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gods left hand
post Dec 18 2008, 11:06 PM
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ive got an outdated P4 on a 945 chipset and have the money to seriosly upgrade.......could anyone give me a reason not to go for the new core I7 (tripple channel ram, SLI, the whole works) or any reviews and info....thanks
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MiniWalks
post Jan 5 2009, 08:32 AM
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i7 is still not proven imo, i would still go with 775 Core2 DUO/QUAD

from what i have heard and understand, the i7 has an onchip memory controllor, like the AMD of the past, issue being that the voltage level can't be bumped too much higher than stock, and there isnt much 1.5v DDR3, which in turn limits the amount of overclocking that would be possible for the core

im willing to be proven wrong, but this is my current understanding


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- gods left hand   core I7........worth it???   Dec 18 2008, 11:06 PM
- - TMM   no, it's overpriced atm for what it is. get a...   Dec 22 2008, 11:50 PM
- - XECUTER   Cant imagine why u wud need to go past the core 2 ...   Jan 3 2009, 09:31 PM
- - oohms   If you want the best, or if you're going sli s...   Jan 4 2009, 10:56 AM
- - R4N   while true, people are still pushing i7's beyo...   Jan 5 2009, 12:04 PM
- - oohms   1.65v is the highest recommended ram voltage by in...   Jan 5 2009, 11:34 PM
- - Vortex Vandel   Hmm I'm waiting for 6 cores of joy. The pros a...   Jan 6 2009, 01:27 PM
- - MiniWalks   I like my 8GB DDR3 thanks but no, im Skt 775   Jan 6 2009, 02:00 PM
- - R4N   Q6600 was key too bad its discontinued   Jan 6 2009, 02:06 PM
|- - savage   QUOTE (R4N @ Jan 6 2009, 03:06 PM) Q6600 ...   Apr 1 2009, 09:10 AM
- - MiniWalks   yeah, i would have considered one of those, but th...   Jan 6 2009, 05:34 PM
- - XoNiKz   Just get a cheapish dual core 775 E8400 9800GT 4G...   Mar 29 2009, 06:16 PM
- - Anarchy RD   the q6600 is so godlike because i own one? haha   Apr 2 2009, 03:57 PM

 

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