Originally Posted by Daney i7 9-series is capable of triple channel RAM while the i7 8-series can only do dual channel, he is correct. I wouldn't waste your money on the 8-series, you may as well go with the 920 for the price. The 1156 socket has suffered a knockback from the burning sockets (Not sure if it's fixed now). It can also only use 16 PCIe lanes, while the i7 is not limited in this way. |
Originally Posted by Wishmaker I doubt the op, who does not know the difference between x58 and p55 will manage to burn out the foxconn 1156 socket. Your argument is not valid and please read a bit more on how those sockets were burned. Moreover, the foxconn sockets have been replaced as far as the 1156 is concerned. @Gabkicks, What does "dual-channel is max speed mean'? Dual-Channel can be 1333, 1600, 2000, should I go on? |
Originally Posted by Daney My argument was not solely based upon the burning socket. Either way, I wouldn't have full trust in something which burned in the previous version. I also stated that I was unsure of whether it was fixed, not that it wasn't. |
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Originally Posted by Wishmaker No need to diss Lynnfield because it is a good platform. The difference between x58 and P55 is what you want to do. If I follow your "full thrust logic" then all of us whom are using 2nd revision XFX HD4890 cards should run them stock because the first revision broke down all the time. |
Originally Posted by slothfish It is pretty much fact that x58 is the superior socket, and for the negligible price difference there is pretty much no reason to go p55. |
Originally Posted by Wishmaker 920 is tri-channel, 860 is dual-channel. Both are amazing processors but for gaming we prefer the 920 due to the PCI-E lane implementation. 16 with 16 whereas on P55 which is 860 they split in 8 with 8. What budget do you have for that Lynnfield? |
Originally Posted by slothfish It is pretty much fact that x58 is the superior socket, and for the negligible price difference there is pretty much no reason to go p55. |
Originally Posted by shashidam Does this mean even with a single GPU it's 8x and not 16x? |
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Originally Posted by shashidam Does this mean even with a single GPU it's 8x and not 16x? |
Originally Posted by Gabkicks p55 is dual channel, x58 is tripple channel. You can just run dual on x58 though... w/ the p55, dual channel is max speed. corsair is a popular brand. 1600mhz is very good speed. |
Originally Posted by ender475 Hahah wow guys, I appreciate all the input here, but I understand the 920 is worth it for a little extra, plus the little extra to fork out for the RAM. I have <$1000 to spend on the CPU, RAM, Mobo, and GFX. Thats all I need. Give me a little input on this bit, thanks guys! |
Originally Posted by error10 Core i7 920, X58 mobo of your choice, enjoy. |
