Poll: I5 - Lets Get Clocking!!!

easyrider · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:15

Tom|Nbk said:
Can you spec me a i7 920 rig for 280 quid then??

What did you order m8?

Azza · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:16

Tom|Nbk said:
I miss those big MSN group convos

Hahaha

I remember those. Good times.

I would move up to i7 / i5 but my Q6600 is handling everything I'm doing now completly fine. Only thing I'm gonig to have to worry about is graphics and more / bigger hard drives.

Maybe if there was a decent cheap matx then I might be tempted but until then... I'm sticking with my Q6600.

Big.Wayne · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:17

Tom|Nbk said:
Can you spec me a i7 920 rig for 280 quid then??

I was just commenting on what James Gorbold wrote in the bit-tech.net review . . . that rjkoneill linked!

It's the first slightly negative comment I've read all day on the i5, everyone else is gushing!

easyrider · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:19

Big.Wayne said:
I was just commenting on what James Gorbold wrote in the bit-tech.net review . . . that rjkoneill linked!

It's the first slightly negative comment I've read all day on the i5, everyone else is gushing!

Its partly true tbh.

When you think about it...The i5 is overpriced in terms of CPU agaist the might of the 920

I mean 49 quid more gets you one.

Worth seeing 8 threads in device manager for... no?

Subliminal Aura · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:21

easyrider said:
Worth seeing 8 threads in device manager for... no?

Memory bandwidth ? the i7 p***es on the i5 as can be seen on page 1 of this thread

Tom|Nbk · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:26

easyrider said:
What did you order m8?

Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail

** PROMO STOCK ** MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard

G.SKILL RIPJAW 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3

Tom|Nbk · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:28

Big.Wayne said:
I was just commenting on what James Gorbold wrote in the bit-tech.net review . . . that rjkoneill linked!

It's the first slightly negative comment I've read all day on the i5, everyone else is gushing!

Fair enough mate

Azza said:
Hahaha

I remember those. Good times.

I would move up to i7 / i5 but my Q6600 is handling everything I'm doing now completly fine. Only thing I'm gonig to have to worry about is graphics and more / bigger hard drives.

Maybe if there was a decent cheap matx then I might be tempted but until then... I'm sticking with my Q6600.

Save your pennies for ATi 5 Series!

Big.Wayne · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:29

easyrider said:
The i5 is overpriced in terms of CPU agaist the might of the 920

I mean 49 quid more gets you one.

All I know about the new tech is what other people tell me, I'd be happier to have all the kit over my gaff and get some hands-on experience but thats costly and time consuming . . .

So picking through the info that several kind journos have written I am getting the impression the Lynnfield has some good things about it than Bloomfield doesn't . . .

For one it seems to be a more power efficient chip, not important to everyone but it's something that sways me. If what I am reading about Lynnfield's ability to power down unused cores is accurate then that really does end the dual vs quad debate once and for all. The turbo feature looks much improved and moving the PCI-E controller onto the chip seems a pretty cool idea.

The one negative thing I read about the i5 is that it doesn't overclock that well without a voltage boost whereas the Bloomfield i7 has quite a bit of overclocking headroom at stock voltages.

I dare say this Lynnfield is the closest thing to a perfect chip I've seen for most people, it's got the ultimate power saving features and its self overclocking, if you think about it us overclockers may become redundant soon! :cool:

easyrider · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:29

Tom|Nbk said:
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail

** PROMO STOCK ** MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard

G.SKILL RIPJAW 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3

Wish I had of picked one of those up.

Tom|Nbk · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:32

easyrider said:
Wish I had of picked one of those up.

Yea, I've spent £50 to upgrade from C2D, now if I had done the easy shuffle earlier I may have spent even less but so far it is the least ive ever spent for a new CPU upgrade from what i can remember.

easyrider · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:35

Tom|Nbk said:
Yea, I've spent £50 to upgrade from C2D, now if I had done the easy shuffle earlier I may have spent even less but so far it is the least ive ever spent for a new CPU upgrade from what i can remember.

Pats Tom on the back

Tom|Nbk · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:38

Even off the promo deal you're still getting a cheaper rig with around £100+ saving. Give it a few weeks we'll see the gap widen further. I5 is more smiles to miles

You not made a firm decision yet easy

stumpy80 · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:38

i think i will be going over to the dark side of intel on next upgrade .never mind

easyrider · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:39

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £199.99
(£173.90) £199.99
(£173.90)
MSI X58M Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express mATX DDR3 Motherboard MSI X58M Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express mATX DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
(£113.03) £129.98
(£113.03)
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)
Sub Total : £353.01
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £54.30
Total : £416.31

Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - OEM £144.99
(£126.08) £144.99
(£126.08)
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£75.64) £86.99
(£75.64)
OcUK Value 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz Memory Module (AD31333002GMU) OcUK Value 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz Memory Module (AD31333002GMU) £26.99
(£23.47) £53.98
(£46.94)
Sub Total : £248.66
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £38.65
Total : £296.31

120 quid difference.The two cheapest i5 and i7 systems on OCUK ican find

i5 needs to drop in price

Tom|Nbk · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:40

120 quid is a lot of money?

Azza · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:43

Tom|Nbk said:
Save your pennies for ATi 5 Series!

You sod off, you been telling me to buy things all day long!

Tom|Nbk said:
Yea, I've spent £50 to upgrade from C2D, now if I had done the easy shuffle earlier I may have spent even less but so far it is the least ive ever spent for a new CPU upgrade from what i can remember.

Hahaa

easyrider · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:43

Tom|Nbk said:
120 quid is a lot of money?

It is.

But i9 path open,HT,Full 16x16 pci-e etc...

its a 40 quid saving per item getting i5 over i7

Its not enough really

Tom|Nbk · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:44

easyrider said:
It is.

But i9 path open,HT,Full 16x16 pci-e etc...

its a 40 quid saving per item getting i5 over i7

Its not enough really

You have to look at the bigger picture with them though, the mobo are cheaper, dual channel is cheaper if you buy the right bang for buck kit. It all adds up.

For the tiny performance differences I'm going to put 120 towards a new 5870 at the end of the month

easyrider · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:45

Tom|Nbk said:
You have to look at the bigger picture with them though, the mobo are cheaper, dual channel is cheaper if you buy the right bang for buck kit. It all adds up.

For the tiny performance differences I'm going to put 120 towards a new 5870 at the end of the month

makes sense for many mate.

Enjoy your new kit :cool:

Tom|Nbk · 8 Sep 2009 at 22:47

easyrider said:
makes sense for many mate.

Enjoy your new kit

Thanks, the wait is paining me

I don't know anything about i9 though. I'm a Core I noob

I'm shuffling.

Poll: I5 - Lets Get Clocking!!!

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