i7 920 vs qx9650.... what to do... tell me...

is it worth going i7?

daily use,not much.

if both on stock..which score better in gaming?

i read a few magazines which tested the i7 on current available games compared to the quadcore family. what they said was, the i7 doesnt show a significant boost over games compared to the quad. Maybe games in the future which recognizes the HT in i7 will be faster.. no guarantee thou..

p/s hope no one shoots me.. haha..

This post has been edited by derek87: Mar 29 2009, 03:08 PM

i'd suggest u stick wit qx9650 as it has almost similiar performance coz u nid big bucks to get a i7 rig up and working (not to mention x58 mobos + ram..)

shud stick with ur quad for NOW....unless u have the moolah...

Xbitlabs has a very good article about your very issue, they tested QX9650 vs i7 920 with GTX285 and GTX295.
http://xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display...285-gtx295.html

I quote from the article:
"I have also found out that the new platform with a Core i7 processor and fast memory is ahead of the Core 2 Quad platform in most of my tests at the default CPU frequencies as well as when both are overclocked to 4GHz. The Core i7 enjoys an impressive 35-40% advantage when not limited by the graphics card. The tests suggest that the new platform is worth the investment, and you can even hope for further performance benefits from SMT technology in the future."

Obviously Core i7 is better cause it has 8 threads for processing instead of 4. It's worth it only if you are buying a new system, unless you are rich.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Mar 29 2009, 04:16 PM

core i7 ftw bro...no harm preparing 4 the future now

If I were you I will save the money and buy it later.

stick with qx9650 lar...
ur money now belanja aku karaoke..

agree. wait till 32nm i7 come out den 920 price will drop 4 sure maybe till rm5xx~8xx

32nm i7? any news by when?

this is one of the good points

he can afford qx9650, y not i7? mobo just rm7xx, ram 2gb ddr3 just 1xx, 3x1gb 2xx

even a used qx9650 would cost more than an i7 proc

i heard that 32nm is core i5....

and the i5 is using a different socket... not 1366 anymore...

and it is lower (in perf) compared to i7

i think i5 is just 6 cores, to fit in between 4 and 8 cores

ddr3 got so cheap ?

x58 mobo got so cheap ?

walao.damm rich ppl here.. Your using QX950..if u want to move to I7, dont get 920, 940 a bit alang alang, straight get 965.. sure improve a lot and u can easily detect with ur own eye..if unable to buy 965, stick to current spec.

current spec -

Proc: qx9650
mobo: ASUS p5q3
RAM: 2x1GB ASUS DDR3 1333MHz CL9

GPU: XFX GTX 285
PSU: CM RPP 650W

OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit

any upgrade recommended?

core i5 is lga1190, and it doesnt come with integrated memory controller, and not using QPI oso if not mistaken, try searching hardware section

of course

gaygaybyte ud4p if not mistaken, 7xx, possibly 799 kua while kingston kvr1333 3x1gb = 2xx... to me, ddr3 value ram now is similarly priced as laptop rams around 10 months back, DAMN CHEAP

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Added on March 31, 2009, 11:57 amget 2x2gb value ram, if u wan buy, come find me! haha

This post has been edited by iBenQ: Mar 31 2009, 11:57 AM

logically, someone that can afford qx9650 should go for i7 without much question