Where does an i3 rate for you?

[Oneslowz28]

I have an Phenom II I will put up against some of the i7 line....

[diluzio91]

IMHO, the i7 Series are great for industries that require huge numbers of threads, and have massive amounts of data to process. However, you can pick up a top of the line phenom 2x4 for $180 and a phenom 2x6 for $200, but to even scratch the i7 line you need $290. AND i can almost guarantee that the 2x6 will spank the $290 i7 all day long...

[Oneslowz28]

I think my 2x4 will spank it!

[Kayin]

I have an i7 and a Phenom x6 here ATM. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

[Oneslowz28]

huh?

[diluzio91]

^ what he said...

[Kayin]

They rate about equal to me for most work. Work being gaming, compiling code and video encoding.

[Twigsoffury]

They rate about equal to me for most work. Work being gaming, compiling code and video encoding.

with the most processing intense game i've found/play (battleground europe) My buddies i7 does spit out 5~6 more fps when were standing side my side in the same town in the same spot looking at the same battle. and his clock speed is a full 700mhz slower. although mine OC'd is faster then his is stock. overclocking that i7-920 is pretty much like unleashing the krakken in your case. but hes still rolling the stock heatsink atm. I'm sure once he gets a good cooler (thinking about a CoolIT or Corsair H50 all-in-1 LHS) he'll be able to push it to the limit.

Anyone recommend some good, non enormous heatsinks for LGA-1366?

[Kayin]

Prolimatech Megahalems or MegaShadow. About TRUE sized, beats it hands down.

[Twigsoffury]

Prolimatech Megahalems or MegaShadow. About TRUE sized, beats it hands down.

whew i looked at those, i'm not sure if they'll fit inside the case he has.

not that the case isn't flippin' huge, but its got that smart electronic tint glass inside, and that takes up a serious amount of space. : \

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