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So who's pre-ordered a Core I7 then?

I will be buying one. My local shop here in Munich has them for 296 euro (i7 920,2.66ghz). Thats 254 pounds at today exchange rate and including Germany's 19% VAT.
 
littlepuppy said:
1 extreme and 1 of the ones below gone, stock level just dropped!
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there will allways be a market for the extreme chips but im surprised that some ones bought a 940 tbh, the 920 i could understand, but theres no way the 940 is worth an extra £259.

anyway, putting the prices into perspective, ive found my old receipt for my very first C2D rig back in Aug 06.

ASUS P5WDH Deluxe S775 £146.28
C2D E6600 £238.00
Geil 2GB ULL DDR2 £137.58

total £531

ide forgotten how pricey my E6600 was when it was first released. allmost makes an i7 rig worth it when i look at it like that. :p
 
Expecting mine 9:30am monday, Already got my p6t and Corsair XMS3 DDR3 Kit (3 x 2GB),My Striker II Formula, 4x1 XMS2 DHX RAM and Q9450 are all on the bay to cover the costs. Yeah I know I know, its dumb but I work hard and its my only vice :D

Just as an OT guys can I still use my retail vista key when I reload? I have a VLK for XP and only had Vista on for a couple of months and have yet to have my first upgrade.

Just hoping the 1366 TRUE conversion kits come in soon, I cant stand those push pin coolers but I'll have no choice for a week or so
 
Could get a board, 6GB RAM and the 920. Then upgrade to the 965 at the end of next year when prices come down.

I'll have the Antec 1200 and psu next week. Just awaiting a CPU, MB and RAM.
 
Well I ordered the 965, Asus P6T normal and 6gb 1333 corsair.
It's not what I wanted but need the PC up and running by the end of next week and don't want to miss out if nothing else comes in.

Really need a 1366 kit for the TRUE now though. Not run stock cooling for over 12 years!
 
TBH my main driver for the upgrade was the lack of stability from the Nvidia 780i platform, Its ok but not up to intel standards at all, in fact if it was not for the SLi I wouldnt touch them. I'm an Nvidia man when it comes to graphics though even though I knock out systems for people with 4850s & 4870s, I havent personally had an ati card since the 9700 Pro but that was a good 'un. Maybe at the next gen I might consider it if they keep up this good run of form, 2 GTX 280s are LOUD and still no 3rd party has stepped up to the plate with a good aftermarket cooler
 
Hhhhmmmm should I wait or go for the i920. I plan to try overclocking and it may be better to learn to overclock on the cheaper and leave the i965 until next year.


Decisions......
 
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