Just like to point out that in the two UK-based retailers that I usually use for PC components (Scan and OCUK) there are currently NO socket 1366 or 1156 i7s cheaper than the i5-2500K.
Closest was the quad core i7-950 at 188 (pounds) compared to the 2500K at 166.
Cheapest 6-core was i7-970 at 440 pounds.
And the i7-8xx's start at 206, and are considered inferior to the SBs.
Basically to get any better performance than Sandy Bridge you need to spend a huge amount more. And even then it may not be worth it if you don't run highly threaded applications.
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i5-2500K @3.3GHz / 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 / Asus P8P67 / GTX-260 (216) / WD 500GB
Samsung 22" 1680x1050 / Win7 64 Home Premium
CH Combat Stick / CH Pro Throttle / Simped Rudder Pedals
Last edited by kendo65; 04-18-2011 at 02:45 PM.
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