How's The Performance On The i7-870 ?

[Durvelle27]

I can get a very good deal on a i7-870 and want to know how good the performance is and if its worth investing in ?

 

[Kenmitch]

Compared to what?

You could use anandtech bench to get an idea.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2

 

[Durvelle27]

Compared to what?

You could use anandtech bench to get an idea.

In general like gaming and video editing

 

[Vesku]

Stock it will be a bit behind the current i3s in some single thread (most games), although the large amount of L3 can help offset the difference, but a decent bit ahead in multi thread (video editing). If you don't mind the power draw the 870 can be OCed quite a bit with a decent cooler.

i5-760 vs i5-4670K

http://techbuyersguru.com/i5CPUshootout.php

From:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2331267

 

[Kenmitch]

In general like gaming and video editing

Stock for stock slightly faster than a FX-6300 it looks like in most things. I guess it would be somewhat overclockable.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/107?vs=699

 

[Durvelle27]

Stock it will be a bit behind the current i3s in some single thread (most games), although the large amount of L3 can help offset the difference, but a decent bit ahead in multi thread (video editing). If you don't mind the power draw the 870 can be OCed quite a bit with a decent cooler.

i5-760 vs i5-4670K

http://techbuyersguru.com/i5CPUshootout.php

From:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2331267

So it will need to be OC'd to get some good performance out of it

 

[tarmc]

if its a good deal and you can put it to good use, why not? overclock it for sure

 

[Durvelle27]

if its a good deal and you can put it to good use, why not? overclock it for sure

Might not get it looked at the motherboards and the good ones are expensive as h**. will just dump it

 

[tarmc]

who says youre going to need a high end board for it? read some reviews and find one that fits your needs. ill look around and see what can find.

 

[Durvelle27]

who says youre going to need a high end board for it? read some reviews and find one that fits your needs. ill look around and see what can find.

I would need a high end board if I want to get a decent oc

 

[tarmc]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138159 too much?

 

[Kenmitch]

I would need a high end board if I want to get a decent oc

Yep....Not feasable I'd think.

Good deals can be flipped I guess. Chip is of more value to somebody who has a decent s1156 motherboard already I'd think.

 

[Durvelle27]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138159 too much?

Way to much

 

[Durvelle27]

Yep....Not feasable I'd think.

Good deals can be flipped I guess. Chip is of more value to somebody who has a decent s1156 motherboard already I'd think.

Yea no longer interested in this lol. price swayed me

 

[Yuriman]

I picked up an i7 920 + Intel board (no OC) + 6GB RAM + 9800GT 1GB for $140 a few weeks ago. How good is the deal you're getting?

 

[Durvelle27]

I picked up an i7 920 + Intel board (no OC) + 6GB RAM + 9800GT 1GB for $140 a few weeks ago. How good is the deal you're getting?

$70 for the CPU

 

[Vesku]

There are some used and refurbished P55 motherboards on Amazon.

If you like tinkering it might be fun to assemble a system around, but if you just want it to work I'd strongly consider passing on the opportunity.

 

[tarmc]

There are some used and refurbished P55 motherboards on Amazon.

If you like tinkering it might be fun to assemble a system around, but if you just want it to work I'd strongly consider passing on the opportunity.

just have to wait and see what comes up, im waiting to find a decent cheap 1366 mobo to build a rig myself, just snag used stuff

 

[Deders]

I'll take it if you no longer want it!

 

[Durvelle27]

just have to wait and see what comes up, im waiting to find a decent cheap 1366 mobo to build a rig myself, just snag used stuff

I'm keeping my eyes peeled but looking like i might pass on this rig.

 

[Yuriman]

I don't think you can buy a better chip at that price, though I'd consider running it stock if motherboards are prohibitively expensive.

 

[Durvelle27]

I don't think you can buy a better chip at that price, though I'd consider running it stock if motherboards are prohibitively expensive.

but the main thing that keeps knocking in my head is for the same price i can likely find a Sandy w/mobo for the same price or a little more and get better performance. When i first thought about this build i was thinking it would be a nice budget build to save some $$$ until i saw motherboard prices. Would rather go new for that amount of cash.

 

[Rio Rebel]

I still use an 1156 i3 as an htpc, and I replaced the board once with a deal here at Anandtech, but I wouldn't even bother if this board went sour. Not only is getting motherboard tough, but you won't get some features that I would consider very important - like SATA 6gb/s and USB 3.0

 

[Durvelle27]

I still use an 1156 i3 as an htpc, and I replaced the board once with a deal here at Anandtech, but I wouldn't even bother if this board went sour. Not only is getting motherboard tough, but you won't get some features that I would consider very important - like SATA 6gb/s and USB 3.0

Hold on 1156 doesn't support SATA III

 

[tarmc]

check on ebay for a cheaper 1156 motherboard, does it matter that much if it supports sata 3?