Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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Customer Review: Fast, Fast, Fast and Hot!
Summary: 5 Stars
I upgraded a system that had an Intel Core 2 Quad (Q9550) 2.83GHz CPU to the Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz CPU. My previous Core 2 Quad processor was blazingly fast. The new Core i7 920 processor seems marginally faster than the Core 2 Quad, but it seems to handle multitasking a bit more adeptly. I'm sure that when more software becomes available that's optimized for a quad core hyperthreading CPU (like having 8 cores running simultaneously) I'll see even improved performance with this processor. A word to the wise...make sure your system provides good cooling for this CPU. In my original 'closed' ATX case I was seeing temperatures of the hottest core at around 50 degrees Celsius at idle (using Core Temp version 0.99.4.65 - 32 bit) with the stock heat sink. I changed to a Theraltake V9 "Black" ATX case and my hottest core idle temperature dropped to 39 degrees and the coolest core at 35. It's amazing what good airflow can do for your CPU. I recently put Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit) on my self built computer (Core i7 920 CPU, 6GB OCZ Gold DDR3 PC12800 SDRAM, Asus P6T LGA 1366 Triple CrossFireX/SLI Motherboard, EVGA GeForce 9800GT 512MB DDR3 PCI-e 2.0 Graphics Card and two Western Digital 1TB Caviar "Black" 7200 RPM SATA hard drives with two controllers and 32MB Cache on each drive). Once I find a compatible TV card I will 'clean' install the 64 bit version of the OS. I should get even better performance from the Core i7 920 CPU with that version of Windows 7 since it will recognize all 6GB of my RAM rather than the 3GB recognized by the 32 bit OS. Overall the processor is AWESOME! I hardly have to wait for anything to happen after I click for it to do so. Exceptions to that are when you're performing a simultaneous visus scan or backup. I understand that this processor is very good for overclocking...a realm of performance that I've not yet explored. I don't think you can go wrong with this one!Customer Review: Super Fast
Summary: 5 Stars
My last computer was running an AMD 5000+ 2.67ghz Dual Core Processor, 4 gigs of ram and Vista 32 bit and it didn't handle my video editing well at all. I do a lot of video in AVCHD that is really hungry to eat your processor. With this processor now I can watch the playback of the files from my Sony SR 12 smoothly with no lag in it. I can render the video in about three quarters less the time now with the power of this processor. The only thing holding it back at times is Vista even though I upgraded to 64 bit for the memory reasons of course it still takes about the same amount of time for everything to boot. Sometimes when browsing Vista locks up for some odd reason but as far as transferring files and rendering video this thing is a devouring beast of my video files. Gaming is another top thing with this processor going back to older games at full everything an saying wow thats nice. I just played Medieval 2 again and had everything maxed out with huge battles and there was no slide shows like I was used to. The top thing though overall is watching AVCHD clips and rendering video in so much less time and being able to do other things while its doing that.
When I get more free time I will start overclocking since this thing is destined for it. From my understanding thats what most people do with it anyways. Its made for overclocking and now that I have put all new fans and everything in my case I am ready to go and do it now. This is probably the best bargain for the i7 if you can get it overclocked and running stable. Though I found it to be the best bargain mostly because I was on a budget with my new computer. My setup is now this Intel X58SO motherboard, i7 920, 6 gigs Corsair Dominator 1600, Cooler Master V8 EVGA 8800 GTS 640MB and Vista 64. All of this comes together to make one incredible computing experience.
Customer Review: The Beast
Summary: 5 Stars
Don't listen to morons.
i7 is a beast. PC gaming is more GPU intensive than CPU, so game make very poor benchmarks for a processor like the i7. Many PC games are only single core optimized. Only a hand full are dual threaded. Windows XP will not see more than 4 thread while i7 has 8 thread capabilities via Hyper Threading.
If you are going to get a processor like this, you need a 64-bit OS. 32-bit OS such as XP, and 32-bit Vista, have a 4GB addressing limit, which includes video memory and addressable space for PCI devices. The result is 3GB to 2GB of memory even when you got 4GB installed depending on how much video ram you got on your video card (or cards *SLI or Cross Fire).
what would truly test this CPU is video editing, and virtual machines. With 8 threads, I can run 8 VMs simultaneously with very little lag, or encode High Definition AVC in a fraction of the time I currently can.
My Core Duo 2.66 is a monster, the i7 is like having 2 of my processors that can do twice the amount of work. It's insane.
Oh BTW, for all you n00bs who already have a Intel Core processor, guess what, you got to change your motherboard. The i7 don't got a Front side Bus no more. It also has 3 channels DDR3 for blistering memory speed.
AMD just does not have anything that come close to it.
Customer Review: Best i7 performance for the value (OC)
Summary: 5 Stars
This thing is a monster if you know how to unleash it. Spend $45 on a third party cooler and push this thing to amazing levels of performance. I am not a gamer, I am using the 920 in a workstation environment with frequent heavy load. With a Xigmatek Dark Knight and a decent case I was able to EASILY overclock this to 4GHz (the most I was willing to go). With hyper threading, it can handle numerous simultaneous graphic programs, including parallel use of Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Bridge, iTunes, and Firefox. It never skips a beat.
I should warn you, if you are planning on using the 920 at it's full potential, these things run hotter than most past Intel chips. At 4Ghz, 70+ Celsius is normal at full burn (on third party air). Realistically, real world use will rarely be pushing 100% for long periods of time, and enabling Speed Stepping can help keep temperatures lower at idle. Also, don't gimp your system with crappy RAM. You'll need something that is stable at 1600 MHz without requiring ridiculous amounts of vDIMM. Do your homework and know what will run with what. It will save you a lot of headaches.
All in all this is a great chip that will last me quite a long time.
Customer Review: Definitely Worth The Money, DONT BUY ANY OTHER CPU!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This cpu is amazing, An overclockers dream!!! I bought this processor for my new gaming computer build which consisted of the best of the best parts. Instead of spending $900+ for the top of the line i7 cpu, i decided i would buy this i7 920 and try my hand at overclocking. I have never overclocked anything in my life, but within minutes of goggling around, i had found a couple good tutorials. I originally clocked my i7 920 2.67ghz cpu to 3.6ghz plus hyper threading using just the standard intel cpu cooler. I was amazed and the performance was drop dead amazing. Suprisingly, the i7 at 3.6ghz was running fairly cool at idle and load. I def reccomend this cpu to anyone looking for a super powerful cpu for an amazing price.
Word to the wise, if you do wish to overclock past 3.6ghz, i suggest an aftermarket cooler to keep your idle/load temps cool. Currently my i7 920 is running at 4.2ghz with a cooler master v8 cpu cooler(which i also highly recommend)and my full load temps never get hotter then 70'c.
DONT BUY ANY OTHER MORE EXPENSIVE i7 CPU!!! This i7 920 will fulfill all your needs including take alot of abusive overclocking!
Thank you