Turbo Engaged! 860 vs. 920

[inverseSquare]

Hi all,


For single/dual thread situations (which I'd imagine cover most applications at the moment, especially gaming?) is it safe to say that the increased effectiveness of the turbo mode for the i7 860 would mean it out performs the i7 920?



...and one follow-up q - in quad-core setup both would healthily outperform AMD's quad phenomII's, right ?



Thanks

 

[inverseSquare]

Thanks for the info


I've had pc's for years but never overclocked any of them.
How easy would it be? What are the chances of damaging components?

I tend not to upgrade my machines for a while, would over-clocking harm their lifespan?



Thanks.