Maveric169
The Voices Talk to Me
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I am going to be upgrading my trusty desktop once again in the next few months, and I again am looking to "Future proof" things as much as possible.
Right now I have to get past the debate of which processor to run. I have settled on Intel (sadly I really like pulling for AMD when they were really in the race, but it looks like they have fallen off the horse for the time being), but i am torn as to which processor to run with. Intel i7-940/920 or Core 3 Quad 9550S. As you can see from the data sheets
http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupId=37148
http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupID=33924
there is several things to consider, mainly the socket type. LGA775 already has its feet wet, whereas the "newer" FCLGA1366 is just getting started. I am trying to be careful in socket choice so that in the future I might be able to upgrade CPU only and not half my internals for a small step up.
I have also not been able to find any real world comparison testing between these 2 processors. They are fundamentally different from what I have been able to gather, the i7 using quick path tech, verses standard high speed FSB.
I like the idea behind i7's QPI but I am concerned about the new socket platform ending up being a one off and never used again type thing.
Any feedback on this would be great, thanks
Right now I have to get past the debate of which processor to run. I have settled on Intel (sadly I really like pulling for AMD when they were really in the race, but it looks like they have fallen off the horse for the time being), but i am torn as to which processor to run with. Intel i7-940/920 or Core 3 Quad 9550S. As you can see from the data sheets
http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupId=37148
http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupID=33924
there is several things to consider, mainly the socket type. LGA775 already has its feet wet, whereas the "newer" FCLGA1366 is just getting started. I am trying to be careful in socket choice so that in the future I might be able to upgrade CPU only and not half my internals for a small step up.
I have also not been able to find any real world comparison testing between these 2 processors. They are fundamentally different from what I have been able to gather, the i7 using quick path tech, verses standard high speed FSB.
I like the idea behind i7's QPI but I am concerned about the new socket platform ending up being a one off and never used again type thing.
Any feedback on this would be great, thanks
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