Tech and Talk > Gaming > PC gaming Tech > Rate my ~$700 Gaming PC (newegg)

said by Octavean:

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The 1090T does fall down a bit when it comes to games, as it performs on par with the X4 955 which is $155. As such, its ratio is inferior to other, more budget oriented CPUs.

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»www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=91···t&pid=12

I too think the Core i7 line would be a wise choice as well. The Core i7 950 will presumably drop from ~$580 to the Core i7 entry level price of ~$300 USD soon. Many buyers can acquire a Core i7 930 now for ~$200 USD or a Core i7 860 for ~$230 at Microcenter. If you want an unlocked chip the Core i7 875K can often be had for about ~$330. All of which are quite competitive with and often outperform the Phenom II X6 line.

said by Konceptz:

I have to recommend the i7 860 or i7 875k...there is no reason to have 1136 i7 or triple channel DDR3, the gains are only noticeable on a benchmark, or if you want to get the most out of an SLI setup, but again even that is marginal. The AMD X6 chip only excels in heavily threaded apps like HD video encoding and the likes.

said by Octavean:

I’m not sure I can recommend the Core i7 860 so easily and this is coming from an owner of a Core i7 860 and a Core i7 920 based system. Don’t get me wrong the Core i7 860 is a great chip but right now the Core i7 870 shares about the same price as the Core i7 860 from e-tailers:

Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor $289.99

Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor $289.99

Even if you can buy the Core i7 860 at a greatly reduced price from Microcenter (~$200 to ~$230) you would still have to wonder if such savings would eventually be passed on to the Core i7 870 soon as well.

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The Core i7 875K seems like a safer bet at about ~$330. Also at the end of the month the Core i7 950 should be at about ~$300.