Supply & Demand... Once a company sees demand they ramp up supply. In this case it is most likely int he between point. Demand has picked up and Supply is lagging. It will even out.

What program are you using to track the temps of your CPU? Some have issues reading proper temps whent he Pc resumes from sleep

Yup as the market jumps full baot to DDR3 prices for DDR3 will start to level and drop & DDR2 will rise.

@Slig0

It is obvious your an AMD fan but now 2 people have linked and listed true performance for multipule titles showing the i7 is truly the leader & can perform 30% faster in an OC'ing enviornment. I am unsure on why you seem to want to refute this claim... but I have presented my case and proven my point without a doubt.

I should also mention my Rig is far from being stuck on playing games on Ultra low... in fact i play every game at it highest possible settings. Specs below...

Mobo: DFI UT-X58-T3eH8

CPU: Core i7-920 Bloomfield @4.0Ghz 200x20

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm

Memory: OCZ Obsidian 6GB (3 x 2GB) 1600MHz
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 295 712MHz Core 1300MHz Memory
HD: 2 x Western Digital Raptor drives 150GB 10,000RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

Other USB: Logitech G9

Monitors: 2x ASUS 24" LCD's
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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But over all to keep on topic - Save your cash for i7 or wait for AMD's next best thing.

[QUOTE="kaitanuvax"]

All you need to know is that a 3.5GHz i7 920 averages 90 FPS (57 min.) vs a 3.9GHz PII X4 965's 71.3 FPS (47 min.) in a newly released game at 1680x1050, all settings maxed.

90 FPS / 71.3 FPS = 26% increase.

Slig0

Oh, that is it. In that case I will ignore this while posting these benchmarks (smiling along the way) :)

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/pii_965/10.html

http://www.modreactor.com/english/Reviews/Test-ATI-HD-4890-1GB-CrossFire-AMD-Phenom-II-955-BE-vs-Intel-Core-i7-920/Page-4-Performance-Crysis-Warhead.html

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/phenomii_965/9.htm

I like how you link to 3 different sites all showing the same game running the CPU at stock speeds... Hard core PC gamers OC their systems & if they don't well thats just sad, as that is one of the awesome abilities the PC has over consoles.

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After many benchmarks & other tests the system was running fine with a 28% OC on the Phenom II. In general it isn't a 30% gain across all games. Nor a 30% gain in benchmark results. I was able to OC my Phenom II and get a 28% increase in perofmance while the system stayed stable in all games. With my i7 I was able to get a 56% OC while fully stable. In that translates the fact in some games I saw upto a 30% increase in performance...

Now if you take stock speeds yes you might get a 10% increase.. But I am talking OC'ing potential...

I have been bulding & OC'ing PC's for years I know how to bench & I know how to OC. The i7 is a superior chip & it can been seen in many benchmarks across the web.

Some benchmarks that back my results...

FarCry 2: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-6.html

World in Conflict: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-7.html

Tom Clancery's H.A.W.K:http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-9.html

Prototype: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-12.html

Again not all games will see such a huge increase as not all games will utilize every aspect of what a CPU can do.

I am a huge fan of AMD, but triple channel DDR3 and the fact the CPU can OC like a hot rod & run 20-30% faster in gaming over AMD's top chip made me jump ship. I alos loved ASUS & AMD paired with some great products but overall the platform plagued me with issues and problems.

X58 + i7 = sweet gaming victory :)

Just recently jumping from a Phenom II X4 965 to an i7.... Save your cash until you can afford the i7 :) The i7 920 is a great OC'ing CPU which can easily hit 4GHz+ on air cooling. & is 1/5th the price of its big brother in the i7 series.

Mobo: DFI UT-X58-T3eH8

CPU: Core i7-920 Bloomfield @4.0Ghz 200x20

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm

Memory: OCZ Obsidian 6GB (3 x 2GB) 1600MHz
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 295 712MHz Core 1300MHz Memory
HD: 2 x Western Digital Raptor drives 150GB 10,000RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

Other USB: Logitech G9
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit