maverick786us
Padawan
Core i7 config prices are ridiculous right now. Prices will halve in the coming months. Not the best time for i7 according to me.
How abt 955BE on AM3 motherboard? 955BE can do 7ghz+ with a tank of helium.
955BE will retail @ around 15k in India.
Yes it will take some time for Core i7 to fully evolve. Modern games are more and more GPU dependent instead of CPU and still no game is capable of utilizing all the four cores.
E8400 is still the king. You can easily overclock it to 4Ghz and even more with a good motherboard like P5Q pro and a good heat sink like TRUE (Thermal Right Ultra Extreme).
If you are particular about gaming, invest your money on good GPU like DH4890 or GTX275 and a 24 inch display like DELL 2408 and your gaming requirements will be fulfilled.
Some time back I read a review in which Core i7 and E8400 produced the same Frame rates at resolution of 1920 X 1200