Question about graphic card & about directx

[Heliocon]

Originally Posted by kendo65

"many magazines" doesnt really count as a source...

Your capacity to discount evidence that doesn't fit your desired conclusion is impressive. This being an Internet forum and not an academic journal it seems a little OTT to supply detailed references.

You're still maintaining that the i7s are cheaper. At the suppliers I usually buy from they aren't:

The 930 is 229.99 at OCUK (and currently out of stock with no ETA) against 179.99 for the i5-2500K.

Regarding number of threads - with SBs you have a choice of 4 core hyper-threading with the 2600K - equivalent to the lower i7s. There is possibility that 6-core SBs will be coming out for the 1155 socket.

Even if that doesn't happen, I could replace my motherboard AND get a new 6-core cpu for less than I would have to pay to get the cheapest 6-core i7 currently.

Sorry I dont speak for UK prices - only US online and retail that I have seen, so I my comment cannot (and does not) apply to the UK if what you say is true interms of a big price gap. That being said NO i5 has hyper threading!: http://ark.intel.com/ProductCollecti...familyId=42912

Hyper threading is only for i7s. Also a 6 core SB cpu would be great, but that would be replacing the current i7 980x gulftown cpu as their top cpu and will probably for SB take on the same price ($1000). On the other hand once we reach Ivy Bridge architecture (28nm from 34nm) then its likely we will see midrange 6 cores and high range 8+ cores for the upper end. I am holding out hope they stretch the 1366 alittle more and give us a 8 core gulftown as or after the 995x in 2011/2012.

In any case what you have said about the 6 cores validates my whole point - that for the future you need more cores/threads. While the i5 SB is newer, it loses out to the older and (in the US) comparably priced i7 which can match it closely in thread limited performance but spanks it when you go to heavily threaded apps = the future. So $ per performance the i7 N is better atm imo.