i7 920 vs. 940

kikicoco1334 · #1 06-15-2010

hey guys i just got a i7 940 to replace the my "old" i7 920
my 920 is oced to 4.2 24/7 with out any tuning
and i have not seen very many people using them

do they oc well?
i see that on hwbot the highest oc with 920 is much higher than the 940
is 940 that bad of an oc?

and also dose the ssd help with benchmarking?
cuz i can get a x25-m 80 for 130 right now

Hondacity · #2 06-15-2010

i had the 940 on the gb x58 xtreme ...did 4.2ghz...imc is weak though...cpu max speed is crippled. its a C0.

kikicoco1334 · #3 06-15-2010

is there no new stepping out yet for the 940?

DOM · #4 06-15-2010

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Originally Posted by kikicoco1334

is there no new stepping out yet for the 940?

i dont think so and intel stoped making them

kikicoco1334 · #5 06-15-2010

i see
but i looked around i don't see any of the newer stepping at all

thebanik · #6 06-15-2010

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Originally Posted by kikicoco1334

i see
but i looked around i don't see any of the newer stepping at all

With new stepping they were called 950,

kikicoco1334 · #7 06-19-2010

OH DAMN!

i got it for 170ish that's after tax and shipping
should i just sale that on ebay or something?

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Originally Posted by thebanik

With new stepping they were called 950,

thebanik · #8 06-19-2010

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Originally Posted by kikicoco1334

OH DAMN!

i got it for 170ish that's after tax and shipping
should i just sale that on ebay or something?

170 is a pretty nice price for a 940 atleast it has a higher multi than 920/930, though seriously no idea about its overclocking capability. But still I am sure with the right motherboard and cooling you will be able to achieve 5.1-5.4Ghz. But dont take my word for it I am just making an educated guess.

About the SSD, the only benchmark where it benefits is PCMark05. I dont think any other benchmark sees any benefit of a SSD.

kikicoco1334 · #9 06-20-2010

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Originally Posted by thebanik

170 is a pretty nice price for a 940 atleast it has a higher multi than 920/930, though seriously no idea about its overclocking capability. But still I am sure with the right motherboard and cooling you will be able to achieve 5.1-5.4Ghz. But dont take my word for it I am just making an educated guess.

About the SSD, the only benchmark where it benefits is PCMark05. I dont think any other benchmark sees any benefit of a SSD.

i see
i monna try oc the new 940 see how that works out, my 920 works just fine, didn't really need a replacement chip yet it's just i wanna have something new every year
my 920 is running 4.2GHz 24/7 no overheating issue at all...
and i am getting a new pot made for me [the guy is still working on it... idk why the hell is taking so long oh well...]
i see alotta people ocing 920s but not 940s so maybe i can try hit #1 2 3 for IT~

lol

i don't think i monna go with the SSD then
if there is only 1 bench that's gonna be benefit from it then F it,

i monna go get another 1.5T

ReverendMaynard · #10 06-21-2010

My 920 CO was pretty epic. Did 4.6ghz valid and 4.5ghz benchable with water cooling on a Giga X58 Extreme.

Word of advice for that 940, don't use the even multi's. Stick with 20x + 1x turbo (21x) or you'll pull out your hair.