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    Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 7:43am

So, ive been waiting to read about the i7 860.  Is there a reason why no one speaks about the new i7's?  Pinch
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Posts: 355 		  Quote Doc Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 12:44pm
We all just bought the "old" i7's, 2 months ago, so talk of the new i7's is a bit depressing.Smile
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the new i7 are ok but they are on a dying platform (p55 socket 1156). the x58 socket 1136 can be upgraded to the next round of cpus at least.

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the new CPUs are more budget oriented to compete with AMD
you wont get any big news from them because theyre just slower i7's put on a different socket board, they're still good chips though.


the Core i7 860 performs exactly where you'd expect it to. It's faster than a Core i5 750, faster than a Core i7 920 and slower than a Core i7 870. As I noted in The Lynnfield Follow Up, overclocking is much easier on Bloomfield (LGA-1366) thanks to the absence of an on-die PCIe controller.

In terms of cost effectiveness however - the Core i7 860 is the way to go. With cheaper motherboards and higher operating frequencies than a Core i7 920, for the majority of users the 860 will be the better pick.





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Ya I only like the 860/870 on that platform.

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I only asked becuase it 860/870 has a lower power-draw of the Lynnfield chips from 130W to 95W.  It is also a mash up of both chips.  Is it better to just give in and get the 920?   I dont plan on upgrading the cpu in the future.  They alway have to complicate things.   

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i7 920 is the best option out right now IMO, specially since you can upgrade to a 6 core down the road.

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Thanks, guess im going with the 920  
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