Microcenter i7-960 $179

[gbeirn]

Deal is back.


http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0330706

In-store pick up only, limit 1. Possibly for today only.

 

[jjmIII]

Could almost sell my 920 for that on eBay!

 

[OCGuy]

Wow!

 

[Schadenfroh]

Must... resist... temptation to drive 3 hours to Atlanta...

 

[Anubis]

fuckuing A i wish i still lived in boston i could sell my D0 920 and cover nearly all the cost

 

[OCGuy]

There are 10 in the store by me....I am thinking about buying one just to flip it.

 

[ArtShapiro]

Hang on - that's the older pre-Sandy-Bridge i7, isn't it? Probably trying to unload the older technology.

Art

 

[realredpanda]

how does it compare to a newer i5 2500, given they're the same price?

 

[Termie]

how does it compare to a newer i5 2500, given they're the same price?

Significantly slower. Only makes sense if you're on a 1366 motherboard already.

 

[kinev]

how does it compare to a newer i5 2500, given they're the same price?

That's just what I was looking up. Looking at benches, seems the i5 is significantly better overall, but the i7 is slightly better at video encoding.

I'd say get the i5 2500 over the i7 960; no doubt.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

You guys just talked me out of this, I was thinking it was better than an i5 but I guess I should have known this is more of a server chip.

 

[VirtualLarry]

This isn't a hex-core, is it?

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

This isn't a hex-core, is it?

Quad core with HT.

 

[RussianSensation]

That's just what I was looking up. Looking at benches, seems the i5 is significantly better overall, but the i7 is slightly better at video encoding.

I'd say get the i5 2500 over the i7 960; no doubt.

:thumbsup: +1.

And once you take into consideration performance and power consumption when overclocked against the 1st generation i7 4-core processors, it's all over for the 960. Not to mention Socket 1155 supports Ivy Bridge upgrade path and has Quick Sync option.

160W power consumption difference is unbelievable for a CPU. Interesting how in the BD thread, some still think SB isn't that much better than i7s.

 

[lavaheadache]

now $199

 

[gbeirn]

Deal is back.