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10-30-2010, 08:51 PM
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I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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C2D -> newer quad core
does it make a day and light difference in Win7? (both overclocked)
I do 20% gaming, 20% video encoding, 60% excel + internet + HD video
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10-30-2010, 09:33 PM
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I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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quad cores or even the hex core amd will rape encoding... but for gaming you wouldn't see a great increase in speed... and for excel/browsing probably an SSD would be a better upgrade if you don't have one already
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10-30-2010, 10:09 PM
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I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Dont buy until December, new I5/i7 chips coming out and there gonna be cheaper + faster ( sand bridge I believe ) and yes it will make a monumental difference, even in games!
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10-30-2010, 10:46 PM
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I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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will these new chips fit the same sockets or need a new board
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10-31-2010, 01:34 AM
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I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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You'll need a new board with Sandy Bridge, either LGA1155 (replaces LGA1156) or LGA2011 (replaces LGA1366).
Unless you have an immediate need to require a better processor I'd wait for Sandy Bridge and then upgrade your entire platform. Otherwise, maybe consider getting a cheap (ie: used) C2Q as a stop gap especially since you OC. Those should just about keep up with the current i7 processors for what you do.
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10-31-2010, 02:02 PM
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Snapping away
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that kind of sux, i thought 1366 had quite a lifespan for upgradability
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