Posted September 9, 200915 yr someone at school said that they are terrible for gaming, does anyone here have one and what are their opinions? mainly cause i was thinking of getting one, but now im not sure
September 9, 200915 yr You mate at school is way full of crap. One of two things, either he is a moron or he is jealous and does not want you to have one. They are awesome buy one now. My i7 920 eats everything I can throw at it so far. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/SirChuc/smokejumper3.jpg http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/valorousunit.bmphttp://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/OperationCrownRibbon02.jpg Or as one of many thousands of Canadians have said, my guns are at the bottom of that lake. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. - On Gun Confiscation
September 9, 200915 yr They are the most powerful CPU around, esp. sweet when paired with triple channel DDR3 RAM. However you still need a powerful graphics card and good amount of RAM, so just a Core i7 system alone (ie without a good gfx card) won't necessarily be good for high end gaming. Where's the cheese? http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/2315/ubd4327.png
September 9, 200915 yr I have an i7 and i have no complants http://www.users.on.net/~philc/tasmsig.php
September 9, 200915 yr technically, he may be right. you don't need one. perhaps he meant the value for money wasn't great for gaming. as in, you could buy a cheaper cpu and still be able to game just fine. http://imgur.com/e5y6e.gif You've already ruined these forums for me, I have no desire to read your rhetoric or the pathetic arguments you get yourself in to, or the personal vendetta you have against me, so please, do not talk to me. Ever. About anything.
September 9, 200915 yr im looking at getting one of the new i5's http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx143/CaptnCrunch240/crunchCTB-AGBsig.png
September 9, 200915 yr Author ok, also one last thing, i saw an add for one of these Killer NIC Xeno Pro Killer™ Xeno™ Pro The Killer™ Xeno™ Pro gaming network card is the only high-performance network card built specifically to improve network performance for online games. Featuring exclusive Game Detect™ technology, the Killer Xeno prioritizes online game traffic and delivers smoother, more responsive gameplay during intense online action in all your favorite MMO and FPS games. • Fights lag for smoother, more responsive online gameplay • Automatically detects and prioritizes game traffic with Game Detect™ technology • Lets you do more while you game with intelligent Bandwidth Control • Increases network performance on your PC with dedicated Network Processing Unit (NPU) Features and Benefits Smoother Gameplay Speed up your game and get faster frame rates when the action gets intense. Game Detect™ Technology automatically detects game traffic and prioritizes it over other applications to speed up your online games. Relax, we’ll figure it out. Intelligent Bandwidth Control keeps your game running smoothly and lets you to allocate bandwidth to other applications like voice chat, web browsing and downloads. Go ahead, do more while you game. Gaming Firewall runs on the card and not on your CPU, so you are protected without slowing down your game. Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Plug and Play automatically works with online games to help improve performance without mods, patches or special settings. Tweak less, play more. Optimized Voice Chat lets you chat with friends during the most intense game play without slowing down your game. Victory never sounded sweeter. DO they actually do what they say, and are they worth it?
September 9, 200915 yr there was a long thread on slashdot about it. minuscule, absoultey tiny difference. cheaper to buy a decent intel pci network card. cheaper to not buy either and live a good life. though, it may suit the i7 just fine and you could brag to your poor friends about it. http://imgur.com/e5y6e.gif You've already ruined these forums for me, I have no desire to read your rhetoric or the pathetic arguments you get yourself in to, or the personal vendetta you have against me, so please, do not talk to me. Ever. About anything.
September 9, 200915 yr I has an i7 and it dominates! no complaints http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2111/shotgunreal.pnghttp://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/opagamahons.jpghttp://www.bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/lol.bmp Love you long time gunner <3 I like to wait till im nearly done, then pull out and yell "COVERING FIRE!!!" Ahhh. Im so glad I have a GF and she doesnt read these forums...
September 9, 200915 yr IMHO any possible network speed/stability benefits from that Killer NIC gadget are not worth paying $300? for over other system improvements (bigger monitor, more RAM, better mouse, soundcard etc etc). Where's the cheese? http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/2315/ubd4327.png
September 9, 200915 yr The only reason you'd get a Killer NIC is if your CPU was getting slogged with networking traffic and you wanted to offload it. Basically what the Killer NIC does is take control of all of the network calls so your CPU doesn't. The "speed" that they save you is that the network traffic is processed before anything else even reaches the CPU, which isn't really that much of a saving. If you have a good CPU and aren't prioritising traffic for certain network resource intensive applications, I wouldn't bother.
September 9, 200915 yr im looking at getting one of the new i5's No way man. i5 is mid range, between i3 and i7 go all out and get i7 http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t136/varan92/sc_ii_2.png
September 9, 200915 yr The only reason you'd get a Killer NIC is if your CPU was getting slogged with networking traffic and you wanted to offload it. Basically what the Killer NIC does is take control of all of the network calls so your CPU doesn't. The "speed" that they save you is that the network traffic is processed before anything else even reaches the CPU, which isn't really that much of a saving. If you have a good CPU and aren't prioritising traffic for certain network resource intensive applications, I wouldn't bother. also any decent 3rd party nic (3com, Intel etc) normally do the processing on nic as well . . . There comes a time in every musician's life when they must decide what instrument they should master. Few. If any are ever worthy enough to master. The cowbell.
September 11, 200915 yr im looking at getting one of the new i5's I wouldn't. P55 doesn't support 16x PCIe. Get i7 + X58 + 6 GB of ram, and you're set.
September 11, 200915 yr i7 950 ftw. btw your mate, whats his name so i can send the death squad to his residence? such words spoken shall result in death! http://i.imgur.com/ebwNl.png The Nomula: nom = 3(nom) or 3nom :. nom = nomnomnom :. nomnomnom + omnnom^2 - nom = omnnomnomnomomn _____________________2nom( 1/2 nom) Oh' date=' and i shottie having gunners mutant epic PR playing children[/quote']
September 12, 200915 yr gunner you scare me sometimes . . . http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss187/Chanvlan/new_kit.jpg yeah but this is the internet' date=' you have to expect the unexpected or else you'll get caught out by things you should've expected but didn't. Its exactly like knowing about the stuff you dont know about, that way you know theres stuff you dont know so when you know what you dont know you can say "ah i knew that!"[/quote']
September 12, 200915 yr Author I LOVE My i7 i think the highlight was raiding in WoW and installing Call of Duty 4 at the same time, still getting 60 frames! the whole build cost me 1600 (no keyboard, monitor, mouse) the 920 suits my need just fine i7-920 Asus P6T 6gb corsair 1600MHZ DDR3 some 500gb hard drive dvd drive 22x 4890 1gb v/c 750w psu some case Edited September 13, 200915 yr by AIF LANKY
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