I'm building a new system, and I've narrowed down my processor to either the i7 920, or the i7 950.
From what I've read, the i7 920 is very overclockable. I've heard a lot of people say that the 920 can easily be overclocked to be faster than the 950. But I'm a little unclear on what this means. Does this mean that a well-overclocked 920 is faster than a not-at-all-overclocked 950, or that a well-overclocked 920 is faster than a well-overclocked 950?
What I'd really like to know is which is the better buy, including the price of cooling equipment, assuming I'm going to do a moderate amount of overclocking?
For reference: the i7 950 is about $295, and the i7 920 is about $240 (used+new) on Amazon.
From what I've read, the i7 920 is very overclockable. I've heard a lot of people say that the 920 can easily be overclocked to be faster than the 950. But I'm a little unclear on what this means. Does this mean that a well-overclocked 920 is faster than a not-at-all-overclocked 950, or that a well-overclocked 920 is faster than a well-overclocked 950?
What I'd really like to know is which is the better buy, including the price of cooling equipment, assuming I'm going to do a moderate amount of overclocking?
For reference: the i7 950 is about $295, and the i7 920 is about $240 (used+new) on Amazon.
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