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i7 920 @ 4ghz
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It's still a cable chip, however have a look around on ebay etc.
I bought a 3570k and motherboard for £150 last week and that's 2 generations newer than the 920
I bought a 3570k and motherboard for £150 last week and that's 2 generations newer than the 920
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Unfortunately you don't have members market access, but I also saw a 3570k go unsold at £100 so upping the budget to £180-200 would easily get you one and a motherboard.
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Their still very capable cpu's to be fair and at 4GHz they still perform very well. Not a bad price but nothing great. I sold a similar bundle not long ago for £120.
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a 920 @ 4GHz will still beat a 4670k at many things so for all they are old it's still a decent deal.
The CPU generations have been very close together in performance recently and the 1366 was the 2011 of it's day - expensive but capable. Yes, it is outperformed by newer i7's but you are unlikely to get a newer i7, mobo & ram for £150.
A haswell i5 is superior in some ways, as so many things still are all about single thread performance, but other things utilise the extra threads of the i7. If you could get a 4670k, mobo and ram for the same money I'd take the i5, but I suspect you won't be able to. You might be able to get the offered bundle a little cheaper, but it's a decent deal.
The CPU generations have been very close together in performance recently and the 1366 was the 2011 of it's day - expensive but capable. Yes, it is outperformed by newer i7's but you are unlikely to get a newer i7, mobo & ram for £150.
A haswell i5 is superior in some ways, as so many things still are all about single thread performance, but other things utilise the extra threads of the i7. If you could get a 4670k, mobo and ram for the same money I'd take the i5, but I suspect you won't be able to. You might be able to get the offered bundle a little cheaper, but it's a decent deal.
Not worth it IMO. 6gb ram for gaming is about to become the bare minimum so you'd need to upgrade the ram to 12gb.
There's also a high chance that the board isn't in warranty any more and running an I7 at 4ghz puts a lot of strain on the power stages. I would look to investing a bit more.
There's also a high chance that the board isn't in warranty any more and running an I7 at 4ghz puts a lot of strain on the power stages. I would look to investing a bit more.
Hi guys
Thanks for all the replies, I think I'm going to spend a little more and get something newer, I'll buy a new motherboard with a warranty. I have the bug now to get something, I've been slowly picking up parts to build a pc.
Thanks again
Thanks for all the replies, I think I'm going to spend a little more and get something newer, I'll buy a new motherboard with a warranty. I have the bug now to get something, I've been slowly picking up parts to build a pc.
Thanks again