Need opinion for a chosen system. Sugestion much appreciated

[tinkerC]

I believe that processor works, but why not go quad-core? (unless you really want the higher base clock speed)

Don't know what I was thinking. Might have been blinded by the price vs clockspeed for Clarkdale. I'll go for the core i5 750 quad! Thanks for opening my eyes.

I actually am going for the EVGA 9800 GTX+, which is a little better than some other 9800 GTX+s. I picked it because it works well, is slightly extreme, and is a nice price.

The other graphics card you picked will work fine, it is used on the blog.

Also from the blog, the i5 661 will work fine with Vanilla Kernel.

Tom

I see what you mean.

On another subject, core i5 processors don´t actually use quickpath, only core i7 9xx and above. How much of a drawback do you think that is?

Oli

What is quickpath?

Tom

 

[jimx86]

What is quickpath?

Tom

Just another one of those fancy intel codenames that doens't really mean anything, but sounds cool to consumers. It's part of the CPU operations. I don't know exactly what it is and don't really have time to figure out as of now, but here's a link:
http://www.intel.com/technology/quickpath/

 

[osoull]

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What is quickpath?

Tom

I mean Intel's quickpath.

QPI speeds 4.8 GT/s to 6.4 GT/s

Look here under core i7 specifications:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core ... ssor_cores

Description here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Quic ... terconnect

 

[tinkerC]

I believe that processor works, but why not go quad-core? (unless you really want the higher base clock speed)

Don't know what I was thinking. Might have been blinded by the price vs clockspeed for Clarkdale. I'll go for the core i5 750 quad! Thanks for opening my eyes.

I actually am going for the EVGA 9800 GTX+, which is a little better than some other 9800 GTX+s. I picked it because it works well, is slightly extreme, and is a nice price.

The other graphics card you picked will work fine, it is used on the blog.

Also from the blog, the i5 661 will work fine with Vanilla Kernel.

Tom

I see what you mean.

On another subject, core i5 processors don´t actually use quickpath, only core i7 9xx and above. How much of a drawback do you think that is?

Oli

No loss.

Tom

 

[jimx86]

No loss.

Tom

And, just to add a bit more info, quickpath is just a new architecture by Intel. Architectures only make things a bit more efficient (sometimes worse, if the architecture design is off), but you don't necessarily feel a boost in speed unless the previous architecture (in your case, the one used in the Lynnfield series) is a really good one.

 

[osoull]

From edgadet: Intel set to overhaul desktop CPU range with new models, lower prices

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/02/inte ... s-lower-p/

I might hold on for a while to see it that translate into real savings$$$.