Intels I7 920 replacing game is just playing to average joe mentality that higher number = better, when the CPUs are all identical except for the multi. What the enthusiasts want is cheap 32 nm quads for an easy 4.5 Ghz on air, but thats not happening until sandy bridge because Intel want I7 920 users to upgrade their whole motherboard + CPU again for the next thing up.
 
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Save the £9.00, keep your 930, your not gonna clock a 950 any higher on air cooling, youve got a good cpu, why change for cha\ange sake. Crikey it bothers me to take out my TRUE for washing, never mind a new cpu lol.
 
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