I7-870 vs i7-920

[Guest]

I was getting ready to use i7-920 and then the i7-870 came out. I know they are two different sockets. I see they are about the same price bothcpu and mother bord. Anybody have any thoughts which might be the best way to go? THANKS Ron

 

[Maziar]

I recommend u getting i7-870 since its faster
good read:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3634

 

[Scotteq]

Do you intend on overclocking? if no, then 870. If yes, 920.

 

[xaira]

the 870 is better at stock, if yu like to stay up on new tech, ull be able to drop a 6 core into 1366 next year

 

[Maziar]

Yeah I've heard about that ^ in anandtech.com i was reading that future CPUs like 6 cores or more will work with 1366 Chipset not with 1156 but who knows what would happen,maybe Intel adds support for 1156 sockets too

 

[xaira]

its possible but unlikely

 

[Maziar]

Yes,i think the same
In that anandtech review they say due to some reasons,future 6-8 core CPUs would drop in a 1366 chipset not 1156 ones

 

[xTitan]

I find that people bring whether or not overclocking will be used to be interesting. Can we get some more color on this?

Which is better if I intend to overclock on a heavy duty heatsink (not watercooling though?)

Which is better if I just leave it at stock?

 

[Scotteq]

It's early yet. Early silicon, early boards and early Bios revisions. So things may change or be proven/disproven. But the i5 and 8~series i7 don't appear to have the same overclocking potential of the LGA1366 9** i7's. There's some theory floating around - (...which passed my common sense filter. NVM the usual high dose of partisan stupidity that some pawn off as knowledge) - that the difference may be related to how the integrated PCi lanes interact with the base clock. But I don't think many/any~one outside of Intel fully understand why just yet. There's a lot of really smart peeps out there, though, so I'm sure we'll hear the real reasons sooner or later.

It could simply be that's part of how Intel want to position the chips. i5 and 8~series i7 for more mainstream usage, and 9~series i7 for enthusiasts and heavier duty apps.

On a related note: I know there's at least a couple employees who stick their heads in here from time to time - Perhaps they could relay the suggestion to the marketing department their message/branding is muddy and hard to understand.

 

[archibael]

I'll just say there was an interesting response on the internal message boards when the new branding scheme was announced.

 

[OvrClkr]

The only drawback to the 870 is the ram slots and x16 lanes....

I would go with the 920/X58, you have more headroom and it is more futureproof IMO...

 

[Scotteq]

I'll just say there was an interesting response on the internal message boards when the new branding scheme was announced.

I'll take that on faith as an indication that the people involved have been duly informed. 😉

Maybe i5... [strike]8** series i7[/strike] i6... i7... might have been a little easier. Clearly, the company is committed to the current course now, though. <shrug>