Core i7 a new review with bechmarks

[veedubfreak]

Ya I can't afford that... I don't have $1000 to spend on a CPU, Mobo and RAM.. <$1000 is usually my budget!

I'd say if your a cheapskate like me, Phenom + this 780g(Newegg.com - ASRock A780GXE/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards) or e8500/q9xxx + Biostar TP45HP 4 life!

gotta pay to play

 

[veg1992]

I'm tech-Forum's Cheapskate for good reason

I'm pretty satisfied with the performance this rig gets though.. but seeing all these q6600's give me the itch to get a Quad.. but I don't need one

 

[zedman3d]

And yes, the 920 is $600+ AUD.

 

[Apokalipse]

Ebay is your friend.

Aren't things usually only cheaper if they're second hand? (even on ebay)
Nehalem is a new product.

I know how to find low prices on PC parts in Australia. Lowest I can find on an i7 920 is just over $600.

 

[zmatt]

Well you could always come stateside for the holidays and grad a core i7 while you are at it

 

[Apokalipse]

Well you could always come stateside for the holidays and grad a core i7 while you are at it

Plane tickets to the US aren't cheap either
I mean, unless somebody's willing to ship parts over......

 

[zmatt]

from the sounds of it, the aussie's get ripped off. I bet you could make a lot of money selling parts at Newegg prices.

 

[Hussein19891]

Newegg is not available every where for a reason Zmatt. Partly because all their warehouses ARE located in the states.

As I was tracking my last orders on newegg, I had noticed that even though I live in Edmonton, Canada. My parts still shipped from Los Angeles.

 

[Apokalipse]

International shipping is possible.

 

[~Tofu~]

grrrrrs... seems like my first build won't happen till like next years May or June =P
Hope by the time then cheaper MB would come out