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

damm admire u..change ur ram to 2gb x 2..coz ur using windows vista.. the rest money, can invest on mouse, keyboard, LCD, sound card, speaker..well dont forget table and chair..

ehh, i thought 32-bit only support to 3GB RAM?

it can utilize 4 gb?

takkan wan put 2gb x1, 1gb x1... terus put 4gb ma ... at least can get 300mb extra hahaha

lolx... 300mb extra onli~

all of u do like this also ah?

btw, usually qx9650 can OC to how much? using non WC...

no change ... qx9650 still the better o/c than i7

i7 is still dodgy on o/c
most veteran still overlooking on i7
many issues with i7 havent solved yet

mmm so how much it can OC? til 3.5 on air?

its worth to upgrade ...oc setting in 1366 is more interesting hehe...summore to reach 4ghz is easy for 920...

This post has been edited by ezzydamvp: Mar 31 2009, 11:03 PM

now also gud specs wat..wait for price dropping..

i never OC before, is there a noob guide to OC?

oc united in lyn also got thread oc for newbie. else u can always ask uncle google

belanja chicks better wey

hell yeah...easily should or they can save up 4 monthly car installment instead

haha... true wor...

tips to find girls? :claps:

When apps are HT, the i7 will blow the quad aways as got 8 threads, but for me, I`d stick with the QX9650, and only upgrade when say something better than the i7 comes out

u mean the 6core/12thread proc codenamed: gulftown?

q4 2009~ so late

u talk so much .
go take i7 and giv me d proc .
i nid it !

This post has been edited by monsh: Apr 2 2009, 02:28 PM

But weren't that it is better to buy a SSD?

i think the so call qx9650 sure can last u until the proc. that much for faster then then i7 surface. so y change it?? unless u have spare cash to spend ,or maybe you can try "Nvidia 3d vision" since u so many spare cash to spend.

going multiple display first.... just to see how awesome it is

I hate this "Prepare fo future" excuse.

What is there to prepare when there's no software to take advantage of it?

by the time software comes out 1 or 2 years later, you can get better i7 CPU and mobos and less than half the price.

Unless you have too much cash to spend, there's really no "future" to prepare for, because it doesn't exist until then, which you can get better performance and cheaper price.

1) What is there to prepare when there's no software to take advantage of it?
- u can see the core i7 processor is a big advantage on 3d apps, media center etc...how come u say theres no advantages?

2) by the time software comes out 1 or 2 years later, you can get better i7 CPU and mobos and less than half the price.
- by the time 1 or 2 years later, sure will come out new generation of processor. and so on so on...thats the reality of it.
no wonder ur still using cheap crap dual core system as in 2 years back generation of processor? dat u only can afford it for now.

3) Unless you have too much cash to spend, there's really no "future" to prepare for, because it doesn't exist until then, which you can get better performance and cheaper price.
- we never know the future, do u? and theres no harm on preparing for the future...i think u get wat i mean. sediakan payung sebelum hujan?
so if got the money juz buy and if u dont, dun ever think about it....