core i7 platform question

[ElAguila]

I am thinking of taking the plunge into the entry level core i7. I have seen some games first hand played with these systems and eventhough I have a darn good system, they are better. I was looking at picking up the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R, core i7 920, and 3x2gb DDR3 1600MHz ram. Is this board decent for entry level overclocking?

[Leeghoofd]

Are you sure I7 is better on games ? lookign at ya current rig I really doubt you will get much benefit mate, better wait for the new DO revision and upgrade then

[ElAguila]

Unfortunately yes. My friend was playing the same games as me and his performance was better. The big difference though is that I encode audio/video and I tried that and the core i7 is much better and that then what I have now.

[zlojack]

Wow...if I had your rig, I'd wait for 32nm. You've got just about a perfect S775 rig.

[Leeghoofd]

Then go for it !! But I would go for the UD5 !

[ElAguila]

Any ideas when the 32nm cpu's will be released?

[zlojack]

Probably in about 8-10 months, from what I've read. Gulftown is the high-end desktop 6-core chip.

Still, if you don't want to wait that long, I'd at least wait for the new D0 stepping of Nehalem, which is about a month away if what I've seen is correct. (some people have said sooner)

You could probably sell your board, RAM and CPU and not pay too much to get i7.