Oops! What is the replacement? Or, I suppose I have to now shop for
bigger horsepower now?
Darn-it!
Duncan
[email protected] wrote:
775 is going away soon. Just thought I'd let you know. :)
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From: DHSinclair <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:23:34
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer
James,
Thanks for your personal "habitual ritual." I, too, follow your roadmap
also. It is interesting that with the latest news about the i5 and i7
direction change, that there are so many i7-level m/b's and cpus still
available. As I suspect you do choose to move to i7, I would suggest
much homework to get the best service into the future with any new toys
at this bleeding edge level.
I just finished moving from AMD to Intel c2d E8400/P45/DDR3. The
previous AMD machines were going on 10 years old. ATM, my happiness
factor is quite high. Well, unless the LGA775 Intel form factor goes
away any time soon. I can still look forward to potentially a Quad-core
cpu, though I have no idea why I would ever require that much
umph.......... :)
Best,
Duncan
James Maki wrote:
If we are talking price concerns and future upgrades, I can see your point
on waiting and concentrating on the upcoming i5 cpu. The fallacy in this
philosophy FOR ME is I rarely upgrade within a socket type. The one time I
did upgrade, I now feel I spent too much to upgrade a socket 939 (at its end
of life) single core AMD64 3700 to an Opteron 185. It gave the system new
life, but cost $235 for an "obsolete" chip.
I usually build a system and use it for several years and then build a new
system from scratch (at least, mb, cpu, and ram) as much from want as
necessity as the technogies change. So I may spend a little more now for an
X58 mb, i7 920, and DDR3, but the investment will cover me for the next
couple of years till the new next best thing. Only potential pitfall is if
the cpu fails (and I have not ever had a cpu fail) and having to spend an
arm and leg to replace. In the meantime, I have a (for the time being) state
of the art system. The happiness factor has to be worth SOMETHING!
Jim Maki
[email protected]
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From: [email protected]
Basically, i7 is going to be re-branded as the "high end" and as such
boards and cpu prices will remain very high.
Going the i5 route will give a considerably cheaper future
upgrade path.
-----Original Message-----
From: James Maki
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
With the recent announcement on i7 and i5, I wouldn't even
consider an i7 anymore.
Not good news either for those of us who jumped on the i7 bandwagon
early :(
I'm a bit confused by this comment. My understanding is that the i5 is
inferior to the i7 and aimed at budget computing. Am I missing
something?
Jim Maki
[email protected]
