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rambow70 · 10-11-09

what i really like i5 it does same in benches as a phenom 2 965 and its a ghz slower haha plus who cares if it runs sli/csf in 8x most cards wont loss to much going in 8x especially ati 256bit bus (i think that only takes 8)

Microsis · 10-11-09

Just to clear up some junk I read on the first page:

You can SLI with the i5. 8x vs. 16x is almost negligible. I remember seeing an EVGA rep post the difference which was about a few hundred points in Vantage which translates into a 1-2 FPS difference?

I would try to find the post but I've got to be at work in 10 minutes.

I will be going i5 around Christmas time for a gaming rig as well.

computerfreak09 · 10-11-09

also keep in mind people,that i WILL be overclocking and I5/I7(1156) i heard are good overclockers,the motherboard i might get is probably the EVGA P55 SLI OR LE.

As for my q9550,the 4.0ghz barley make it,anytime it can fail maybe since it barley made it,and the 750i,i heard,sucks alot for overclocking and now im understanding why...the vdroop problems,having to adjust the GTL,the northbridge heatsink that the fan blows onto the GPU....

i am pretty much sick of the 750i and i cant go any farther of my oc,i can probably if i have good cooling(which i have the megahalems,and i will be getting 2 HQ fans for the megahalems)but the motherboard i have right now(750i)doesnt let me

and also,if i adjust ONE SINGLE THING on my BIOS it quickly goes unstable that it wont boot at all

and the vdroop is the one on my nerves alot....

Darkknight512 · 10-11-09

I would not, here's chart I have been making in another thread.

Google Spreadsheet

Look at the i5 at 3.6 and the Q9550 at 3.5, not much of a difference if any.

While I'm here come here and contribute, http://www.overclock.net/intel-gener...-database.html

q6600@4.00ghz · 10-11-09

no dont get a i5 take a look at this i have made for every 1 to look at its the intel i9

http://www.overclock.net/intel-mothe...ml#post7375502

Heavymetal.fan · 10-11-09

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1060/13/. As you can see your cpu does almost the same as the i5 750. Is there really a point in upgrading. Also be share to check out the other tests. Also the intel i9 will be released probably after Christmas and is probably going to hell of a expensive cpu.

tipsycoma · 10-11-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by computerfreak09

also keep in mind people,that i WILL be overclocking and I5/I7(1156) i heard are good overclockers,the motherboard i might get is probably the EVGA P55 SLI OR LE.

As for my q9550,the 4.0ghz barley make it,anytime it can fail maybe since it barley made it,and the 750i,i heard,sucks alot for overclocking and now im understanding why...the vdroop problems,having to adjust the GTL,the northbridge heatsink that the fan blows onto the GPU....

i am pretty much sick of the 750i and i cant go any farther of my oc,i can probably if i have good cooling(which i have the megahalems,and i will be getting 2 HQ fans for the megahalems)but the motherboard i have right now(750i)doesnt let me

and also,if i adjust ONE SINGLE THING on my BIOS it quickly goes unstable that it wont boot at all

and the vdroop is the one on my nerves alot....

And you think 4.2ghz with an i5 is going to be a big difference from your Q9550 @ 4ghz? It isn't. I wouldn't even consider going from your setup to an i5 as an upgrade.

If you're going to upgrade, it would be to an i7 because of it's 8 threads. An i7 D0 at 4.2ghz will be an actual upgrade from your current CPU.

mocha989 · 10-11-09

i just built a core i5 rig for a client and its pretty amazing. so fast and if you get the Evga P55 FTW 200 then you can run tri sli at x16 x16 x8 and a physx card at like x4 or x8.

tipsycoma · 10-11-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by mocha989

i just built a core i5 rig for a client and its pretty amazing. so fast and if you get the Evga P55 FTW 200 then you can run tri sli at x16 x16 x8 and a physx card at like x4 or x8.

P55 boards cannot do x16 x16 SLI or Crossfire.

GeforceGTS · 10-11-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by tipsycoma

P55 boards cannot do x16 x16 SLI or Crossfire.

Wrong.

Pricey but it does it - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188057

There is also the 200 classified.

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