i7 or quad core

jonchao72 SG

which one is more worth getting atm?

im thinking of getting i7-920 but not sure if quad core would be a better choice

Raraken SG

Ask yourself : What do you do? Play games? Encode music? Rip DVDs? Render 3D?

jonchao72 SG

Ask yourself : What do you do? Play games? Encode music? Rip DVDs? Render 3D?

play games at full res 1680x1050

PWNED32 SG

Just take the Core i7, I'm using it now. Works for gaming and bunch of other stuff, Most importantly it's new.

Raraken SG

Phenom II 955 BE. Simple. Offers very good performance for the price, and easily overclocked by changing the multiplier.

PWNED32 SG

Phenom II 955 BE. Simple. Offers very good performance for the price, and easily overclocked by changing the multiplier.

Sgdevilzz SG

Phenom II 955 cost like $300 bucks.

just 200 more to get the real deal. (i7)

Raraken SG

Phenom II 955 cost like $300 bucks.

just 200 more to get the real deal. (i7)

I quite believe that $200 could be put to better use. Like a beefier graphics card set-up. Like, rather than spending $270 on a HD5770 cos you bought an i7, add about a bit more than $200 and get yourself a HD5870 and a 955BE. That way, you get a lot more FPS.