i5 750

[chronic86]

will be going to get an i5 750 tomorrow is there any specific stepping/code i need to look for to achieve 4ghz?

 

[the wopster]

did you get my msg bud
my stepping is L925B559
can i point you to this site if you want to check my rep
http://forum.overclock3d.net/index.php

 

[chronic86]

did you get my msg bud
my stepping is L925B559
can i point you to this site if you want to check my rep
http://forum.overclock3d.net/index.php

what was the s-spec of your cpu mate?

 

[the wopster]

SLBLC MALAY

 

[chronic86]

did u get it newcastle mate or from here?

 

[the wopster]

overclockers mate its the only place i use

 

[Seirrah]

I hope this isn't a thread hijack, just seemed silly starting a new thread.

I'm torn between a i7 920 and an (overclocked) i5 750. If I only really care about performance in games (I don't care if winzip takes 5 seconds long to zip some files etc) then paired with a top end graphics card (prob 5870) would I see a difference between these CPUs?

 

[chronic86]

depends if your planning on Xfire setup... if your staying with a single card theres no reason not to get a i5. if your going to go with Xfire then you will be wanting an i7

 

[Seirrah]

I thought that was the way it was. I always think that'd it'd be good to throw a second card in the machine, but I'd imagine I'd probably end up selling the card I have and just buying another powerful single card.

Thanks for your input.

 

[Ryan-3]

I have been torn between these two and the i7 860, but i went for the i7 920 with the current offers

 

[Seirrah]

I guess I'm missing something but I can't see why anyone would want an i7 860. Well, maybe those (non-overclockers) who buy a mobo for a i5 and then want to upgrade.

 

[Ryan-3]

I actually saw last weeks offers, and as I write this I'm on my newly built i7 920

But the i7 860 has HT so 'general tasks' are a bit quicker, but not too much.