I'd say that the i5 would be a good choice now, since you won't take advantage of HT. I can't speak about the future. If you want the price of an i5 but with HT, you can buy the X3440. I've seen it on ebay for $200 shipped. The only downside is that the stock speed is a little lower than that of the i5. I beleive it's somewhere around 2.55ghz.
i5-750 or i7-860
I know this has been asked probably a thousand times but I can't make up my mind. Should I get the 750 for $200 or the 860 for $290? Unfortunately I don't have a Microcenter near me, else I could save $50 on the i5 or $60 on the i7, bummer right?
Anyways! I do absolutely no video encoding or 3D rendering to speak of. I browse the internet, play games, listen to music, etc. I would like to future proof as much as possible but I don't know if $100 is worth HT and .14ghz. I'm just worried HT will be ultilized more in a few month to a year. What should I do?
Oh, I will be overclocking. Hoping to hit 4.0ghz, is there any special batch I want or retailer I should go to for either chip?
Thanks in advance!
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Anyways! I do absolutely no video encoding or 3D rendering to speak of. I browse the internet, play games, listen to music, etc. I would like to future proof as much as possible but I don't know if $100 is worth HT and .14ghz. I'm just worried HT will be ultilized more in a few month to a year. What should I do?
Oh, I will be overclocking. Hoping to hit 4.0ghz, is there any special batch I want or retailer I should go to for either chip?
Thanks in advance!
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I've never heard of that, good suggestion though. Since I won't be using the HT I guess it would just be better for me to stick with the extra mhz.
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Wow, I didn't know HT uses more power. Good to know, especially since the i7s HT would practically be a waste for me and make it harder to OC.
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Thank you, thank you.
So any special batch I should be looking for, or do they all OC about equally?
Originally Posted by Mikecdm I'd say that the i5 would be a good choice now, since you won't take advantage of HT. I can't speak about the future. If you want the price of an i5 but with HT, you can buy the X3440. I've seen it on ebay for $200 shipped. The only downside is that the stock speed is a little lower than that of the i5. I beleive it's somewhere around 2.55ghz. |
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Originally Posted by mmx+ Go for the i5. HT is only really useful for [email protected] and encoding, otherwise 4 cores are plenty. On top of that, the HT makes the chip run hotter/use more power, thus lowering the maximum stable OC. I would personally get the i7 because the HT makes a huge difference in WCG, but I would not suggest the 8x0 series unless you want it for DC apps or encoding |
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Originally Posted by Chilly Go with the Core i5, there's really no benefits from Hyper-Threading for the things you do, and that overclocking the Core i5 is "easier" than the Core i7 
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So any special batch I should be looking for, or do they all OC about equally?
its like you already know, hyper threading only useful if you encode.
Otherwise save the money and spend it on the i5 750.
Its a wiser choice, i do have one on sale for around 170 shipped.
But for me i encode videos which i would prefer to use x3440 or the i7 860 which is about 20-30 % increase performance from the i5 750 when using video encoders.
I think i have seen the i5 750 overclock better than the i7 860 because it uses a tad bit lower voltage. If i where you and don't do anything that needs hyper threading. I would get a more expensive motherboard that has x8/x8 pci slots. Or use it on a nicer psu
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I hoped i helped
As far as special batch. Hmm not alot of information on batches so you are out of luck.
But from what i seen most people been able to hi 4gh below 1.45 volts
Otherwise save the money and spend it on the i5 750.
Its a wiser choice, i do have one on sale for around 170 shipped.
But for me i encode videos which i would prefer to use x3440 or the i7 860 which is about 20-30 % increase performance from the i5 750 when using video encoders.
I think i have seen the i5 750 overclock better than the i7 860 because it uses a tad bit lower voltage. If i where you and don't do anything that needs hyper threading. I would get a more expensive motherboard that has x8/x8 pci slots. Or use it on a nicer psu
I hoped i helped
As far as special batch. Hmm not alot of information on batches so you are out of luck.
But from what i seen most people been able to hi 4gh below 1.45 volts
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Mmmk, thanks for the suggestions. I hope you know I'm not getting an i5/7 for my current setup. That would be silly, it's all 775 stuff.
I found this on the batches if anyone else was wondering. Look like it's too new for specifics.
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/...g-batches.html
Originally Posted by lilraver018 its like you already know, hyper threading only useful if you encode. Otherwise save the money and spend it on the i5 750. Its a wiser choice, i do have one on sale for around 170 shipped. But for me i encode videos which i would prefer to use x3440 or the i7 860 which is about 20-30 % increase performance from the i5 750 when using video encoders. I think i have seen the i5 750 overclock better than the i7 860 because it uses a tad bit lower voltage. If i where you and don't do anything that needs hyper threading. I would get a more expensive motherboard that has x8/x8 pci slots. Or use it on a nicer psu
I hoped i helped As far as special batch. Hmm not alot of information on batches so you are out of luck. But from what i seen most people been able to hi 4gh below 1.45 volts |
I found this on the batches if anyone else was wondering. Look like it's too new for specifics.
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/...g-batches.html
Just bought an i5-750
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Thanks for the help guys.
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Sweet, I ordered one Friday, what motherboard are you going with?
Originally Posted by NewAtOCing Just bought an i5-750
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if you want future proof for like gaming get the evga P55 FTW 200. so you can have full band width between 2 or 3 GPUs (3 GPU x16/x16/x8 though).
Originally Posted by NewAtOCing Just bought an i5-750
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I don't think you can bypass the x16 limit set on the DMI even with the nf200 chip.
Originally Posted by mocha989 if you want future proof for like gaming get the evga P55 FTW 200. so you can have full band width between 2 or 3 GPUs (3 GPU x16/x16/x8 though). |
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