Many i5 750 users out there?

Maybe I'm just not looking at the right people.. or they don't have their rigs detailed in their sigs (I made a rhyme!), but I don't see alot of people using LGA 1156-based systems.. or more specifically, I don't see alot of people using Core i5 750's. Is this my imagination? Or is the issue that people are afraid that they won't have a decent upgrade path with a socket 1156 motherboard when it's time for a new CPU? It looks like Intel has been releasing more and more CPUs for this platform, so maybe they will continue to. The reason I bring this up is that I've been going back and reading reviews of the i5 750, and it looks like a hell of a CPU for the money. In most tests, and most games it beats the Phenom II X4 965, overclocks better, and it only costs $15-20 more right now.. And the i5 750 comes in just a hair behind the i7 920. Is this as popular as it should be and I'm just not seeing people with it? I'm seeing good 1156 mobos going for as little as $90 on newegg too.. so the total build cost can't be an issue.

I'm quite happy with my E7300 at the moment. I dont think the vast majority of people out there are wanting to upgrade to a whole new chipset yet. Maybe in time though.

I'm quite happy with my E7300 at the moment. I dont think the vast majority of people out there are wanting to upgrade to a whole new chipset yet. Maybe in time though.

clyde46

Yeah.. that's why I still have my E8400 OC'd. It rips through games, so why upgrade? I'm starting to think about it because well.. I have an upgrade addiction. When I built my current computer (minus the video card and blu-ray drive) in September 2008, I told myself that I would NOT upgrade the motherboard/CPU for at least 18 months, to show self-control. It's been over 18 months now, and I'm starting to get the itch. I just find it funny that there are so many Phenom II X4/AM3 users out there, and I haven't seen nearly as many 1156/i5 750 users. It's literally right at the heels of the i7 920 performance-wise, and far less expensive (especially when you factor in the cost of the X58 platform).

I was about to upgrade to quad i5 ( nice price and performance ) one month ago but decided not to... i don't know but it seems like intel released socket 1156 CPU temporary and i hate the fact that they are releasing 2 types of socket CPUs to PC owners, i was afraid that intel may stop releasing med/high range CPUs for 1156 and release crappy celeron and i3 for the next 2 years so i decided to wait tell next year when AMD release their newarchitecture and maybe comes with it new socket

Iam not a fanboy of any company but if i was building a PC i would 100% get an i5 750:

They overclock better than the Phenom's

They are i7's without HT (HT doesent help games)

They use less power than the Phenom X4's

A 2.6Ghz i5 performs the same or better than a 3.4Ghz Phenom II X4

Turbo Boost

Iam not a fanboy of any company but if i was building a PC i would 100% get an i5 750:

They overclock better than the Phenom's

They are i7's without HT (HT doesent help games)

They use less power than the Phenom X4's

A 2.6Ghz i5 performs the same or better than a 3.4Ghz Phenom II X4

Turbo Boost

Daytona_178

[QUOTE="clyde46"]

I'm quite happy with my E7300 at the moment. I dont think the vast majority of people out there are wanting to upgrade to a whole new chipset yet. Maybe in time though.

hartsickdiscipl

Yeah.. that's why I still have my E8400 OC'd. It rips through games, so why upgrade? I'm starting to think about it because well.. I have an upgrade addiction. When I built my current computer (minus the video card and blu-ray drive) in September 2008, I told myself that I would NOT upgrade the motherboard/CPU for at least 18 months, to show self-control. It's been over 18 months now, and I'm starting to get the itch. I just find it funny that there are so many Phenom II X4/AM3 users out there, and I haven't seen nearly as many 1156/i5 750 users. It's literally right at the heels of the i7 920 performance-wise, and far less expensive (especially when you factor in the cost of the X58 platform).

If its mainly for gaming there would be no point in upgrading you could last for a few more years with that cpu. I have an i7 920 rig and its been about a year since i built it and i fully expect to get another 5 to 6 years out of this cpu. Even at stock clocks with hyper threading off it breezes through games which only utilize 2 cores. So There's alot of untap potential there.

If they fixed the PCI-e bandwidth, or had comparative motherboard prices to AMD's 790X series, then it would be more reasonable to go this route. As it is right now, you're talking about $50-100 more for the exact same motherboard when you go LGA1156, which in my opinion is a huge ripoff.

If they fixed the PCI-e bandwidth, or had comparative motherboard prices to AMD's 790X series, then it would be more reasonable to go this route. As it is right now, you're talking about $50-100 more for the exact same motherboard when you go LGA1156, which in my opinion is a huge ripoff.

ravenguard90

If you're looking to do a multi-gpu setup, I totally agree with you.. the 1156 boards do have the bandwidth issue and they get expensive. But there are several boards you can buy right now for under $90 that are getting great reviews, and that have 1 PCI-E x16 slot.. which is enough for most users. So the platform cost versus AM3 really isn't any more for most people.

im currently building a 750 right now, studied lots of benchmarks and decided it was exactly what i needed...overclock it and your nippin on the heels of the 920...BTW i snagged the chip for 180.00 including shippingdmb34

I was reading a review last night where the i5 750 at stock speeds was nipping at the heels of the i7 920. Once they overclocked the 750 it blew everything away.

http://www.techspot.com/review/193-intel-core-i5-750/page11.html

Seriously.. this CPU looks like the hot setup over and above the Phenom II X4 965 and the i7 920, unless you want Crossfire/SLI where the PCI-E bandwidth might be an issue.

Just built a new rig this past weekend primarily for gaming. It was my first build. So far I'm loving the i5 750. Other specs are:

Antec 300 gaming case

Win7 64 bit Pro

Gskills Ripjaw (2x2) GB

Gigabyte P55 UD4 Mobo

Western Digital 1TB Black

Powercolor HD 5770 QGB

Corsair 650TX PSU

Intel should just stick with one socket for easier upgrading, but that is just my opinion.wklzip

Iam not a fanboy of any company but if i was building a PC i would 100% get an i5 750:

They overclock better than the Phenom's

They are i7's without HT (HT doesent help games)

They use less power than the Phenom X4's

A 2.6Ghz i5 performs the same or better than a 3.4Ghz Phenom II X4

Turbo Boost

Daytona_178

do not use i5 750 but on second pc i have i7 860, preffer 1156 becasue i do not see a point to get i7 9xx serias becasue the mobos are too expensive for home use NLahren