i7, is it worth the price?
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:28 pmI hear that Intel
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i7, is it worth the price?
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:28 pmRe: i7, is it worth the price?
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:39 pmWait!
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:03 pmInteresting. You can pick up an i7 over here, even if it is the lowest model, for about
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:14 pmRe: i7, is it worth the price?
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:49 pmHow long will it take before the price finally drops...
Re: i7, is it worth the price?
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:04 pmThe pro clockers are getting 4.2GHz on air with the i7 920
and yes it is worth its weight in gold to FSX if you get that clock up to 3GHz+
If you dont overclock I suggest either the 940 or the 965
and yes it is worth its weight in gold to FSX if you get that clock up to 3GHz+
If you dont overclock I suggest either the 940 or the 965
Re: i7, is it worth the price?
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:13 amMy i7 920 is a $300 chip and I've briefly run it at 3.8Ghz, and with some tweaking I expect 4Ghz. Of course you have to spend an extra $65 for a top of the line cpu cooler, because the stock fan is really inadequate at those speeds.
I concur that it's a much smoother flying experience. I also have a Penryn quad cpu and at the same CPU speeds the advantages of the i7 are quite noticeable when both computers are cranked up.
I concur that it's a much smoother flying experience. I also have a Penryn quad cpu and at the same CPU speeds the advantages of the i7 are quite noticeable when both computers are cranked up.
Re: i7, is it worth the price?
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:17 pmread my writeup in the FSX forum