Intel® Core i7 920 vs Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9650

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  1. Tiger123

    Tiger123 Geek Trainee

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    Hi, well i am considering to buy the new customised by me home pc... so i am not sure which pc should i pick here is the full pc's infos:
    any explanations why to choose one or other are welcome.


    1 - price £2,524.79

    Customizations:
    CPU: - Intel® Core i7 920
    CPU Cooler: - Coolermaster V8 LGA1366
    Motherboard: - Asus P6T Deluxe V2 (Intel X58 chipset, SLI/Crossfire)
    Memory: - 12.0GB Corsair DDR3 1333mhz XMS3 CL9 (6x 2GB)
    Hard Drives: - 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s - QTY: 2
    Optical Drive: - 20x DVD±RW DL S-ATA Lightscribe
    Second optical drive: - 20x DVD±RW DL S-ATA Lightscribe
    Graphics card: - 2 x ATI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB
    Sound card: - Creative X-FI Xtreme 7.1 Audio
    Operating System: - Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
    Software: - Nero, PowerDVD, Avast Antivirus
    Internet: - Wireless 802.11G PCI card
    Peripherals: - Wireless keyboard and mouse
    Monitors: - Asus 22" VK222S Widescreen LCD
    Accessories: - 30-in-1 USB Media Card Reader
    Accessories: - Firewire Card
    Accessories: - PCI Digital TV Tuner Card
    PSU: - 1200W Thermaltake ToughPower Modular
    Case: - Antec Nine Hundred
    Warranty: - 3 Year Gold Warranty


    2 - price £2,315.58

    Customizations:
    CPU: - Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9650
    CPU Cooler: - Thermaltake Golden Orb II
    Motherboard: - Asus Striker II Extreme (nForce 790i Ultra chipset, 3-way SLI, DDR3)
    Memory: - 8.0GB Corsair DDR3 1600mhz DHX CL9 (4x 2GB)
    Hard Drives: - 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s
    Hard Drives: - 1.5TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s
    Optical Drive: - 20x DVD±RW DL S-ATA Lightscribe
    Second optical drive: - 20x DVD±RW DL
    Graphics card: - ATI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB
    Sound card: - Creative X-FI Xtreme 7.1 Audio
    Operating System: - Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
    Internet: - Wireless 802.11G PCI card
    Peripherals: - Wireless keyboard and mouse
    Monitors: - 22'' Widescreen LCD
    Accessories: - Firewire Card
    Accessories: - PCI Digital TV Tuner Card
    PSU: - 1200W Thermaltake ToughPower Modular
    Case: - Antec Twelve Hundred
    Gaming extras: - Killer K1 Gaming Network Card
    Warranty: - 3 Year Gold Warranty

    also if u know the place where i could find similar spec pcs cheaper pass the link for me. i appreciate it
     
  2. donkey42

    donkey42 plank

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    first question:

    what are you planning to use this hi spec system for ?
     
  3. BoBBYI986

    BoBBYI986 Geek

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    hi there, i would go for the core i7, more recent tech that rules out fsb by using qpi ( quick path interconnect) solid boards as well intel. The nforce chipsets seem to generate alot of heat compared to intel chipsets. i had to replace both my northbridge and southbridge heatsinks on my Evga 680i because of chipset heat problems. also i wouldnt go for the asus striker 790i because thats when they started to go bad, i had one, failed on me straight away with " cpu init" error, board was duff basically and lots of people reporting the same problem with them series of boards.

    Graphics cards i would go for gtx 260s, two or even 3 way sli, pick the cards up for about £180 a piece. them ati radeon 4870 suck up more power than the 260's.

    Motherboard: possible switch to EVGA X58 3X SLI, X58, (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard, don't know if it has SAS ports like the Asus has but this board is a good overclocker, with reports of the i7 920 going from 2.66 to 3.8 air cooled. http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?evg-x58

    power supply: i recommend Enermax PSU's really high quality. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Enermax-Galax...14&_trkparms=72:1690|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

    cpu heatsink: thermalright ultra extreme, thats a bad boy heatsink http://www.thecoolingshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=3442.

    Internet: switch the wireless G card to Wireless N card more future proof.
     

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