Well I just assembled a Core i7 Rig and just put it through paces.
My first Impression is that the there is not much difference in the gaming, BUT this is all on Stock. Still I am gaining few FPS, will post later, and Overclocking I am sure its gonna KIK ass.
I had a 750i MSI with E8400 running at 3.6GHZ stable with GTX 260 Core 216 SLi @ FTW Stats, and 2x2GB Corsair DHX @ 800 MHZ.
Now what I have you can see in my Signature.
The things that will made me choose for Core i7 were;
Future upgrades.
DDR3 Triple Channel, High end RAM.
X58 Mobo giving me option of either Sli or Cross Fire (More choices)
and Quad Core Core i7.
IF you cant to get OLD Quad Cores the processor price is the almost the same as core i7. Second IF someone wants to build a Rig from scratch, then, the choice should be Core i7, UNLESS budget constrains dont allow.
Lets say you want to patch up a core 2 duo system with Sli, its still a pretty steep investement, and mind you the Core i7 gaming performance is being compared to high end C2Ds only.
And in the END its all about owning the BEST of the BEST stuff, for which there is always a market.
Now to Nvidia Hmmm strange that they would say something like that, what happened to them rebranding the Hell out of their products and selling it to not so tech savy people, many times. And bringing out all sorts of Cards in the margin of months. IF we check the history see what happened after 8800Series onwards. Someone seems to be taking to much trouble with the PR stunt, may be cause of Intel's Larabee (I think thats the spelling)
My first Impression is that the there is not much difference in the gaming, BUT this is all on Stock. Still I am gaining few FPS, will post later, and Overclocking I am sure its gonna KIK ass.
I had a 750i MSI with E8400 running at 3.6GHZ stable with GTX 260 Core 216 SLi @ FTW Stats, and 2x2GB Corsair DHX @ 800 MHZ.
Now what I have you can see in my Signature.
The things that will made me choose for Core i7 were;
Future upgrades.
DDR3 Triple Channel, High end RAM.
X58 Mobo giving me option of either Sli or Cross Fire (More choices)
and Quad Core Core i7.
IF you cant to get OLD Quad Cores the processor price is the almost the same as core i7. Second IF someone wants to build a Rig from scratch, then, the choice should be Core i7, UNLESS budget constrains dont allow.
Lets say you want to patch up a core 2 duo system with Sli, its still a pretty steep investement, and mind you the Core i7 gaming performance is being compared to high end C2Ds only.
And in the END its all about owning the BEST of the BEST stuff, for which there is always a market.
Now to Nvidia Hmmm strange that they would say something like that, what happened to them rebranding the Hell out of their products and selling it to not so tech savy people, many times. And bringing out all sorts of Cards in the margin of months. IF we check the history see what happened after 8800Series onwards. Someone seems to be taking to much trouble with the PR stunt, may be cause of Intel's Larabee (I think thats the spelling)
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