There is no real difference in the performance of a 965 compared to a 970 at stock speeds. The difference comes in at the over clocking capabilities.
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There is no real difference in the performance of a 965 compared to a 970 at stock speeds. The difference comes in at the over clocking capabilities.
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Although you have not posted any details I would invest any monies in a better display output.
If your really that bored.. invest some time tweaking up your OC. Skim bits off your voltages etc that should keep you occupied for a fair while.
If your really that bored.. invest some time tweaking up your OC. Skim bits off your voltages etc that should keep you occupied for a fair while.
I dont have just yet. Either get a H50 like i had on my i7 setup or one of them h70 not sure yet
Yeah i know mate, but just because it was new and only had the 965 a day might aswell of took it back and paid the extra £5
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On a single 5870, I see no point of going i5/i7, unless you play lots of WOW or Crysis, which the overclocked i5/i7 will deliver higher frame rate than the overclocked Phenom II X4.
Games' support for Quad is becoming common standard, there would be almost not frame rate difference on a single 5870...unlike games that only use two cores or less. However if you are going crossfire on the 5870, then you would likely to get better frame rate on the overclocked i5/i7 than the overclocked Phenom II X4.
Games' support for Quad is becoming common standard, there would be almost not frame rate difference on a single 5870...unlike games that only use two cores or less. However if you are going crossfire on the 5870, then you would likely to get better frame rate on the overclocked i5/i7 than the overclocked Phenom II X4.
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Well i would never go sli or crossfire so your saying they would be no difference in gaming then ?
Say if i had the cpu i got now with a gtx 480 and a i7 with a gtx 480 they wouldnt be much in it then?
Say if i had the cpu i got now with a gtx 480 and a i7 with a gtx 480 they wouldnt be much in it then?
Well chaps, it seems i have done okay here. Basically sold my am3 setup for £300!!! and bought a i7 setup for £315 thought may aswell?
Here is what i have got for £315.
Asus P6T Deluxe oc palm.
i7 920
corsair xms3 6gb 1600MHz
Not a bad little setup what do you guys think?
thought may aswell?Here is what i have got for £315.
Asus P6T Deluxe oc palm.
i7 920
corsair xms3 6gb 1600MHz
Not a bad little setup what do you guys think?
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Good buy! What fool sold that i7 kit for £315!!?? Did you get a D0 stepping 920?
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Its this stepping here :
SLBEJ COSTA RICA 3592A311 i do think it is a d0 if i remenber.
Its this stepping here :
SLBEJ COSTA RICA 3592A311 i do think it is a d0 if i remenber.
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I believe that is a D0. Even better then! OC the nuts off it
Yeah ive had a A batch before there not as good as the B batch though 
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Nice little upgrade there.
Thanks
I dont think its worth the hassle but the only way i am swaying towards it is that its an upgrade for £15 lol. May not see any difference in gaming though.
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I would go for the X6 if you really want more power. You have a good config and it isn't worth spending loads just for an i7.
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absolutely no point. just get a good cooler and overclock that cpu to 3.8-4.0
I disagree. The system is for gaming, a i7 920 benches better than any phemon II and its only costing me £15 to make the switch. Dont get me wrong the am3 setup i had is good but not on the same level as the i7 ( ive had a i7 920 rig before )
For £15!! Go for it, that's worth the extra 2gb of ram easily
Well yeah theres that also. For £15 i am gaining more ram, and a faster cpu and i gain a upgrade. Cant really moan at that really loll.
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dont!!! wait for the AM3+ if you really want an upgrade!