New Intel i5 Build, What are your opinions?

[divardo]

I currently have a Intel Core 2 Duo build which I'm going to give to my dad and then build myself a new machine. My current system has the following...

Motherboard: Asus P5K Deluxe
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850, 3GHz
GPU: NVidia Asus 7600GS (Silent Version)
Memory: Corsair 2x 1GB DDR2 XMS2

I don't do any gaming, but use my machine for general tasks as well as a media centre. I also do development work in Visual Studio 2008 and use Photoshop CS4 and the Adobe Suite regularly. Have also done some video encoding as well.

I was considering going with a i7 build, although now looking at the i5 processor that Intel has recently released, what do you lot think about this. My only main concern with this is that it has a clock speed of 2.66Ghz rather than the 3Ghz of my current one. Should this be a worry? The importance of my machine is that its near silent, and I currently have a Scythe Ninja Rev.b with a 120mm Scythe fan for the CPU. Is this something I can do with either the i5 or i7 CPU, or are there heat issues?

The build I am thinking of at the moment is...

Motherboard: Asus P7P55D Pro ~ £137.99
CPU: Intel Core i5 750, 2.66Ghz ~ £159.99
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 ~ £96.99

What do you lot think of this? Would I benefit with going to an i7 build and having Tri-Channel memory, as I would then be able to have 6GB memory for a similar price.

Thanks for your help smile.

 

[divardo]

Any ideas on this at all? Anybody any idle and load temps for both processors?

 

[woodstock]

i5 720 or 860 setups is really good for gaming

i920 is good for encoding 3d programs ect running apps

my last build was a i7 920 setup oc to 4.3ghz and was intended to be used for 3d modling and video encoding ect you will be good with a i7 920 for that

if you game a lot then look into the i5 860 chip from the benchmarks ect i have read it runs really well and beats it brother chips fairly well.

this of course ll comes down tho your budget and what you want to have,