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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ive got an outdated P4 on a 945 chipset and have the money to seriosly upgrade.......could anyone give me a reason not to go for the new core I7 (tripple channel ram, SLI, the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 6 2009, 05:34 PM
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yeah, i would have considered one of those, but they were discontinued when i built my new rig, so i went with the Q9550 biggrin.gif


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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
- - MiniWalks   i7 is still not proven imo, i would still go with ...   Jan 5 2009, 08:32 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
- - 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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