 | What makes the Core i7 860 so interesting is that it's priced on par with everybody's favorite Nehalem: the Core i7 920. The 870 has great turbo modes, but it's nearly twice the price of the 860. The Core i5 750 wins in the price department, but it lacks Hyper Threading - part of what makes Nehalem so tasty in the first place. The 860 effectively gives us the best of both worlds, hence the focus on it for today's review. Read more... |
Intel Core i7-860 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
Using w/ gigabyte p55ud4p MB. started flawlessly. very stable. set the bus speed to 140, and the mb adjusts the clock according to work load. seems to be the best compromise between power savings and performance.
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