Just ordered a new processor is it as good as they say it is?

[thf]

[QUOTE=whatnow V2;20359447]if you buy that because it's "the best processor" you are dumb[/QUOTE]

Yep, just pointing out :)

[editline]08:12AM[/editline]

[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;20366035]I still plan on building an i7 920 rig. The price is right for the performance.[/QUOTE]

Why not just i5-750? It's better price/performance for everything that isnt heavy rendering and the likes. But then it depends on what you do.

[Pixel Heart]

[QUOTE=thf;20376143]Yep, just pointing out :)

[editline]08:12AM[/editline]

Why not just i5-750? It's better price/performance for everything that isnt heavy rendering and the likes. But then it depends on what you do.[/QUOTE]

I encode shitloads of videos, compile applications, etc. :/

[thf]

Then maybe i7 920 is the way to go :)

[rathat48]

I want an i7 ):

[Legend286]

i7's are good for the HT. Rendering and things that are hyper-threaded will be way faster obviously, otherwise there's no point in buying an i7 over an i5.

[rampageturke]

[QUOTE=Legend286;20422770]i7's are good for the HT. Rendering and things that are hyper-threaded will be way faster obviously, otherwise there's no point in buying an i7 over an i5.[/QUOTE]

thats why you buy the xeon

[FFStudios]

Hey guys, just bought a Pentium MMX! I heard it was the best processor ever made!

I mean who's going to need 166Mhz? I mean hell I could run Minesweeper on MAX settings with no lag!

[bohb]

[QUOTE=rampageturke;20423306]thats why you buy the xeon[/QUOTE]

Why would you buy a Xeon? They're usually 4 times more expensive and have the exact same features as their i7 counterpart. The i5 models have HT, but require you to buy prohibitively expensive server motherboards, further raising costs.

In both cases, the only advantage to getting a Xeon is being able to run them in dual or quad socket boards, which most people don't need or let alone afford.