Worth waiting for the i5?

Lodikis · (This post was last modified: 09-04-2009, 03:19 AM by Lodikis.)

Is it worth waiting for Intel's i5? The thing is, I want to buy a new PC that works great with Dolphin and PCSX2 and also for gaming, video editting and music production. Since I got a mainstream budget I cannot afford a i7 920 (mainly because of the mobo), is it worth waiting for the i5 or should I go with the Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition? When is it actually releasing?

Thank you!

09-04-2009, 03:21 AM #2

personally i would go with the phenom II because ive only heard bad things about the i5.

Lodikis · 09-04-2009, 03:22 AM #3

(09-04-2009, 03:21 AM)cmccmc Wrote: personally i would go with the phenom II because ive only heard bad things about the i5.

Like? :o

**abfab126** · (This post was last modified: 09-04-2009, 05:29 AM by abfab126.)

i5 are already Out , what are you waiting for ?

Supported chipsets are P57 H57 and Q57 ... SOCKET LGA 1156 !

CacoFFF · 09-04-2009, 05:36 AM #5

Prices play an important role, and remember to carefully choose your i5 if you do, some don't come with hyperthreading or some other options.

Iulius · 09-04-2009, 06:05 AM #6

will there be other lga 1156 cpus in near future ?

in my opinion, 750/860/870 dont look so good...

750 doesn't got hyperthreading for no reason and 860 is already very expensive, even more then 920. (well board costs more for 920)

**abfab126** · (This post was last modified: 09-04-2009, 06:18 AM by abfab126.)

660 at 3.33Ghz(dual core )220 euros
670 at 3.46Ghz(dual core)300 euros
650 at 3.2Ghz(dual core)200 euros

750 are Quads

CacoFFF · 09-04-2009, 06:20 AM #8

Way expensive.

Lodikis · 09-04-2009, 06:32 AM #9

That is indeed expensive. Hmm, I need to think about this. Oh, and here in The Netherlands the i5 is not out yet I think. But yea the i5 Dual Cores would rock Dolphin right?

**Diddy Kong** · 09-04-2009, 07:09 AM **#10**

euros?