the debate between cpu processing power can continue on for ages
but which will be the dominant socket for intel?

775 had a long run
from p4>pen D> dual core>c2d>c2Q
notice the evaluation in temperature
*note to pen D to dual core*

im hoping the newer batch of upcoming 1366 will have better temps

Whichever socket is cheap, good and powerful enough with many products and brands to choose from will prevail

Intel's Core i7 870 & i5 750, Lynnfield: Harder, Better, Faster Stronger

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3634


Intel Core i5, Core i7 800 and P55 Express Chipset, Burned In

http://hothardware.com/News/Intel-Core-i5-...xpress-Chipset/


Intel's new Core i7, Core i5 desktop chips bring faster CPUs to the maintream

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-103450...g=2547-1_3-0-20

And now, the excruciating wait for the prices to normalize.

Intel's P55 Express chipset: A look at Asus' P7P55D Deluxe, Gigabyte's GA-P55-UD6, and MSI's P55-GD65

http://techreport.com/articles.x/17513


Intel's Core i5-750 and Core i7-870 processors: Nehalem plays for the masses

http://techreport.com/articles.x/17545

Someone should start a proper LGA 1156 thread.

benchmarks are out @ techpowerup.com

looks like gaming performance is not a big leap, only like 2-5 fps diff with i7 & Phenom II

You need to take a look at this article by the gurus at Guru3D

http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i7-mult...mance-review/20

The way to really work that i7 processor is with high end multi-GPU setups, anything less will just mean the bottleneck is at the cards.....

last time we worry about IMC voltage, now even further the PCI-e controller will be the culprit that we can't push more on fsb..

if does... the voltage increment is needed to OC.. no more OC on stock voltage..

the most we should worry about is the PCI-e bus.. most can go ~200 mhz..
so do the fsb.. do we see any limiting factor here..

would appreciate if can just lock the pci-e bus or we can tweak them in the bios..

so don't buy, we need new revision - lol

KAROM just update G.Skill DDR3 for P55 platform:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/636093

Waiting for more reviews..Still cant decide which to choose between the i7 920 and i7 860.

i think anandtech explained pretty well..

I can see that i7 860 is much better than the i7 920 but most of the forumers here prefer i7 920 more than i7 860...I want to know why...

because hunting for multi gpu n 6 cores..
if u able to spend that much... please proceed..

If you check some of the posts here in LYN and other places, you'll see that the i7 920 clocks very well due to it not being tied to an on-die PCIe controller, so the LGA1366 platform will probably outperform the best LGA1156 in the hands of a good overclocker. That's what I gather la, so far.

But then, as 1156 matures, coupled with the faster access times of dual channel DDR3, applications that matter most to consumers may favor the 1156 more than 1366.

There are a few sites that tested the i7 920 for games, and the conclusion is that unless you're running GTX260 SLI or above, the bottleneck is at the GPUs. It takes tri-SLI and CrossFireX to really stretch those Nehalems.

On apps that don't have hyperthreading code, you may even find that the i5 750 is about as fast as the higher end procs due to similar clock speeds and only 2 or 4 cores utilised.

So unless you do a whole lot of photoshopping or video rendering/encoding, the i7 860 or i5 750 would be more than enough for most ppl. Don't forget also that 1156 uses less power than 1366

I am using it for gaming only...Which one should I buy then?

If for gaming only, it looks as though i5 is good enough for now. Depends also on what GC or GCs you're planning to use..... If you're the type who likes to upgrade often, then i5 for now, then when i7 860s launches the overclocking potential may improve due to lower TDP, so can upgrade then. If you buy i7 860 now, then early next year when i7 860s comes out you will bang bola But, if you don't plan to oc then you can go ahead and get the 860 now, since the 860s will come with a slightly lower default clock speed.

This post has been edited by gregy: Sep 10 2009, 06:12 PM

1. i7 920 is cheaper than i7 860
2. i7 860 has higher clock then i7 920 at stock, but when overclock to 4ghz, i7 920 D0 will do around 1.2-1.3v, while i7 860 need 1.3-1.4v
3. x58 motherboard that cost around rm600 to rm700 offer full speed SLI and CF, but p55 limited to x8 speed and not all support CF and SLI
4. Tri channel on x58 offer higher bandwidth.

agree with hengmy on point 3 & 4
unless your seeking multi gpu ad higher bandwidth on rams
then stick with p55