feinicks Wrote:

Assassinator Wrote:

feinicks Wrote:Phenom II may be good value, but they pale in comparison to i7. I'm not a fanbiy of either, and like to worship value over performance, but the cheapest i7 is still more powerful than a mid range Phenom II at a comparable price...

Errr.... the cheapest i7 costs more than the most expensive Phenom II ...

Yes... but the i7 still performs at least on par, if not better... I said comparable... not cheaper..

Still.. I haven't checked out the latest prices of the processors, so I am not too enlightened on that count.

Assassinator Wrote:Another thing to consider when buying an i7 is the other parts. You'll be foreced to buy a retardedly expensive motherboard and DDR3 memory.

which is the exact reason why I won't be buying an i7.... simply put, I can't afford it yet. I am trying my best to channel all available funds into a PS3. But, at the last moment, I may decide to use that money to get a 4580 and a X4... The Phenom II is at least somewhat affordable for me... :(

Phenom II's aren't meant to be competing with the i7. They're an alternative to the Intel Quad core CPUs.

The thing is, their release date is why so many people think what you do.

Also, the Phenom II is really easy to O/C, so the highest one is on par with the core i7 920.