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Intel® Core I7 920 Vs Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9650 - I Need People Reasonable Opinions




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Old 19th Feb 2009, 05:51
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Default Intel® Core I7 920 Vs Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9650 - I Need People Reasonable Opinions

Hi, well i am considering to buy the new customised by me home pc... so i am not sure which pc should i pick here is the full pc's infos:
any explanations why to choose one or other are welcome.


1 - price £2,524.79

Customizations:
CPU: - Intel® Core i7 920
CPU Cooler: - Coolermaster V8 LGA1366
Motherboard: - Asus P6T Deluxe V2 (Intel X58 chipset, SLI/Crossfire)
Memory: - 12.0GB Corsair DDR3 1333mhz XMS3 CL9 (6x 2GB)
Hard Drives: - 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s - QTY: 2
Optical Drive: - 20x DVD±RW DL S-ATA Lightscribe
Second optical drive: - 20x DVD±RW DL S-ATA Lightscribe
Graphics card: - 2 x ATI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB
Sound card: - Creative X-FI Xtreme 7.1 Audio
Operating System: - Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Software: - Nero, PowerDVD, Avast Antivirus
Internet: - Wireless 802.11G PCI card
Peripherals: - Wireless keyboard and mouse
Monitors: - Asus 22" VK222S Widescreen LCD
Accessories: - 30-in-1 USB Media Card Reader
Accessories: - Firewire Card
Accessories: - PCI Digital TV Tuner Card
PSU: - 1200W Thermaltake ToughPower Modular
Case: - Antec Nine Hundred
Warranty: - 3 Year Gold Warranty


2 - price £2,315.58

Customizations:
CPU: - Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9650
CPU Cooler: - Thermaltake Golden Orb II
Motherboard: - Asus Striker II Extreme (nForce 790i Ultra chipset, 3-way SLI, DDR3)
Memory: - 8.0GB Corsair DDR3 1600mhz DHX CL9 (4x 2GB)
Hard Drives: - 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s
Hard Drives: - 1.5TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s
Optical Drive: - 20x DVD±RW DL S-ATA Lightscribe
Second optical drive: - 20x DVD±RW DL
Graphics card: - ATI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB
Sound card: - Creative X-FI Xtreme 7.1 Audio
Operating System: - Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Internet: - Wireless 802.11G PCI card
Peripherals: - Wireless keyboard and mouse
Monitors: - 22'' Widescreen LCD
Accessories: - Firewire Card
Accessories: - PCI Digital TV Tuner Card
PSU: - 1200W Thermaltake ToughPower Modular
Case: - Antec Twelve Hundred
Gaming extras: - Killer K1 Gaming Network Card
Warranty: - 3 Year Gold Warranty

also if u know the place where i could find similar spec pcs cheaper pass the link for me. i appreciate it
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Old 19th Feb 2009, 07:22
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Default Intel® Core I7 920 Vs Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9650 - I Need People Reasonable Opinions

My reasonable opinion is you have too much money and too little sense to consider either of those.
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My System: 日夏子

Processor(s):
Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 -> 3.01ghz
Motherboard:
MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775
RAM Memory:
2GB Patriot Extreme Performance
Graphics Card(s):
PNY 8800GTS 320MB
Sound Card:
Sound Blaster Xtremegamer 7.1
Hard Drive(s):
80GB + 500GB
Optical Drive(s):
2x SATA
Case / PSU:
Antec 900 + 620W Aerocool zeroDBA
Cooling:
4x 120mm Yate-Loon + 200mm top
Network / Internet:
Qwest
Monitor(s):
Dell 22" S2209W (1920x1080)
Operating System(s):
Windows XP + 7
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Old 19th Feb 2009, 17:12
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Default Intel® Core I7 920 Vs Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9650 - I Need People Reasonable Opinions

LOL Carbon.
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Old 22nd Feb 2009, 19:11
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Default Intel® Core I7 920 Vs Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9650 - I Need People Reasonable Opinions

Buy the Core i7. Kicks the other's @$$.
Better graphics cards, better processor, more RAM.
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