Intel Core i7...What do you think of it?

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Is it good for overclocking?

How does it compare to Q9650? or Q9450?

Is it worth it to get now or should I wait?

Thanks! :)

You don't need to overclock that beast. I think they're completely unnecessary right now, but overkill also means that you won't be behind the times anytime soon. hartsickdiscipl

I'll take it that means its a really good CPU?

Is the Q9650 any better? or Q9450?

the i7 920 is close to other quads in the 1000$ price range excluding the other i7's. i7 920 is truly a beast and it beats those cpus you mentioned very easy. They need their own mobo and ram and i think they are worth it if your building an entire new pcpure89

Hey is this a good fan for cooling the Core i7 920 or are there better ones? And will I need any other fans?

COOLER MASTER V8

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&Tpk=Coolermaster%20v8

Also what is artic silver? And how does it work?

Thanks! :)

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Is it good for overclocking?

How does it compare to Q9650? or Q9450?

Is it worth it to get now or should I wait?

Thanks! :)

Argonaeut

I think it's very impressive. Get it now. Later you can upgrade to a 6 core 12 thread beast on 32nm.

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Is it good for overclocking?

How does it compare to Q9650? or Q9450?

Is it worth it to get now or should I wait?

Thanks! :)

I think it's very impressive. Get it now. Later you can upgrade to a 6 core 12 thread beast on 32nm.

[QUOTE="teddyrob"][QUOTE="Argonaeut"]

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Is it good for overclocking?

How does it compare to Q9650? or Q9450?

Is it worth it to get now or should I wait?

Thanks! :)

Argonaeut

I think it's very impressive. Get it now. Later you can upgrade to a 6 core 12 thread beast on 32nm.

Gulftown either end of 2009 or start of 2010 on the same socket as i7.

http://techgage.com/news/intels_gulftown_to_use_native_hexa-core_design/

[QUOTE="pure89"]the i7 920 is close to other quads in the 1000$ price range excluding the other i7's. i7 920 is truly a beast and it beats those cpus you mentioned very easy. They need their own mobo and ram and i think they are worth it if your building an entire new pcArgonaeut

Hey is this a good fan for cooling the Core i7 920 or are there better ones? And will I need any other fans?

COOLER MASTER V8

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&Tpk=Coolermaster%20v8

Also what is artic silver? And how does it work?

Thanks! :)

This is what you should get instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608002

[QUOTE="Argonaeut"]

[QUOTE="pure89"]the i7 920 is close to other quads in the 1000$ price range excluding the other i7's. i7 920 is truly a beast and it beats those cpus you mentioned very easy. They need their own mobo and ram and i think they are worth it if your building an entire new pcBebi_vegeta

Hey is this a good fan for cooling the Core i7 920 or are there better ones? And will I need any other fans?

COOLER MASTER V8

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&Tpk=Coolermaster%20v8

Also what is artic silver? And how does it work?

Thanks! :)

This is what you should get instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608002

It doesnt fit the socket on the Core i7 920...

Also what is Artic Silver 5 used for? If the Core i7 920 already comes with a thermal paste then is there any reason to get Artic Silver 5?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Thanks! :)

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Argonaeut"]

Hey is this a good fan for cooling the Core i7 920 or are there better ones? And will I need any other fans?

COOLER MASTER V8

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&Tpk=Coolermaster%20v8

Also what is artic silver? And how does it work?

Thanks! :)

Argonaeut

This is what you should get instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608002

It doesnt fit the socket on the Core i7 920...

Also what is Artic Silver 5 used for? If the Core i7 920 already comes with a thermal paste then is there any reason to get Artic Silver 5?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Thanks! :)

Well the one for 920 is a bit more expensive... but beleive me, this is the best air cooler you can buy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007

AS5 was one of the best thermal paste, it's been surpass by other now, but it's still better then intel.

What do you think of Intel Core i7?

its time to upgrade from pentium 4 :D

do you think the price will drop at the end of this year.

[QUOTE="Argonaeut"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

This is what you should get instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608002

Bebi_vegeta

It doesnt fit the socket on the Core i7 920...

Also what is Artic Silver 5 used for? If the Core i7 920 already comes with a thermal paste then is there any reason to get Artic Silver 5?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Thanks! :)

Well the one for 920 is a bit more expensive... but beleive me, this is the best air cooler you can buy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007

AS5 was one of the best thermal paste, it's been surpass by other now, but it's still better then intel.

So is Artic Silver 5 used only for the CPU? And also I heard that trying to get off the thermal paste the Core i7 comes with messes it up or something?

Here's the quote: After having been misled by the NewEggers -- when my i7 arrived -- I scraped off the Shin-Etsu G751(I think this is the thermal paste it comes with) and cleaned it with 90% isopropyl using coffee filters (which probably damaged the surface). It was only later that I read an Intel doc for the i7 to learn about which compound they ship with. (search for 320837.pdf)

how ever this is the best cpu cooler i know off for core i7 :P http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8444/cpu-tri-57/Thermalright_Ultra-120_eXtreme-1366_RT_CPU_Heatsink_Socket_LGA_1336_Preorder.html?tl=g40c14s757#blank

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2009/02/16/all-about-tim/4

this is how you apply thermalpaste apprently 64 FX or Core i7 no differance it nearly the same quantity :D really a small dot marcthpro

Noctua wins by a smal margin... And is that liquid metal?

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Argonaeut"]

It doesnt fit the socket on the Core i7 920...

Also what is Artic Silver 5 used for? If the Core i7 920 already comes with a thermal paste then is there any reason to get Artic Silver 5?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Thanks! :)

Argonaeut

Well the one for 920 is a bit more expensive... but beleive me, this is the best air cooler you can buy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007

AS5 was one of the best thermal paste, it's been surpass by other now, but it's still better then intel.

So is Artic Silver 5 used only for the CPU? And also I heard that trying to get off the thermal paste the Core i7 comes with messes it up or something?

Here's the quote: After having been misled by the NewEggers -- when my i7 arrived -- I scraped off the Shin-Etsu G751(I think this is the thermal paste it comes with) and cleaned it with 90% isopropyl using coffee filters (which probably damaged the surface). It was only later that I read an Intel doc for the i7 to learn about which compound they ship with. (search for 320837.pdf)

Shin-etsu is another very good thermal paste. It's not used by intel... well not that I have heard of, they usualy already apply paste on the heatsink. Some say shin-etsu is better then AS5.

[QUOTE="Argonaeut"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

Well the one for 920 is a bit more expensive... but beleive me, this is the best air cooler you can buy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007

AS5 was one of the best thermal paste, it's been surpass by other now, but it's still better then intel.

Bebi_vegeta

So is Artic Silver 5 used only for the CPU? And also I heard that trying to get off the thermal paste the Core i7 comes with messes it up or something?

Here's the quote: After having been misled by the NewEggers -- when my i7 arrived -- I scraped off the Shin-Etsu G751(I think this is the thermal paste it comes with) and cleaned it with 90% isopropyl using coffee filters (which probably damaged the surface). It was only later that I read an Intel doc for the i7 to learn about which compound they ship with. (search for 320837.pdf)

Shin-etsu is another very good thermal paste. It's not used by intel... well not that I have heard of, they usualy already apply paste on the heatsink. Some say shin-etsu is better then AS5.

So if the Core i7 920 already comes with Shin-Etsu G751 then I dont need to bother with thermal paste when putting on a heatsink...right?

the 920 is great its so fast that it does'nt need OCing but it can go over 4.0ghz easykemar7856

[QUOTE="kemar7856"]the 920 is great its so fast that it does'nt need OCing but it can go over 4.0ghz easymarcthpro

My AS5 don't look like that...

It needs new ram and new motherboard and they aren't cheap.

I am not upgrading my 8800GT and Q6600 for a long while. It plays every game I need to play just fine.

It needs new ram and new motherboard and they aren't cheap.

I am not upgrading my 8800GT and Q6600 for a long while. It plays every game I need to play just fine.

Deihmos

As much as I'd like to build a nice i7, I'll wait until the prices come down a bit. A Quad will do me just fine for now.

Maybe I'll build it when Windows 7 is nice and tight, SP1 and all.