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whats better then a i7920

Stolen? Man, that sucks. Are you getting a replacement on insurance?

Also a +1 for the i5 2500K that stulid recommends. Compared to the i7 920 it is faster overall (as shown in the comparison stulid links too), but it is also cooler, better at overclocking and the new platform supports some really nice new features such as native SATA3 connections, Intel Quick Sync technology (for fast video transcoding), SSD caching and support for upcoming 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs.

My friend recently moved from an i7 920 to an i5 2500K (his Corsair H50 liquid cooler leaked and took out the board) and he is finding the system runs faster (he does video editing) especially when overclocked with a decent CPU cooler like his Thermalright TRUE.
 
When my system was stolen a few years back, i got bloody pc world vouchers, the idiots I demanded cash or twice as many vouchers in the end i got cash :)
 
Liam123 said:
When my system was stolen a few years back, i got bloody pc world vouchers, the idiots I demanded cash or twice as many vouchers in the end i got cash :)
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Same thing happened to me, unfortunately they wouldnt budge on the whole vouchers thing... shame .
 
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i disagree,with multithreading an i7 920 will be faster than a 2500k upto 4.2ghz imo,above that the 2500k might pass it
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But in that comparison the 2500K beats the i7 920 in almost every test (including a large number of ones that make good use of hyperthreading -like 2nd pass video encoding), the only test the i7 920 wins is the 7Zip benchmark.

When you also consider that the 2500K over clocks further than the 920 then it isn't much of a stretch to say that the i5 2500K is a good alternative to an i7 920 if your previous i7 920 system was just stolen.
 
yeah but your forgetting used prices of x58 boards/memory ect compared to p67/z68 ive got both 2600k and i7 920 and i can tell you 100% you wont notice any difference,infact the i7 920 memory is 25% quicker than sb,only reason id buy sb over i7 920 is for the cooler temps and intel sata3 otherwise i would stick to 920

4.2ghz 920 and a 2600k @4.5ghz i cant tell much difference tbh if any
 
wazza300 said:
yeah but your forgetting used prices of x58 boards/memory ect compared to p67/z68 ive got both 2600k and i7 920 and i can tell you 100% you wont notice any difference,infact the i7 920 memory is 25% quicker than sb,only reason id buy sb over i7 920 is for the cooler temps and intel sata3 otherwise i would stick to 920

4.2ghz 920 and a 2600k @4.5ghz i cant tell much difference tbh if any
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Memory is a moot point as both use the same more or less, and its cheap. Decent Asus P8Z68-V LX that will suffice for a reasonable overclock is about 70-80 online, doubt you'd find X58 boards drastically cheaper.
 
chips are cheaper,tri chanel ram is cheap now as cheap as new sb ram,but its up to the op,gaming wise you wont see any improvement at all,ohh and another benefit of old x58 is running xfire sli in 16x16x

but go for sb if you can find some cheap deals,whatever works best for you im just saying dont right off the 920 its still a great chip
 
This thread started with a simple question, it was answered within the 2nd post, all this talk of buying a old dead end socket i7 socket 1366 system is moot, as he may get a brand new replacement from home/contents insurance or starting again from scratch.
 
stulid said:
This thread started with a simple question, it was answered within the 2nd post, all this talk of buying a old dead end socket i7 socket 1366 system is moot, as he may get a brand new replacement from home/contents insurance.
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:eek: just buy a used i7 920 system job done,2500k will be passed by ivy bridge soon anyway,whats the point
 
Clock for clock they are pretty similar but the 2500k WILL overclock further and has the other perks. If you're buying new, the Sandybridge is a no-brainer.
 
stulid said:
This thread started with a simple question, it was answered within the 2nd post, all this talk of buying a old dead end socket i7 socket 1366 system is moot, as he may get a brand new replacement from home/contents insurance or starting again from scratch.
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Indeed, for the OP second-hand won't come into it as he will be given a brand new system (or parts) which are current gen from the insurance company. With this in mind the of the current gen CPUs, the i5 2500K is the closest equivalent in terms of performance and overclockability (plus you get some bonuses such as slightly better performance overall and more features like native SATA3 support, Quick Sync, SSD caching and Ivy Bridge support).
 
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the only reason the 2500K wins the Anandtech benchmarks is the substantial clock speed advantage, clock for clock there is virtually nothing between the two. but since your system was stolen, starting from scratch for Intel it has to be the 2500K, biggest advantage over Nehalem is lower power consumption and temperatures, which in turn result in higher frequencies. but Nehalem and Sandy Bridge is one of the situations where you can compare clock for clock since the architectures are essentially one in the same.
 
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