It seems the i7-870 isn't that popular

[StarQ1]

All i ever seen/heard about, is the i7-950/i7-930 and plus there isn't any reviews on the i7-870 on youtube or alot of people who are using while playing games, theres a few, but not many...

 

[dac7nco]

The i7-870 is a slightly (because of better turbo) faster chip than an i7-940; They run at the same clock speed. The memory bandwidth difference is insignificant at home, which is what Socket-1156 was designed for. There are around five bajillion people on this forum with an 860 or 870, and one sumbitch with a 990X.

My Xeon X3440 is basically a down-clocked 870, with ECC support.

Daimon

 

[AkumaX]

WHO'S DAT SUMBITCH W/ THE 990X?!

p.s. how do you feel about the i7-875k?

 

[dac7nco]

Not a single person - EVER - has bought an 875K.

Daimon

 

[StarQ1]

okay, now your just being mean :'(... I couldn't buy a 875k:'(, it took me 2 years of saving for this pc :'(..................























Joking! But really the 875k cost to much! and it isn' at Newegg

 

[dac7nco]

Sorry

 

[StarQ1]

I was joking lol

 

[Gikaseixas]

860 is more popular because it's cheaper while getting the same oc speeds as the 870. Intel had to release the 875k to make it more appealing

 

[james1701]

The i7-870 is a slightly (because of better turbo) faster chip than an i7-940; They run at the same clock speed. The memory bandwidth difference is insignificant at home, which is what Socket-1156 was designed for. There are around five bajillion people on this forum with an 860 or 870, and one sumbitch with a 990X.

My Xeon X3440 is basically a down-clocked 870, with ECC support.

Daimon

lol I know who it is.

 

[aigomorla]

and one sumbitch with a 990X.

:whiste:

WHO'S DAT SUMBITCH W/ THE 990X?!

i plead the 5th.

lol I know who it is.

:hmm:

does his name both start and end with an A?


mmm got to play with an 875K.
There quite interesting.

If anything i still have a I7 870S, lower TDP, cooler running cpu.
I use it as my HTPC.

 

[AkumaX]

Not a single person - EVER - has bought an 875K.

Daimon

SKROOO YOOO

Happy I got my 875K + Mobo for $280 last year so TAKE THAT!! :sneaky:

 

[dac7nco]

Yes, his name starts and ends with an A. I'm was just joking about the 875K, but it's a redundant CPU... IMO it wasn't until this P67 bullshit that we even needed unlocked multipliers. I got the 1156 Xeon on my desktop to 4.0 24/7/365, and stock it was 2.53. I bought it because I need ECC support. If Sandy Bridge was on 1156 we (and Intel) wouldn't be in this mess right now.

Daimon