Joel~
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So. Having grown tired of the rebooting problems with my computer (which I have managed to pin on my Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 motherboard) and seeing that Gigabyte are less than likely to replace the motherboard with one that works because they probably won't be able to prove the issue, I've been wondering whether or not it is worth my money (and time) upgrading to a Core i7 build.
Overall, I was less than impressed with the Phenom 9950 and 790FX chipset as it was, but this issue is really getting on my nerves. I could probably sell this machine (including fault) for ~£500 in the right place. With £600 on top of that, I could get a complete i7 system.
However, is there really such a huge performance increase? All I've been hearing is how good the i7 CPUs, X58 boards and DDR3 triple channel memory kits perform. In particular, power consumption, heat and overclocking potential make the whole package appeal to me. But are things really as good as the reviews say? Would I benefit that much from building one of these systems? I game a lot, do some graphic editing, video editing, recording, programming and I generally enjoy the power that you get from a high-performance workstation.
I guess the real question is, just how much better than the Phenom 9950/790FX combination is the i7 920/X58 combination?
Sorry if I've rambled a little, but this is a little bit rushed so I may have missed some things out completely.
Overall, I was less than impressed with the Phenom 9950 and 790FX chipset as it was, but this issue is really getting on my nerves. I could probably sell this machine (including fault) for ~£500 in the right place. With £600 on top of that, I could get a complete i7 system.
However, is there really such a huge performance increase? All I've been hearing is how good the i7 CPUs, X58 boards and DDR3 triple channel memory kits perform. In particular, power consumption, heat and overclocking potential make the whole package appeal to me. But are things really as good as the reviews say? Would I benefit that much from building one of these systems? I game a lot, do some graphic editing, video editing, recording, programming and I generally enjoy the power that you get from a high-performance workstation.
I guess the real question is, just how much better than the Phenom 9950/790FX combination is the i7 920/X58 combination?
Sorry if I've rambled a little, but this is a little bit rushed so I may have missed some things out completely.