Intel releases Core i5 processors

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Intel Core i5 processors released

Intel introduces first Core i5 Processors, revised Core i7, and Xeon 3400

 

[Rouxenator]

Yay! only took them 5 years to catch up to AMD and make affordable desktop processors with an integrated memory controller.

 

[Juggy]

Damn, they're on sale in SA already. Very good prices.

 

[Pseudonym]

Where are they on sale?

 

[Stickfigure]

Prophecy, Landmark, Sybaritic etc...

 

[TheRift]

This has been under discussion today on another thread here.

 

[daysleeper]

I think you have to be gay to buy one of these. why not just by an i7 x58 with a 920? the boards cost more or less the same so why not just go for tripple channel ram? it makes no sense bringing in a "mainstream" board that you can't upgrade to i7 in future.

maybe i just don't get what intel are trying to do here.

 

[reddevilandy10]

I think you have to be gay to buy one of these. why not just by an i7 x58 with a 920? the boards cost more or less the same so why not just go for tripple channel ram? it makes no sense bringing in a "mainstream" board that you can't upgrade to i7 in future.

maybe i just don't get what intel are trying to do here.

More or less the same performance using a lot less power. But I think Intel are just trying to confuse everyone.

 

[Tns]

interesting, now if only i had some money....

 

[killadoob]

Not really day sleeper, i saw an asus board from esquire for 1.3k ex vat. That is about 1k cheaper, the cpu's however are pretty much the same as the 920 strangely.

 

[SirFooK'nG]

So what are the perfomace gains between the Core2 Quads vs i5? And no not worried about power consumption etc. Just why would I want to go from a 3.0ghz C2Q to an i5?

 

[czc]

Because its new.

 

[Necuno]

So what are the performance gains between the Core2 Quads vs i5? And no not worried about power consumption etc. Just why would I want to go from a 3.0ghz C2Q to an i5?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i5,2410.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i5-gaming,2403.html

 

[Rouxenator]

So what are the perfomace gains between the Core2 Quads vs i5? And no not worried about power consumption etc. Just why would I want to go from a 3.0ghz C2Q to an i5?

They are the same - if you want to upgrade, switch to AMD.

 

[chickenbeef]

They are the same - if you want to upgrade, switch to AMD.

TROLL

 

[CorneN]

They are the same - if you want to upgrade, switch to AMD.

Funny man. A propper upgrade from a C2Q @ 3.0 would be an i7.

 

[SirFooK'nG]

From what I have read is basically the hyperthreading is the "Only" biggest advantage. Hmm... I'll skip this one for now...

 

[CorneN]

My biggest problem is deciding between is LGA 1156 or LGA 1366. Upgrade is inevitable.

 

[czc]

My biggest problem is deciding between is LGA 1156 or LGA 1366. Upgrade is inevitable.

And it still looks like I want to get the i7 920, now if only there would be some news about the new DX11 cards.

 

[SirFooK'nG]

Funny man. A propper upgrade from a C2Q @ 3.0 would be an i7.

Well I'm more than happy with my performance for now... I'll wait it out till my PC is dog slow for new games.