What CPU do I get? ={

RhysAndrews · 06-28-2009, 07:59 PM

Hey guys.
I want to get a new system, soon - but I don't want to do what I did last time and buy something which became redundant a week later (The phenom's came out a week after getting the Athon x2 6400).

I was going to go with the Core i7 920, and the p6T-SE motherboard, however apparently the i7's are going to be non-existant at the end of the year. Is it worth waiting for something else that is expected to come out @ same price yet better performance? Is anything going to be improved very soon that I should wait for?

Thanks
Rhys

foothead · 06-28-2009, 08:02 PM

naw.
I think the new 6-core CPU's will cost a lot more.
Get the 920 or a P2 955.
IMO the 955, but either one is great.

PokerDegenerate · 06-28-2009, 08:10 PM

If you buy an I7 you wont have a problem with it. The chip only is going to be phased out but the socket will remain so you will still be able to get new motherboards and things. A lot of people are worried about them phasing out but if you have one now its not going to effect yours at all. The new Hex chips are going to use the 1366 socket as well so you really aren't losing anything by buying it now. I don't think that you will be able to get the new chips for the same price as the I7 now but I could be wrong. I mean if you are fine with your system now and want to wait that would be fine too because I really don't see how they are going to be much more than the I7 is now so if anything you will only really be paying a little more but it might even be the same price but there is no way to tell what the release prices are going to be.

RhysAndrews · 06-28-2009, 08:39 PM

Quote:

naw.
I think the new 6-core CPU's will cost a lot more.
Get the 920 or a P2 955.
IMO the 955, but either one is great.

Why the 955? Looking at this article, the Core i7 920 blows every other processor out of the water in terms of value:http://techreport.com/articles.x/16570/11

-Rhys

foothead · 06-28-2009, 08:41 PM

Yeah, but all their benches are horribly unfair.
They put triple channel DDR3 and tend to pit it against a P2 on an AM2+ board with dual channel DDR2.

EDIT: Yep. that is one of them. They only have AM2+ CPU's listed.
The 955 is actually a better value unless you NEED speeds over 4 GHz.

RhysAndrews · 06-28-2009, 08:47 PM

Hmm, ok - can you show me some benchmark articles foothead? I'm not so convinced yet.

foothead · 06-28-2009, 08:53 PM

There's actually not a whole lot of them.
http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/49...enchmarks.html

RhysAndrews · 06-28-2009, 09:04 PM

None of them make a comparison to the 920, though.

foothead · 06-28-2009, 09:19 PM

Yeah actually the 955 gets pretty close and it is a lot cheaper when you include the mobo.

RhysAndrews · 06-28-2009, 09:29 PM

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/default.aspx?p=88&p2=47
The Core i7 925 still seems to perform better, and even when putting motherboard into consideration i'm only spending an extra $100.

06-28-2009, 07:59 PM	#1
RhysAndrews In Runtime Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 321	What CPU do I get? ={ Hey guys. I want to get a new system, soon - but I don't want to do what I did last time and buy something which became redundant a week later (The phenom's came out a week after getting the Athon x2 6400). I was going to go with the Core i7 920, and the p6T-SE motherboard, however apparently the i7's are going to be non-existant at the end of the year. Is it worth waiting for something else that is expected to come out @ same price yet better performance? Is anything going to be improved very soon that I should wait for? Thanks Rhys

06-28-2009, 08:02 PM	#2
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Re: What CPU do I get? ={ naw. I think the new 6-core CPU's will cost a lot more. Get the 920 or a P2 955. IMO the 955, but either one is great. __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

06-28-2009, 08:10 PM	#3
PokerDegenerate Daemon Poster Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,465	Re: What CPU do I get? ={ If you buy an I7 you wont have a problem with it. The chip only is going to be phased out but the socket will remain so you will still be able to get new motherboards and things. A lot of people are worried about them phasing out but if you have one now its not going to effect yours at all. The new Hex chips are going to use the 1366 socket as well so you really aren't losing anything by buying it now. I don't think that you will be able to get the new chips for the same price as the I7 now but I could be wrong. I mean if you are fine with your system now and want to wait that would be fine too because I really don't see how they are going to be much more than the I7 is now so if anything you will only really be paying a little more but it might even be the same price but there is no way to tell what the release prices are going to be. __________________ Raidmax Smilodon Extreme Black Case -\|-AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE @ 3829.50 Mhz (18.5 x 207, vcore 1.424, NB 2600 mhz, HT link 2200 mhz) -\|- Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283V -\|- Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P Mobo -\|- G. Skill 6Gb (3 x 2Gb) DDR3 1333 RAM 7-7-7-18-2t -\|- WD Caviar 7200 RPM 1 TB HDD -\|- OCZ GameXtreme 700W -\|- Radeon 4870 1Gb @ 780/1050 -\|- Asus VW202NR 20" wide-screen -\|- Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit -\|- Saitek Cyborg Keyboard -\|- Razer Lachesis Mouse

06-28-2009, 08:41 PM	#5
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Re: What CPU do I get? ={ Yeah, but all their benches are horribly unfair. They put triple channel DDR3 and tend to pit it against a P2 on an AM2+ board with dual channel DDR2. EDIT: Yep. that is one of them. They only have AM2+ CPU's listed. The 955 is actually a better value unless you NEED speeds over 4 GHz. __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

06-28-2009, 08:47 PM	#6
RhysAndrews In Runtime Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 321	Re: What CPU do I get? ={ Hmm, ok - can you show me some benchmark articles foothead? I'm not so convinced yet.

06-28-2009, 08:53 PM	#7
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Re: What CPU do I get? ={ There's actually not a whole lot of them. http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/49...enchmarks.html __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

06-28-2009, 09:04 PM	#8
RhysAndrews In Runtime Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 321	Re: What CPU do I get? ={ None of them make a comparison to the 920, though.

06-28-2009, 09:19 PM	#9
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Re: What CPU do I get? ={ Yeah actually the 955 gets pretty close and it is a lot cheaper when you include the mobo. __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

06-28-2009, 09:29 PM	#10
RhysAndrews In Runtime Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 321	Re: What CPU do I get? ={ http://www.anandtech.com/bench/default.aspx?p=88&p2=47 The Core i7 925 still seems to perform better, and even when putting motherboard into consideration i'm only spending an extra $100.

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