i7 920 or Q6600

[CliffyBiro]

Is there really much point in forking out so much for a processor?

Will be used mostly for gaming but what advantage does it have over the Q6600?

 

[TheCenturion]

what do you have at the moment? to be honest you'll also have to pay for a new mobo and ram, so the cost is tripled.

 

[95thrifles]

Id say no, personally, a high end 775 system will save you loads in comparison and your performance will be nearly as good

 

[CliffyBiro]

Got an E6600, P5K, 8800GT and 2GB DDR Reaper atm.

 

[xen_]

It's not really worth the money for the i7 at the moment with what you currently have. For more performance overclocking that e6600 would be good or getting a q6600.

i7 would be ok value if building a full new build but when upgrading it isn't worth it.

 

[TheCenturion]

but, then again, a 3.2ghz core i7 beat a 4.9ghz qx9770

 

[Bito]

but, then again, a 3.2ghz core i7 beat a 4.9ghz qx9770

At what ?

 

[TheCenturion]

At what ?

3dmark vantage

 

[ineed2upgrade]

from what ive heard the i7 is much better in games when using sli/crossfire.

 

[Richie P]

I'd go with an E8600 and oc it over 4.5ghz.

For gaming, it's still Mhz that counts more than cores.

 

[ev0styLe]

I'd go with an E8600 and oc it over 4.5ghz.

For gaming, it's still Mhz that counts more than cores.

Aint that the truth and i wish it would stay that way so we could all settle for dual cores instead of worrying about multi-threading anytime soon.

 

[TheMagic1an]

Is there really much point in forking out so much for a processor?

Will be used mostly for gaming but what advantage does it have over the Q6600?

Well the i7 is good, but expensive, you already have a good PC, so why bother.

If your happy with your current spec and if it does what you want then don't upgrade for the sake of it.

Just get a faster dual or quad for the moment if you really need to upgrade.

 

[MooMoo444]

3dmark vantage

Benchmarks.

He's interested in games.

 

[mmj_uk]

Benchmarks.

He's interested in games.

From what I've researched i7 is a lot faster (eg. here - i7 is 35% faster clock for clock).

BUT

....because people generally run 1920*1200 or higher and with lots of FSAA etc. their games are still mainly GPU limited, meaning that unless you have Crossfire/SLI or run in low resolutions then you're unlikely to see a difference between Q6600 and i7 outside of benchmarks (for gaming that is).

 

[Ben M]

if you're a gamer, why change from the E6600?

 

[MooMoo444]

From what I've researched i7 is a lot faster (eg. here - i7 is 35% faster clock for clock).

BUT

....because people generally run 1920*1200 or higher and with lots of FSAA etc. their games are still mainly GPU limited, meaning that unless you have Crossfire/SLI or run in low resolutions then you're unlikely to see a difference between Q6600 and i7 outside of benchmarks (for gaming that is).

Indeed, the gains are massive at 1280x1024 and below, maybe even 1600x___

If you game at high resolution, go for a cheaper Q6600 and put the rest to a modern GFX card like the 4870 1gb