Intel Core i7 Review Thread

[Metroid]

If your upgrading to i7 you need the low voltage memory the stuff you linked has 1.8 noted.

Also 4gb is better for gaming, so that wouldn't be as good.

Furthermore, you don't know of possible issues with the new tech yet because it hasn't been tested much.

Besides the q9450 has been taking off the market I'm pretty sure so you'd have to get the q9550.

Personally to me the q6600 is still king because it's a lot cheaper, with a cheaper motherboard, cheap ddr2 all overclocked you can be just as fast as the core i7 for a lot of tasks much cheaper.

First yes it is rated at 1.8 at CL6 which if you increase the latency to CL 7 and lower the voltages to 1.65 it is pretty much possible and tested by many.

Second I do know how much memory I need and I can say no more than 3 GB is needed as I check time to time my memory usage and how much memory programs need to work at 100%, other than that the 4GB need is a pure marketing gimmick as long you administrate your memory usage well nothing will ever need more than 3Gb to date, unless you run the bloated vista as I would never touch it. It is simple monitor all the processes and you are good to go.

Nehalem got its validation so pretty much, the problems would be minor if that comes to happen.

2GB DDR3 is more than enough for me. Any other suggestions?