Reynod
Administrator
Gee my interpretation is that the 955 is just a tad under the 920 on most things so it comes down to performance vs price.
If your a high end gamer buy i7 ... simple.
If your a low end gamer get whatever ... I don't care about you.
If your in the middle then it is a tough call as the 45nm quads Intel has (Penryn) are still slightly better in temrs of IPC for many games anyway than Phenom II.
Issue is the price of the overall system - there isn't anything in it really.
I think you just get whatever you can for the best price ad enjoy the experience.
If AMD hadn't done a good job improving the original Phenom design your i7's would be up around 1000 each and the Penryn's would still be at i7 prices.
Given what you can get a 9650 for now, you would be hard pressed to build a better Phenom II system for the same money.
Don't forget Intel's 45nm Penryn Quads - te 8 series might be crappy but the 9 series are very good.
I just recommended Intel ... yes ... it is one of those traitorous days AMD fans ... I apologise (self flaggellates for 10 mins).
If your a high end gamer buy i7 ... simple.
If your a low end gamer get whatever ... I don't care about you.
If your in the middle then it is a tough call as the 45nm quads Intel has (Penryn) are still slightly better in temrs of IPC for many games anyway than Phenom II.
Issue is the price of the overall system - there isn't anything in it really.
I think you just get whatever you can for the best price ad enjoy the experience.
If AMD hadn't done a good job improving the original Phenom design your i7's would be up around 1000 each and the Penryn's would still be at i7 prices.
Given what you can get a 9650 for now, you would be hard pressed to build a better Phenom II system for the same money.
Don't forget Intel's 45nm Penryn Quads - te 8 series might be crappy but the 9 series are very good.
I just recommended Intel ... yes ... it is one of those traitorous days AMD fans ... I apologise (self flaggellates for 10 mins).