i know its old, but that is what my mini itx is which im quite fond of and at £35 i dont see it as a waste(affordable old hardware upgrading is nice) so after establishing it will run off my psu i am going to try get the one i found over the weekend, but that doesnt stop me wondering how capable these old i7 processors still are at anything really. i cant be bothered with overclocking anymore, so raw power will do me.
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how capable is the i7 860 still? (no more replies needed.)
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Thanks for reply.
Yeah not expecting earth shattering performance, I just know the 1155 i7 processors are still considered good when it comes to upgrading, so i wondered if the older i7 models were the same case as they are 4c8t.
Right now I have a 2gb gt610, but plan to get a 1030 unless I find a case that takes stronger power supplies and dual slot graphic cards.
Yeah not expecting earth shattering performance, I just know the 1155 i7 processors are still considered good when it comes to upgrading, so i wondered if the older i7 models were the same case as they are 4c8t.
Right now I have a 2gb gt610, but plan to get a 1030 unless I find a case that takes stronger power supplies and dual slot graphic cards.
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Are the 1366 not considered stronger or they older?
Mean I haven’t decided if I will game on it other than the older games that even my basic advent m100 blue laptop can play as it’s all down to what I decide about case etc to enable proper graphic cards, but I still want the i7 if I can get hold of one as it’s there if I do decide to game plus should make a nice quick little computer still all round.
Mean I haven’t decided if I will game on it other than the older games that even my basic advent m100 blue laptop can play as it’s all down to what I decide about case etc to enable proper graphic cards, but I still want the i7 if I can get hold of one as it’s there if I do decide to game plus should make a nice quick little computer still all round.
Thanks for the insight, I guess 1156 wasn’t aimed for server based then if there’s no xenons? I’ve gone backawards so the mm(die?) isn’t a bother to me so long the chip can perform well, mean I had a q6600 the other week till I sold it, so this is an upgrade from that, but downgrade from my other 2 systems, however if it means I can have a nice system with an i7 for a change at really cheap prices then I’m willing to compromise on those finer details.
Thanks for the BF1 review, luckily for me I won’t ever buy that for pc as the evolution pack goes down to £20-22 in Tesco for Xbox often, but it’s handy to know how certain games can perform on these older hardware, I suppose anno 2205 is a game I might get back in to out of my more demanding games, I’m too past division to pick it up where I left off, so that’s one demand I won’t be aiming for.
Thanks for the BF1 review, luckily for me I won’t ever buy that for pc as the evolution pack goes down to £20-22 in Tesco for Xbox often, but it’s handy to know how certain games can perform on these older hardware, I suppose anno 2205 is a game I might get back in to out of my more demanding games, I’m too past division to pick it up where I left off, so that’s one demand I won’t be aiming for.
Thanks for reply, this board I have doesn’t offer any support for xenon nor do I think there even is a xenon for this socket, but I’ve never had an i7 before and for what I have currently and what I paid for the processor, so if it works then happy days
I’m happy with anything 40-60fps lol, I can tolerate games at 15-25fps depending what it is, I got pretty far on FO4 couple years ago at 15-25fps because I found the stuttering very tolerable...
but this i7 isn’t aimed to be gaming, I got it because I’ve sold my Lenovo tomorrow and debating whether to build up my 1155 still and also build a htpc out my AM1 for my projector and as this i7 was cheap because if it’s age they why not, like I said if it works then I will have a nice i7 itx system for general use and option to turn make a decent gamer or use with demandish software
but this i7 isn’t aimed to be gaming, I got it because I’ve sold my Lenovo tomorrow and debating whether to build up my 1155 still and also build a htpc out my AM1 for my projector and as this i7 was cheap because if it’s age they why not, like I said if it works then I will have a nice i7 itx system for general use and option to turn make a decent gamer or use with demandish software
The i5 750 was an alternative as I saw one for £12, but I would’ve had to order it, so for the extra the i7 seemed worth it and it’s further than I got with the last 2 1155 systems I had, sold my last one with an i3 before I could afford an i5 lol and the one I have now has a G2020 and for the price of a 2400, I have found an i7 just happens to be a generation older and since I’m not bothered about overclocking then it be fine with my 300w psu..
My next move is sorting out my AM1, need a cpu and ram to test the board even works lol and an itx case to fit it in, but I do think I should try get rid of my 1155 and ugly case still and then maybe look at a ryzen setup to try out
My next move is sorting out my AM1, need a cpu and ram to test the board even works lol and an itx case to fit it in, but I do think I should try get rid of my 1155 and ugly case still and then maybe look at a ryzen setup to try out
Well game wise, don’t know yet, I am playing old games on my laptop that are pre-windows 7 and my intel graphics are the intel 4 series attacted to the C900 celeron lol, but those are the games I chose to bring with me to test, if I make a decent enough system I will probably install again sim city 2013, Anno 2205 for now, I do want FO4 again and I might try my hands at No Mans Sky again and will likely install sims 4 and SC2, but I also look at indie games on steam and other sites, I may put RB6S on again to get any updates, but I have that on Xbox which I play with the missus and friends, so not a priority, I don’t know if I can be bothered with the division now as I’ve missed out on so much over the months, so my gaming requirement isn’t high, anything new I’d get on Xbox one unless it’s something pc specific.
I didn’t get the i7 to focus on gaming, I got it because it’s £35 and will be much better than the i3 540 that it currently has, but unless I get Like a 660 or an HD7000 range then I wouldn’t spend more than 1050ti money on brand new anyways , I wouldn’t need the grunt, maybe I’ll look back in to music creating and video editing or design stuff.
I do need the system to last though as all the times I go through computer stuff I haven’t been able to settle on anything good like 1151 socket or am4 or just anything I want, I do get fed up after while, so I suppose I will want a decent all rounder till I decide what I want to do, but I won’t get rid of this system unless it fails miserably as I am going to build an AM1 system for myself and this intel will always be a good secondary system to any new tech.
I didn’t get the i7 to focus on gaming, I got it because it’s £35 and will be much better than the i3 540 that it currently has, but unless I get Like a 660 or an HD7000 range then I wouldn’t spend more than 1050ti money on brand new anyways , I wouldn’t need the grunt, maybe I’ll look back in to music creating and video editing or design stuff.
I do need the system to last though as all the times I go through computer stuff I haven’t been able to settle on anything good like 1151 socket or am4 or just anything I want, I do get fed up after while, so I suppose I will want a decent all rounder till I decide what I want to do, but I won’t get rid of this system unless it fails miserably as I am going to build an AM1 system for myself and this intel will always be a good secondary system to any new tech.
While those are higher graphic cards than I’d look at, it is good to know that even the i5 didn’t cause any problems like that, I haven’t even put my system as it is to the test, I had win 7 then decided I’d try win 10 again sad the free upgrade is over and other than a bit of general and downloading some programs and windows updates, I haven’t done anything with it even with my 610 installed lol, suppose I didn’t have time really, but then I’ve had 2 newer generations i3’s so they be all pretty much the same.
Did you guys have to overclock your i5’s to compete or was that just out of general interest/fun? Though I might buy a none stock cooler, I don’t want to have to overclock if I don’t need to even for mid-high end graphic cards.
Did you guys have to overclock your i5’s to compete or was that just out of general interest/fun? Though I might buy a none stock cooler, I don’t want to have to overclock if I don’t need to even for mid-high end graphic cards.