RocksteadyDotNet
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Thanks for the information. And i'm a little more sensitive to power usage juts because it's cheaper and I don't have a lot of $ to spend every month on energy costs. There might not be a lot of differences during idle, since i've seen 1366 i7s idle really low, but the load power usage will probably be better, which is attractive to me.
I think i'll be waiting for the i5. But the one thing that scares me is that i'll be getting the 1st gen of the new technology. I'll be getting the rev 1.0 of the mobo, and the first stepping technology of the cpu.
Fair enough, I admit I wasn't aware of that. Still, I find it far fetched to make implications and recommendations on whether the "current" i7 or the "new" i7 will be a better buy. I think there will be a bigger divide between i5 and i7 than i7 and i7.
ilkhan
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not really. The different system architectures have vastly different motherboard setups and goals. CPU performance, for the same cores/cache/clocks will be very similar. But s1156 won't have gulftowns available, nor triple channel memory, nor x16/x16 X-fire/SLI. s1156 will be marginally cheaper (for the same performance level), have the on-package PCI-E controller, and use less power. Within those confines, it depends on what YOUR goals are as to which is superior.
Just remember that the individual cores are [essentially] identical, the cache is the same, and clock speeds aren't vastly superior (for quad v quad) in either direction. Socket choice has more to do with auxiliary questions than the CPU performance.
For the OP, I don't see a budget mentioned. s1156 will definitely offer less heat output, but if you have the budget for something like H20 to an outside rad (or like a closet) that would prevent most of the heat from being dumped into the room. Or a clarkdale (s1153/32nm/dual+HT) might be an option. If this is a gaming machine, watch the GPU consumption, LCD usage, and PSU efficiency as well. All can make a bigger difference than 30W of CPU output (my LCDs use 100W between them. At 500W, 83->88% avg PSU efficiency is 35W, while GPUs can use 50-300W by themselves.)
Just remember that the individual cores are [essentially] identical, the cache is the same, and clock speeds aren't vastly superior (for quad v quad) in either direction. Socket choice has more to do with auxiliary questions than the CPU performance.
For the OP, I don't see a budget mentioned. s1156 will definitely offer less heat output, but if you have the budget for something like H20 to an outside rad (or like a closet) that would prevent most of the heat from being dumped into the room. Or a clarkdale (s1153/32nm/dual+HT) might be an option. If this is a gaming machine, watch the GPU consumption, LCD usage, and PSU efficiency as well. All can make a bigger difference than 30W of CPU output (my LCDs use 100W between them. At 500W, 83->88% avg PSU efficiency is 35W, while GPUs can use 50-300W by themselves.)
jandlecack,
You insulted taltamir based on your knowledge that lacked knowledge. Your stupidity insulted taltamir while making fun of youself.
Even after taltamir and others pointed out how you're wrong, you had to justify yourself without apologizing. Think about your actions and yourself. Don't be stupid and stop acting like a crybaby.
Let me borrow your words:
'You're clearly a moron.
I'm sick of giving advice to an idiot, please take your crap elsewhere and stop confusing newbies and yourself.'
You insulted taltamir based on your knowledge that lacked knowledge. Your stupidity insulted taltamir while making fun of youself.
Even after taltamir and others pointed out how you're wrong, you had to justify yourself without apologizing. Think about your actions and yourself. Don't be stupid and stop acting like a crybaby.
Let me borrow your words:
'You're clearly a moron.
I'm sick of giving advice to an idiot, please take your crap elsewhere and stop confusing newbies and yourself.'
I don't have to apologize for shit, this is the Internet and if you think anything posted here is of any importance whatsoever, I pity you.
An apologi is needed without question. A gentleman would have done that in a flash and it would not have made him less of a man. This is the internet? What does that mean - that good behaviour is not needed......
bleucharm28
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- Sep 27, 2008
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hey michael19
The Ci7 is an awsome processor. it be cool if you can get D0 stepping for better overclocking. That's if you care about OCing. The heatsink im using the Thermalright U120 Black with 2 Noctua Fans Push/Pull at about 1200rpm.
My temperatures is about 38 35 37 32 give or take +/-3 depending on room temperature. I did not lap my TRUE because i'am happy with these temperature. it is oc'd at 3.2g, disabled speed step. I also tested with Prime95 with FFT for couple of hours and temperature never made it pass 62C. I am a happy camper, coimng from AMD Athlon 64 939 4000+. (BIG SMILE)
In my opinion, if i'm going to overclock anything beyond 3.4g, i would go watercooling. which is what i'll be doing in month or two. i have to mod the case to make everything fit, and pretty; all that good stuff.
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|Asus Rampage II X58 | Core i7 920 2.66 (3.2g) C0/C1-SLBCH | Corsair Dominator 6gig (DDR3 1600) | WD VelociRaptor 300 | EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 SSC Edition | Vista Ultimate 64bit | Supreme X-Fi | PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W | Thermalright Ultra eXtreme 120 Black P/P with Noctua 120's | Dell 2408 WFP | Silverstone TJ-07 | LG H20L Blu-ray SATA |
The Ci7 is an awsome processor. it be cool if you can get D0 stepping for better overclocking. That's if you care about OCing. The heatsink im using the Thermalright U120 Black with 2 Noctua Fans Push/Pull at about 1200rpm.
My temperatures is about 38 35 37 32 give or take +/-3 depending on room temperature. I did not lap my TRUE because i'am happy with these temperature. it is oc'd at 3.2g, disabled speed step. I also tested with Prime95 with FFT for couple of hours and temperature never made it pass 62C. I am a happy camper, coimng from AMD Athlon 64 939 4000+. (BIG SMILE)
In my opinion, if i'm going to overclock anything beyond 3.4g, i would go watercooling. which is what i'll be doing in month or two. i have to mod the case to make everything fit, and pretty; all that good stuff.
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|Asus Rampage II X58 | Core i7 920 2.66 (3.2g) C0/C1-SLBCH | Corsair Dominator 6gig (DDR3 1600) | WD VelociRaptor 300 | EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 SSC Edition | Vista Ultimate 64bit | Supreme X-Fi | PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W | Thermalright Ultra eXtreme 120 Black P/P with Noctua 120's | Dell 2408 WFP | Silverstone TJ-07 | LG H20L Blu-ray SATA |
Thanks! I think i'll wait for an i5. I don't want to do SLI, and i'm expecting the 6 core processors to be like > $400 so upgrading to that is pretty much out of the question, and triple vs dual channel memory has shown to be not much of a difference. So it fits my needs of a high performance but low power system and heat system.
IntelUser2000
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You want i7, not i5 for a quad core. Official branding of most Lynnfield will be i5 so you'll be getting very low end versions if it was i5 quad core. Just clarifying again.
Why are i5s a low end quad core? The benchmarks that have been released are very competitive with the current LGA-1366 i7
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